International Education Australia Senate Inquiries ESOS & Student Welfare
Nov 30th 2009, 2:06 pm
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International Education Australia Senate Inquiries ESOS & Student Welfare
Both Student Welfare and ESOS reports can be found below.
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee. Inquiry into the Welfare of International Students:
* Information about the Inquiry
* Getting involved in Senate Committee inquiries
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* Submissions Received
* Public Hearings and Transcripts
* Report
A parliamentary committee appearing to be political, not much of a surprise....
Reading objectively (only glossed so far) one is struck by the fact that no individual students, agents, school admissions nor international related personnel views were cited in the report, explains why views were not actively sought in the first place? Local workplace issues take precedence over international student care?
Appears that (especially) state sector providers resorted to related unions speaking on their behalf to the committee, and private used peak industry bodies, while committee paid attention to everyone, everyone except the clients and those actually working within system?
Some half hearted attempts at including views of students, but again shows this Australian (bureaucratic) resistance to hearing it how it is from users?
Interesting note, is that it appears the committee demanded that state VET accreditation bodies make submissions, and in return got replies stating that NTIS training packages are used, therefore if any quality problems it is DEEWR's fault...
This pass the parcel on education quality is going to go on for years...... unions as a rule will do everything possible to avoid scrutiny of teaching and administrative quality in state sector. This is also true in private as it may set a precedent that must be replicated in state sector....
ESOS Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009:
* Information about the Inquiry
* Information about the Bill
* Getting involved in Senate Committee inquiries
* Upload Submission Online
* Submissions Received
* Report
Comments to follow on ESOS.....
In both cases there is already sufficient legislation and regulations, the issue is getting anybody to be responsible in Australia?
Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee. Inquiry into the Welfare of International Students:
* Information about the Inquiry
* Getting involved in Senate Committee inquiries
* Upload Submission Online
* Submissions Received
* Public Hearings and Transcripts
* Report
A parliamentary committee appearing to be political, not much of a surprise....
Reading objectively (only glossed so far) one is struck by the fact that no individual students, agents, school admissions nor international related personnel views were cited in the report, explains why views were not actively sought in the first place? Local workplace issues take precedence over international student care?
Appears that (especially) state sector providers resorted to related unions speaking on their behalf to the committee, and private used peak industry bodies, while committee paid attention to everyone, everyone except the clients and those actually working within system?
Some half hearted attempts at including views of students, but again shows this Australian (bureaucratic) resistance to hearing it how it is from users?
Interesting note, is that it appears the committee demanded that state VET accreditation bodies make submissions, and in return got replies stating that NTIS training packages are used, therefore if any quality problems it is DEEWR's fault...
This pass the parcel on education quality is going to go on for years...... unions as a rule will do everything possible to avoid scrutiny of teaching and administrative quality in state sector. This is also true in private as it may set a precedent that must be replicated in state sector....
ESOS Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009:
* Information about the Inquiry
* Information about the Bill
* Getting involved in Senate Committee inquiries
* Upload Submission Online
* Submissions Received
* Report
Comments to follow on ESOS.....
In both cases there is already sufficient legislation and regulations, the issue is getting anybody to be responsible in Australia?
Nov 30th 2009, 10:18 pm
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Re: International Education Australia Senate Inquiries ESOS & Student Welfare
Pardon ?
Dec 1st 2009, 9:56 am
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Re: International Education Australia Senate Inquiries ESOS & Student Welfare
If you want a discussion on the welfare of students in Australia, just cutting and pasting a section of a report without actually explaining your point or showing people what the problem is, is not the way to go because as it stands, it doesn't make sense.
