What's in store under VET reforms? How is the NDIS affecting individuals and families? What are the implications of the recent renewed government focus on youth unemployment? These are just some of the issues covered in this week's news round up...
I'm happy to announce that the autumn issue of RELA has just been published. The theme of the issue is: Marketization and commodification of adult education.
A new Universities UK (UUK) report released this week, ‘Working in Partnership: enabling social mobility in higher education’, has made a series of recommendations for higher education providers, schools, colleges and employers to improve social mobility in higher education in England.
The 6th Annual Access to Higher Education and Student Success gives the opportunity to learn about and discuss the ‘state of the nation’ with regard to access, participation and student success issues in HE; including a unique opportunity to hear and discuss the findings, analysis, and recommendations made by the cross sector Social Mobility Advisory Group invited by government to explore what universities are doing that works and address what more needs to be done.
We are very pleased to hear that Dr Mpoki Mwaikokesya, who graduated with a PhD in Adult Education from the University of Glasgow in 2014, has been appointed by the Namibian National Higher Education Council to work as a member and chairperson of a team to review Degree and Diploma programmes in Lifelong Learning and Community Education within the country. We are very glad that his excellent work in Glasgow is being recognised internationally.
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