Future-proof: protecting Australians through education and skills

This discussion paper sets out the vision the Business Council of Australia (BCA) has of creating a culture of lifelong learning and building a universal education system for Australians across schools, vocational education and training (VET), and higher education (HE). BCA proposes a 'tertiary system' with five core components: (1) Putting the learner in charge by giving every Australian a capped Lifelong Skills Account that can be used to pay for courses at approved VET or HE provider over the person's lifetime. The account would consist of a subsidy and an ICL, and replace all existing loan ... Show more

Corporate authors: Business Council of Australia (BCA)

Published: Melbourne, Victoria, Business Council of Australia, 2017

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 132 p. (discussion paper) + [1] p. (fact sheet) + [1] p. (media release)

Access item: https://www.bca.com.au/future_proof

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