By Stijn Broecke. In recent weeks, Tunisia has hit the headlines again – unfortunately not for the right reasons. Protests sprung up all around the country and a nationwide curfew was imposed in events reminiscent of those leading up to the beginning of the “Arab Spring” just over five years ago. More...
By Glenda Quintini. On 15 January, the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs hosted a meeting of employment and labour ministers of OECD countries and beyond. The meeting was preceded by a Forum on the Future of Work where academics, policy makers, business leaders and union heads engaged in a lively debate on what mega trends such as digitisation, changes in work organisation and globalisation mean for tomorrow’s world of work. More...
On 18 February 2016, the President of UNESCO’s General Conference, Mr Stanley Mutumba Simataa, and UNESCO’s Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova, will sign two international recommendations on education: the Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education and the Recommendation Concerning Technical and Vocational Education and Training. More...
The Editorial Board of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) will meet in Hamburg on 1 December 2015 to evaluate the quality and progress of this comparative education and lifelong learning journal. The Board, which is chaired by the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), Arne Carlsen, comprises twelve members (six men and six women) who are representatives of the global education scholarly and policymaking communities. More...
Approximately 10 million people without literacy, numeracy and basic skills in Afghanistan will benefit from a newly adopted curriculum framework for youth and adult literacy and basic education. The new curriculum was endorsed at a 3-day validation workshop in Kabul in late November 2015, which brought together more than 100 stakeholders. More...
The Government of Singapore will devote 20 million Singapore dollars to research on lifelong learning between 2016 and 2020. This investment, the government believes, will help provide a better understanding of how to best utilize its citizens’ skills, link performance to productivity, stimulate employment, and encourage innovation in learning technologies, andragogy and pedagogy. More...
By Andrew MacDonald. The experiences of higher education staff who have spent a combined total of more than 500 years in casual or insecure work will be brought to light on Wednesday 10 February, when National Tertiary Education Union representatives appear before the Victorian Government’s Labour Hire and Insecure Work Inquiry. More...
By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union welcomes news that there has been an increase in year 12 attainment rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, while cautioning that this outcome is not particularly cause for celebration. More...
By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) applauds Universities Australia (UA) on the launch of its new campaign aimed at preventing sexual assault and harassment on university campuses. More...
By Jeannie Rea. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) says that today’s release of a report entitled Australian Higher Education Workforce of the Future undertaken by PWC on behalf of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) adds little, if anything, to the understanding of the workforce issues confronting our universities. More...
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