An Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) inquiry heard Maurice Molan, a former TAFE employee, was involved in an alleged scam in which funds were suspected to have been siphoned to members of a Daylesford family. More: http://www.standard.net.au/story/4760016/hearing-told-of-alleged-south-west-tafe-cash-rort/?cs=72
The number of international students studying in Australia grew by more than 10% to reach a record high of 554,179 last year, according to new statistics from the Department of Education and Trade. Meanwhile, the latest international student satisfaction survey showed nine in 10 students were pleased with their study experience in Australia. More here; https://thepienews.com/news/aus-2016-breaks-records-intl-student-numbers-satisfaction/ […]
Read more here; http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-23/weekend-penalty-rates-fair-work-commission-decision/8295758
The Queensland Department of Education could be on the lookout for new staff soon after 21 members of a 35-strong departmental team shared in a $55 million Powerball jackpot…… More here; http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/powerball-win-department-of-education-workers-share-in-55m-20170106-gtmwew.html Congratulations to them…….
Bakers Delight workers, some on $8 an hour, are being kept on an outdated contract from the unpopular WorkChoices era that drastically reduces weekend penalty rates. More here; http://www.theage.com.au/business/workplace-relations/bakers-delight-faces-legal-challenge-over-wages-20161230-gtjv3z.html
In 2014, a NSW police investigation was launched into allegations hundreds of “phantom students” were enrolled in courses they never completed. Read more here; http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/hundreds-of-students-left-in-limbo-after-australasian-college-broadway-goes-into-administration-20161228-gtiorj.html
The Federal Government is unlikely to recoup $2.2 billion paid to shonky vocational training providers, according to a new report from the National Audit Office. The money was loaned as part of the VET FEE-HELP scheme that will be scrapped at the end of this year. Under the scheme, the Department of Education paid tuition […]
The uncontrolled boom in vocational education between 2013 and 2015 saw one college grow from receiving $5300 in government subsidies in one year to $5.5 million the next – a 104,000 per cent increase. Read more; http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/vocational-education-a-debacle-waiting-to-happen-20161220-gtexyf
The political fight over the backpacker tax might be over, but the confusion continues for many farmers and working holiday makers about how the new rules apply to them. New income tax rates start in the middle of this financial year, and there are changes to backpackers’ superannuation taxes too. ABC Rural has asked the […]
An undercover investigation has exposed the exploitation of illegal migrant workers on farms supplying Coles and Woolworths, as a Federal Government adviser called for reforms to stop the “systemic” abuse of foreign labour. More here; http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/fruit-supplier-to-coles-woolworths-using-illegal-foreign-workers/8023570
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