The Globalisation Guide is a very good site that explains globalisation in straightforward language. Aimed at students, the site has been written by the Australian APEC Study Centre, a unit of Monash University in Melbourne.
This site led me to the policy papers on The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Web site.
- The policy on "The Economy" outlines ACCI's position on how Australia needs to increase productivity to increase the wealth of the nation.
- The Education and Training policy regards the provision of education and training as being important for the development of individuals in order to create 'a cohesive, democratic and prosperous society' because this crucial to achieving Australia's economic goals.
I note a contradiction in the Education and Training policy. In the 'Policy Objectives' section, ACCI states that it supports "education and training as a demand driven system that is specifically aligned to industry needs" but then later states that it wants to "promote student centred funding that allows an individual to purchase a course of study through the school, vocational education and training provider or
university of their choice". Seems to me that implementing individual choice via student-centred funding would undermine industry driving demand in education and training.
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