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WED 21 MARCH 2012

Scholarships launched in memory of Sir Zelman Cowen

Two young Australians will be given the ability to study at the top universities in the world each year, through scholarships announced in honour of Sir Zelman Cowen. ...

MON 19 MARCH 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: [audio break] which is what I’ve just spoken about here at AIG. Today we are announcing a major new skills package. Tonight, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax will go through the Senate. These things are about Australia's future and making sure that it’s a...

MON 19 MARCH 2012

Skills for All Australians

The Gillard Government today unveiled its formal offer to the states and territories to turbo-charge skills training and help more Australians get the jobs they want. The offer, which will be taken to next month’s COAG meeting, will aim to make sure around an additional 375,000...

MON 19 MARCH 2012

Speech to launch "Skills for All Australians", Canberra

Australia stands at the cross roads. We’ve witnessed a shift in our economic interests from America and Europe to Asia in a single generation. We’re seeing shares of employment and activity move towards services and high tech production We’re seeing...

MON 19 MARCH 2012

My Skills website and student identifier for VET system

Workers thinking about changing their career or updating their skills will be able to compare courses, fees, providers and the quality of training on offer through a new My Skills website. My Skills – to be launched later this year – will ensure students...

MON 19 MARCH 2012

Improving the quality of skills training

The Gillard Government today released new proposals to raise the quality of vocational education and training across the country. The Government has put $1.75 billion on the table to work with the states and territories to deliver on reforms to the VET system over the next 5...

MON 19 MARCH 2012

HECS comes to skills

Up to 60,000 students per year will no longer have to pay upfront fees to undertake vocational education and training. Finally, VET diploma students will get the same rights that university students have had for years: No upfront fees Access to an...

THU 15 MARCH 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: I’m here today at Gungahlin College and thank you very much to Gai for showing us around. This is a great school, that has been set up on the basis of empowering the school principal Gai to select her staff, to marshal her team and to manage her school budget. ...

THU 15 MARCH 2012

Empowering schools in the ACT

Schools in the Australian Capital Territory will be given greater control over managing budgets and the recruitment of teachers under a joint initiative between the Australian and ACT Governments signed today. ...

FRI 24 FEBRUARY 2012

My School gives parents more information than ever

  Australian parents and teachers can now track how children have improved over time in the key areas of literacy and numeracy with the launch of the newest version of the My School website. ...

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