Whether our tertiary education system can sustain, let alone improve participation levels, should be an important consideration for public policy. This presentation supporting paper showcases different scenarios of future participation in vocational and higher education in Australia. The forecasts show that governments must take a longer term view about investment in tertiary education, including balancing...

This roadmap has been co-created by Australia’s international education sector together with Austrade and other arms of government to complement the National Strategy.

A Shorten Labor Government will introduce a loan cap of $8,000 a year in the VET FEE-HELP program as part of an integrity package to stop the massive waste of taxpayers’ money, to prevent price gouging of students and improve training outcomes. Under the Liberals, the VET FEE-HELP loans scheme has escalated from $699 million...

A Shorten Labor Government will work with our universities, industry and science agencies to get the incentives right to meet the needs of the future economy. From skill shortages in key occupations to productivity-driving opportunities in new industries, universities will be encouraged within the existing funding system to be more responsive to drivers of growth...

The Government is providing an additional $1.2 billion between 2018 and 2020 for schools, contingent upon reform efforts by the States and the non-government schools sector to improve education outcomes. The Coalition Government is focused not just on more money but on making sure money is invested where it can make the most difference to...