Australia – Industry skills councils a barrier to institutional progress

TERTIARY education policy is far too influenced by the institutionalised status quo rather than by principle. A classic case is relations between vocational and higher education.

Vocational education was identified with TAFE institutes and higher education with universities from the mid-1970s until the mid-2000s. Since then the number and types of vocational and higher education providers have diversified considerably. There are also several TAFE institutes offering higher education programs and more than 20 universities offering vocational qualifications either directly or through a subsidiary…

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