By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union is urging Senators to stand up for student interests and the reputation of Australian higher education, as they prepare to consider two important pieces of legislation this week.
In the wake of the latest scandals involving for-profit vocational education and training (VET) providers, the Senate is due to debate the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015, and the Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP Reform) Bill 2015. More...