Merit, yes... Although assumptions about future returns are predicated on current labour-force structures? The debt/liability is permanent! Jobs... not so much? HECS for TAFE: the case for extending income contingent loans. In this paper, a case is argued for introducing an income contingent loan to the VET sector. The economic underpinning is similar to the Higher Education Scheme (HECS) which…
Monthly Archives August 2007
Spur on IT whiz-kids and reclaim the clever country. Alan Noble, Engineering Director of Google Australia and NZ, outlines issues facing the IT sector in Australia, stating that there is a need to encourage IT careers and retain Australia's brightest IT professionals. Earlier this month it was revealed that the Australian annual IT deficit had reached $21 billion, with hardware…
New school leaving age for South Australia. Plans to lift the school leaving age from 16 to 17 in 2009 and open the first of 10 new Trade Schools for the Future are part of wide ranging measures to ensure all young South Australians are in school, training or work. A 'school day' for students could include traditional lessons, TAFE…
Sending American-style education to China could stunt the dragon
Teenage scholar mentors underprivileged kids, leads ethical inquiries, studies world affairs.
News Roundup: Google Earth Resume/CV, Google Maps Interface to BMW cars. [UPDATED 1530: the BMW video shown below is official - see details below] Google Earth Resume/CV - A young man by the name of Ozgur Alaz in Istanbul has used Google Earth to generate a major marketing coup to further his career. He posted a GE file showing some…
Better technology and education needed in Aust: IBM chief. Article.wn.com - Wed Mar 7, 10:06 am GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
A Grand Bargain Over Teacher Merit Pay?. Andrew Leigh. I’ve started writing an occasional column in the Australian Financial Review, which will hopefully turn out to be monthly (on non-Quiggin Thursdays). My first is on teacher merit pay. Breaking the Pay Deadlock
Innovation and the knowledge economy in Australia. The conventional view of the knowledge economy based on high technology industries and frontier technologies, like biotech and nanotechnology, presents an incomplete picture. Don't overlook the significance of low and medium technology industries in services and manufacturing (eg. food processing, transport, financial services, timber and metal products) that are innovative, knowledge-intensive and growing…