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To support a growing economy, Australia needs a highly productive, skilled and educated workforce. The key to achieving this will be to put students at the heart of a high performing tertiary education system that’s underpinned by independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and higher education institutions.
The next Australian Parliament needs to adopt a student-centric approach to tertiary education reform, with a focus on allowing students to study with the provider that’s best able to help them achieve their life and career goals. This approach will improve access and equity to skills training and higher education.
Historically, Australian Government policy has been marred by barriers that significantly restrict student access to tertiary education, largely due to a disproportionate emphasis on supporting institutions rather than learners themselves. This ongoing and systemic oversight has disenfranchised those wishing to pursue studies quality independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) or higher education institutions, often leaving them without access to government support to help them in their studies.
The next Australian Parliament needs to dismantle these barriers and improve access and equity to tertiary education. The time is ripe to eradicate the discrimination faced by students who choose to study with independent tertiary education providers – a choice driven by their aspirations for personal and professional growth. Regrettably, these students encounter substantial hurdles put in place by government, including lack of access to funding and punitive levies associated with government student loans.
The reforms championed by the members of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) are designed to put students at the heart of the skills training and higher education systems. The reforms will actively support a student’s informed decision to study with the provider of their choice, whether it be a quality independent provider or a public institution.
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