P81 Tertiary Education

Decision will hit graduates

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Original article by Edmund Tadros
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 7-Jul-14

The Australian Government has decided to retain accounting as an occupation in demand for skilled migrants. The Department of Employment wanted to remove accounting, as it felt that there was a surplus. Universities support the retention of accounting because of their reliance on international students in the field. The two accounting bodies noted that there are shortages in rural areas and in some specialisations. Two experts said that graduates will have difficulty obtaining employment

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, AUSTRALIAN WORKFORCE AND PRODUCTIVITY AGENCY, NEWCASTLE BUSINESS SCHOOL, CPA AUSTRALIA, THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS DEANS COUNCIL INCORPORATED, UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION

Brightest students dismiss teaching

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Original article by Justine Ferrari
The Australian – Page: 1 and 2 : 23-Jun-14

New Australian Institute of Teaching & School Leadership data indicate that the number of high school graduates with the best marks choosing to become teachers is in decline. In 2005 they accounted for 40%-plus of the total enrolments in teaching courses at university, but by 2012 this had fallen to below 30%. The Australian Education Union has repeatedly called for the number of places offered to be reduced, as there is an over-supply of teachers and quality is suffering. The growth rate per annum for teaching enrolments was 8% in 2012, compared with 4% on average for all fields

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION UNION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY