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'Can't hire our way out': mine giant to train sparkies

'Can't hire our way out': mine giant to train sparkies

An Australian mining giant has partnered with TAFE to train more electricians as the nation faces a major renewable energy skills shortage.

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

An Australian made artificial intelligence platform is letting educators create their own teaching aides, some of whom simulate scenarios from the real world.

Top university backtracks on controversial job cuts

Top university backtracks on controversial job cuts

Top university backtracks on controversial job cuts

Top university backtracks on controversial job cuts

Staff have scored a major win in their long-running battle against a contentious cost-slashing plan at the Australian National University.

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Adult learners can 'create their own miracles'

Adult learners can 'create their own miracles'

When life closes some doors, learning can open them, adults returning to education are experiencing.

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

Microsoft and the Future Skills Organisation plan to train educators in artificial intelligence to address Australia's technology skills gap.

Harvard grads cheer calls for school to stand strong

Harvard grads cheer calls for school to stand strong

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

Dark side of young people's phone habit revealed

Dark side of young people's phone habit revealed

Online tracking and monitoring have become common among family and friends but a study suggests the practice could pose problems in romantic relationships.

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Amping up: $45m boost to get women into energy and tech

Amping up: $45m boost to get women into energy and tech

Amping up: $45m boost to get women into energy and tech

Amping up: $45m boost to get women into energy and tech

Women could help to close skills shortages in areas such as cybersecurity, clean energy and construction that pose a threat to Australia's progress.

Staunch support an Indigenous chef's recipe for success

Staunch support an Indigenous chef's recipe for success

Staunch support an Indigenous chef's recipe for success

Staunch support an Indigenous chef's recipe for success

A senior chef at one of Australia's most celebrated upmarket restaurants says an institute that supports aspiring Indigenous apprentices is his secret sauce.

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

An independent office designed to help university students escalate concerns about sexual misconduct is expected to handle about 15,000 complaints a year.

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Wanted: one million Aussies, Kiwis to learn AI skills

Microsoft wants to train at least one million Australians and New Zealanders in how to use AI tools over the next two years as part of a worldwide push.

Student safety bolstered as complaint watchdog sealed

Student safety bolstered as complaint watchdog sealed

Student safety bolstered as complaint watchdog sealed

Student safety bolstered as complaint watchdog sealed

Those who feel short-changed by their uni's response to their sexual assault or racism complaints will be able to escalate it to a student watchdog.

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

A year after students were slugged with a huge increase to their debts, the government has passed thousands of dollars in relief and teased of further help.

Foreign student cap at risk as coalition blocks bill

Foreign student cap at risk as coalition blocks bill

Foreign student cap at risk as coalition blocks bill

Foreign student cap at risk as coalition blocks bill

Uncertainty is swirling around the future of university enrolments after the opposition vowed to stand against a cap on overseas student arrivals.

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Major Australian university launches 'AI first' policy

University students will be encouraged to use artificial intelligence programs to complete assignments and research projects under a bold policy change.

Labor banking on education plan to give it a clean run

As federal MPs return to Canberra, the Labor government is hoping its education reforms will allow it to end the political year on a high ahead of the election.

Energy 'superpower' unplugged: missing 100,000 tradies

Australia will have a shortfall of 100,000 electricians by 2050, an industry report warns, with almost half of the nation's electrical apprentices dropping out.

Refugee drivers turning a corner in their new lives

A NSW driver safety program for refugees funded by the government and run by community organisations has logged over 15,000 lesson hours.

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Aussies want AI restrictions, though most don't use it

Generative AI tools are a concern for a growing number of Australians, a report has found, even though only two in five have tried the technology.

TAFE to cut staff despite enrolment boost: union

Regional Victoria's busiest TAFE is planning to cut almost a third of support staff roles, the tertiary education union says.

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

One of Australia's largest cybersecurity organisations is launching a training course just for women as research shows they make up only one in five workers.

Giving back opens up doors for Afghan refugee

An Afghan refugee credits volunteering for creating opportunities in Australia, saying it's an essential pathway for others trying to establish themselves.

Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students

The university peak body is urging the government to make fee-free higher education places available to fill skills gaps in critical industries.

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