Response to the Australian Universities Accord Discussion Paper This paper is in response to the Australian Universities Accord Discussion Paper. Tom Karmel, April 2023. Read More
Feedback on priority issues for the Review of Australia’s Higher Education System The link between education and work is very loose in many parts of the Australian labour market. Read More
Feedback on priority issues for the Review of Australia’s Higher Education System – A scholarship program for the Pacific Australia has a long history of providing education as a way of building links with other countries. Read More
Why VET needs to offer degrees The decline in government funded diplomas and expansion of higher education highlights the need for VET to offer degrees in order to create a genuine competitor for universities. Read More
National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development - a reflection A response to the Productivity Commission's Review of the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development which was published on 21 January 2021. Read More
Breaking or maintaining silos in vocational education This paper provides commentary on two recent Victorian government reports: Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling. February 2021. Read More
A Vocational Education response to the pandemic This paper proposes the development of a Diploma of Professional Studies in the high priority areas identified by government. September 2020. Read More
The VET Reform Roadmap This opinion piece is in response to the VET Reform Roadmap released by Council of Australian Governments. Bruce Mackenzie - March 2020 Read more
Re imagining the University College: A game changer for equity and access Extracts from this Opinion Piece were published in the TAFE Directors Australia Newsletter on 16 December 2019 Read more
Provider Category Standards. Higher Education Review This Opinion Piece was published in The Australian on 13 November 2019 Read more