What now? What next? Insights into Australia's tertiary education sector

This episode is an audio recording of a webinar Claire recently hosted with Will Santow, Founder and CEO of Course Finder Group. If you want to watch the video of the webinar, look at the slides and find out more - then go to: https://coursefindergroup.com.au/nov-26-webinar And if you're an accredited provider (VET or higher education), you can claim your free AustralianCourses listing and check your course details at: australiancourses.com.au/claim (and it takes under 10 minutes) Contact Cl...

In this episode of the podcast Claire is joined by Chris Tully, Learning Skills Coordinator at Melbourne Polytechnic to she her insights on effective LND support as well as some really interesting observations on how to engage students in an AI-era of learning. During the interview Chris references: the OECD's PIAAC (Adult Skills) survey: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/programmes/piaac.htmlthe OECD's PISA survey of 15 year old students: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/programmes/pisa.h...

In this episode of the podcast Claire outlines the changes the government has made to international education since the release of the Migration Strategy in November 2023, as well as the newly announced changes and the recent statement from the Opposition leader. Links mentioned in the episode include: Visa prioritisation status: https://www.education.gov.au/managed-system-international-education/resources/visa-prioritisation-statusMinister Burke's Press Club speech: https://minister.homeaffa...

In this episode of the podcast Claire explores the sector's response to the Universities Accord (Opening the Doors of Opportunity) Bill 2026. Claire examines the key evidence given by representatives from across the sector who appeared before the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee on Monday 24 August 2026. The Senate Committee is due to hand down its final report on the legislation on 3 September 2026 - it will be available on the Senate website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parl...

In this episode Claire is joined by the CEO of Powering Skills Organisation, Anthea Middleton, to discuss skills for the energy sector and the changes happening within it. As Claire notes in her introduction to this episode - energy is the second major transition (alongside AI/technology) the Australian economy is going through and she welcomes more voices on the podcast to discuss the skills transition that's happening in energy (get in touch if you have initiatives to share). During the int...