Noticias Oceanía

Australia failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy despite investment, reports finds

Publicado: 5 octubre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/October, 05, 2022/By. Sarah Martin/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Productivity Commission says education sector must make improvements to meet future skills needs Australia is failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy levels despite more investment in schools, while graduate employment rates have fallen, a new report from the Productivity Commission has […]

Agents embrace new incentives in Western Australia

Publicado: 30 septiembre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/September 30, 2022/by Helen Packer/Source: https://thepienews.com/ Education agents have welcomed the move by Western Australia to provide cash rewards for enrolling students, but others warn that the quality of recruitment could suffer as a result. “I am embracing the incentive-driven recruitment with lots of gusto,” said Beatrice Balitenda, an […]

33 injured after school bus-truck collision in Australia

Publicado: 22 septiembre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/September 22, 2022/By: Indo-Asian News Service/Source: https://www.siasat.com/ Loreto College, a Catholic school for girls aged 12 and up located in Ballarat, said in a statement that the bus was heading to the airport for a school tour. At least 33 people, some with serious injuries, were hospitalised on […]

Good news: Australia extends post-study work rights for international students

Publicado: 13 septiembre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Escuchar la noticia” voice=”Spanish Latin American Female”] Australia/September 13, 2022/Source: https://www.businesstoday.in/ The Australian Education Ministry has said that post-study work rights will be increased from two years to four years for select bachelor’s degrees; three years to five years for select master’s degrees; and four years to six years for select PhDs. Australia will […]

ARC review only a part fix for higher education research funding

Publicado: 12 septiembre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/September 12, 2022/By: Dr John H Howard/Source: https://www.innovationaus.com/ “Government can’t be in the business of dictating breakthroughs or directing research, but it does have a vital responsibility to invest in our research agencies and universities and to support the field of smart and skilled Australians who will lead […]

Childcare worker strike could be Australia’s largest amid ‘skyrocketing’ education demands

Publicado: 10 septiembre 2022

[responsivevoice_button buttontext=”Dale clic para escuchar” voice=”UK English Female”] Australia/September 10, 2022/By national education and parenting reporter Gabriella Marchant and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Marty Smiley/Source: https://www.abc.net.au/ Despite working full-time, Amanda Lippasaar is struggling to keep her children properly clothed. Key points: Childcare workers are calling for better pay and conditions amid “skyrocketing” demands The union says about 1,000 private […]