There have long been problems with ATAR, but now the statistics are leading us to ask…Does ATAR matter? Posted by Linda Stade | Oct 21, 2021 | Learning, Schools Talk to most 17 or 18-year-old Australians at the moment and they will no doubt get around to the fact that ATAR is looming large in [...]
The Conversation article Published: July 13, 2022 6.03am AEST The proportion of Australian university students from under-represented backgrounds has “barely moved” in more than a decade, federal Education Minister Jason Clare noted last week. About 15% of undergraduates came from low-socieconomic-status (SES) backgrounds in 2008, he said, and a target of 20% [...]
A Guide to Tertiary Education for Multicultural Communities and Mature Age Students with Disability The National Disability Coordination Officers (NDCO) Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 9 are proud to present two FREE Accessible Vodcasts “A Guide to Tertiary Education for Multicultural Communities and Mature Age Students [...]
The Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website blog posts and resources to support those living with a disability Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (AATIS) in proud partnership with Melbourne Apprenticeship Disability Network (MADN) bring you a series of blog posts and resources to support those living with a disability, to [...]
ADCET: Celebrating Accessibility in Action Online: Wed 18 May 2022 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AEST Join ADCET prior to Global Accessibility Awareness Day, as we come together with colleagues from across the Australian tertiary education sector to celebrate the amazing work that highlights Accessibility in Action. Global Accessibility [...]
Open for applications — Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) 2022–23 The Australian Government is inviting applications through a demand driven process to deliver services under the Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) program. The BEST program links closely to the Advocacy Training and Development Program (ATDP), [...]
What is Clickability? Clickability is a place where you can rate and review the services you use and share your experiences. And a place where you can uncover services that are making a difference in the disability community. Their website has recently features some helpful articles for students transitioning from [...]
Melbourne Apprenticeship Disability Network Whilst one in five Australians live with disability, only one in 29 apprentices discloses living with disability when commencing an apprenticeship (AIHW). Research conducted in 2020 by the Eastern and Northern Melbourne NDCOs identified the need for opportunities for collaboration across the apprenticeships sector to [...]
Media Release – Disability Community Calls For Reform After Discrimination Claims Become ‘Impossible To Prove’ A frustrated alliance of lawyers and community organisations has lobbied the Commonwealth Attorney-General to rewrite Australia’s disability discrimination laws after a court case made discrimination claims “near on impossible to prove.” The alliance of [...]
Capacity Building - Improved Learning This support category is for provision of skills training, advice, assistance with arrangements and orientation to assist a participant moving from school to further education. Transition through School and to Further Education This support item is for the provision of skills training, advice, assistance [...]
