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The University of Sydney invites currently enrolled NSW and ACT-based university students with disability to attend an employability forum. Students will hear and seek advice from a range of speakers on topics ranging from employability and entering the workforce with confidence, disclosure, reasonable adjustment and more. The forum will include: Keynote Speaker, Graeme Innes – formerly […]
19 September 2014
Flinders Disability and Careers Services invites students who have a disability to a half day forum titled, “Pathways Beyond Uni.” This forum is aimed at providing students with strategies, insights and assistance to effectively transition from education into graduate employment. The forum will include: A keynote offering an aspirational story An employer and graduate panel […]
4 September 2014
The University of Adelaide’s Humanities and Social Sciences faculty retention team designed an online module and delivered a live workshop to increase tutors’ understanding of best practices for supporting students from low SES backgrounds Description The University of Adelaide has one of the highest numbers of students from low SES backgrounds out of the […]
15 August 2014
28 July 2014
Written by Tim Pitman for The Conversation The 2013 student data has been released, which includes information on access for groups of students under-represented in higher education. Lately, most of the attention has been on students from low socio-economic backgrounds, and whether or not the implementation of the demand driven system – or uncapping the […]
28 July 2014
22 July 2014
Report prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for the Australian Government Department of Education SUMMARY Increasing participation in higher education for under-represented groups has been a goal of both the Australian Government and Australian universities. In particular, the government has invested in a wide range of programs to support the efforts of […]
22 July 2014
Two final year Curtin University students have recently been awarded Curtin’s inaugural Equity & Diversity Leadership Award. Presented by Curtin’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor Jill Downie, the Equity & Diversity Leadership Award aims to highlight the voluntary work that Curtin University undergraduate students are doing to improve the lives of others. Susan Furphy, an Occupational […]
8 July 2014
30 June 2014
Written by Tabatha Griffin, Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) INTRODUCTION The vocational education and training (VET) system provides opportunities for individuals to undertake training for employment-related reasons, to enable further study, or for personal interest and development. Vocational education and training also often provides an entry point to the education […]
30 June 2014