Higher Education
Higher Ed draft guidelines released
According to an article in today's Australian, and the Education Minister Brendan Nelson's website, guidelines supporting the higher education legislation were provided to universities on Monday for comment.
A press release from the Ministers office stated the following:
The development of the guidelines has been informed by discussions with key groups through reference groups and other consultation mechanisms that have been established to consider issues associated with the administration of particular programmes.
Further consultation and work is continuing on those guidelines pertaining to measures commencing in 2005 and 2006. As further guidelines for individual programmes are completed they will be formally released for comment.
The guidelines can only be tabled formally once the Bills have been passed by the Parliament and will be disallowable by either House of Parliament within 14 sitting days of tabling.
The press release stated: The Educationhigher education reform legislation is due to be debated in the Senate 'shortly.'
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