Dr Ruth Schubert

Senior Fellow, LH Martin Institute, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne

Education

Skills education needs action, not more talk

About a quarter of Australians are in vocational education but the current system is flawed and selling us short at a critical time. Here’s how to fix it

Education

Time to create universities of applied sciences?

A new vision for Australia’s public TAFEs could deliver the skills and applied research linked to industry and business urgently needed to transition the economy

Education

Setting vocational training free

State-run TAFEs need autonomy for vocational education to thrive, but government control is tightening and will only hide system problems.