Analysis, sector commentary and news from the AHEG and CAQA group teams.
Blog · November 2025AI has advanced from narrow rule-based systems into powerful engines of reasoning, language and generation. As higher education adapts, collaboration between humans and AI will be essential to meaningful inquiry, responsible innovation and transformative learning.
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Blog · November 2025How Australian universities can rebuild public trust, retain talent and refocus on their core mission over the decade ahead.
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Blog · November 2025Why cloud migration has become an urgent strategic priority for higher education providers, and how to approach it.
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Blog · November 2025Examining the drivers behind declining public confidence in universities: cost, employment outcomes and perceived relevance.
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Blog · November 2025VET, trade and online providers are reshaping the credential landscape and challenging the traditional university model.
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Blog · November 2025Demographic shifts and growing doubt about degrees are squeezing university enrolments and finances.
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Blog · November 2025Contract cheating threatens academic integrity across the sector. What providers must do to detect and deter it.
Read full articleThis issue of The VET Sector marks our mother company, Career Calling, celebrating 13 years in business. The VET Sector is a newsletter and magazine devoted to the training sector, providing information, resources and articles.
Celebrating 13 years of providing compliance services and resources to training organisations across the country, having assisted over a thousand training providers with compliance and regulatory requirements, RTO setup, non-compliances and audits.
A look at the four main types of intelligence: the Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), Social Quotient (SQ) and Adversity Quotient (AQ), and what they mean for educators.
Assessment in the VET sector is the process of collecting evidence and making judgements about whether competence has been achieved against workplace standards.
How CAQA Resources develops assessment and learner resources using qualified and experienced instructional designers working with subject matter experts.
Why due diligence matters when considering buying an RTO, and how audits carried out by experienced RTO consultants protect purchasers.
Remember: Life isn't fair, so you have to be flexible. And what's the point of being valid if you're not reliable? A practical tour of fairness, flexibility, validity and reliability.
I need something valid, like a current driver's licence, sufficient money for rent and an authentic friend: a memorable guide to validity, currency, sufficiency and authenticity.
The ongoing debate around open and closed book exams and essay questions in the modern VET sector.
Higher education insight and regulatory intelligence, delivered.
