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HE within FE: Australia Gavin Moodie
Principal Policy Adviser
Vice Chancellor’s office
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HE within FE: Australia (1)Introduce Leesa Wheelahan
Qualifications framework
(Advanced) diplomas
Vocational graduate certificates and diplomas
Associate and bachelor degrees
Policy context
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HE within FE: Australia (2)Regulatory approval and financing
Private providers move higher
International
Some examples
Dual sector universities
Areas for discussion
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Australian qualifications framework
SchoolVocational education and training
Higher education
Doctoral degree
Masters degree
Vocational graduate diploma
Graduate diploma
Vocational graduate certificate
Graduate certificate
Bachelor degree
Advanced diplomaAssociate degree, advanced diploma
Diploma Diploma
Senior secondary certificate of education
Certificate IV
Certificate III
Certificate II
Certificate I
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VET enrolments and load, 2005
Qualification level Students 000 Load % % change
Diploma or higher 173 20 -1
Certificate IV 179 15 2
Certificate III 438 32 6
Certificate II 248 14 -5
Certificate I 94 6 0
Secondary education 8 1 0
Sub-total 1,140 88 3
Miscellaneous education 264 9 3
Non-award programs 95 1 -7
Subject only (no qualification) 143 2 1
Total 1,641 100 0
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HE enrolments, 2005
Program level Students % % change
Doctorate 40,794 4 0
Masters by research 9,248 1 -1
Masters by coursework 146,299 15 7
Graduate diploma 43,558 5 -2
Graduate certificate 23,605 3 2
Bachelors honours and graduate 26,274 3 0
Bachelors pass 626,457 65 -8
Sub degree award programs 18,499 2 -1
Non-award programs 22,442 2 1
Total 957,176 100 0
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Sectoral divideAdministration FE/VET Higher education
Aus
Financing States Commonwealth
Fees Up front Income-contingent loans
Curriculum Competencies (70%) Content
Calif
Financing State Government State Government
Fees Up front and loans Up front and loans
Curriculum Mandated core Mandated at junior level
Canada
Financing Provinces Provinces
Fees Up front and loans Up front and loans
Curriculum Mandated/unregulated Mandated/unregulated
England
Financing National government National government
Fees Up front and loans Income-contingent loans
Curriculum Content/NVQs (6%) Content
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VET student load, 2005
ProviderFTE
students%
% change
TAFE and other govt providers 435,044 85.6 -0.5
Community education providers 21,864 4.3 0.3
Other registered providers 51,182 10.1 0.2
Total 508,091 100 0
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Public VET revenue, 2005
Source of revenue %
State Government 55.6
Australian Government 22.0
Fee for service 9.5
Ancillary trading and other 5.0
Domestic student fees and charges 4.7
Overseas student fees 3.1
Total 100
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Holmseglen Tafe student load, 2005
Program level FTE students %
Graduate certificate 83 0.5
Bachelor degree (honours) 42 0.3
Bachelor degree 68 0.4
Advanced diploma 1,042 6.8
Diploma 4,312 28.1
Certificate IV 2,245 14.6
Certificate III 3,707 24.2
Certificate II 1,386 9.0
Certificate I 1,181 7.7
Year 12 529 3.4
Other 1,5348 4.9
Total 15,348 100
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Areas for discussion
1 Non academic distinctions between the sectors
2 Regulation of public and private provision
3 Blurring or sharpening the boundaries?
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Non academic distinctions
Should FE and HE:be offered by different institutionsadminister different fee regimesbe financed differentlybe accredited differentlyhave different quality assurancehave different coordinating bodiesbe directed by different policies?
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Areas for discussion
1 Non academic distinctions between the sectors
2 Regulation of public and private provision
3 Blurring or sharpening the boundaries?