B-HERT Position Papers
Position Papers are available below as a free download (pdf file). Printed versions are available for purchase at $9.90 per copy (inclusive of GST and postage & handling) by contacting B-HERT.
| Paper no. & Date |
Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No. 15 Aug 2011 |
IT&C is an enabler to a smarter, more innovative and productive mining sector | This paper is a result of a round table held in April 2011. The looming skills shortage will come as no surprise to keen observers of the mining industry. Some people estimate that there will be a shortfall of some 65 000 skilled workers in the very near future. Now is the time to build a framework of skills and competences that the industry requires in order to transition their operations towards automation. |
| No. 14 June 2007 |
Higher Education Election Manifesto 2007—Closing the Gap | This Position Paper outlines B-HERT's policy positions as we approach the 2007 Federal election. Positions outlined include market structure, quality, philanthropy, innovation, community engagement, business-university collaboration, student access participation and support, funding, indexation, demographic growth, educational pathways, research capabilities and research training. |
| No. 13 Dec 2006 |
Increasing Private Support for Australian Universities | This Position Paper brings together a number of initiatives that B-HERT is pursuing to enhance the level of philanthropic support for universities in Australia. |
| No. 12 Dec 2006 |
Australia's Universities: Building Our Future in the World | Response to the Australian Labor Party's White Paper |
| No. 11 Jun 2006 |
Universities' Third Mission: Communities Engagement | Communities Engagement is premised on facilitation. Communities Engagement has a broad vista that extends beyond business and economic aspects. Such engagement (3rd mission) has two purposes - Institutional capacity building and specific projects and initiatives. Funding for Communities Engagement must not be at the expense of teaching and research. |
| No. 10 Sep 2002 |
The Importance of the Social Sciences to Government | The social sciences cover a wide array of complex issues and disciplines. Government activities are now centrally related to social policy and the boundaries between social, economic and science policy are blurred. Commonwealth Government expenditure on social security and welfare, health and education amounts to some 65% of total expenditure and indicates the importance and persuasiveness of social policies. |
| No. 9 Aug 2002 |
Enhancing the Learning and Employability of Graduates: The Role of Generic Skills | This paper outlines the nature and scope of generic skills. Examples of the incorporation of generic
skills into higher education structures and courses are also described. Finally the paper makes some recommendations to enhance the employability of graduates. |
| No. 8 Jul 2002 |
Higher Education in Australia: The Global Imperative | B-HERT's submission to the Nelson Review on Higher Education. |
| No. 7 Jan 2002 |
Greater Involvement and Interaction between Industry and Higher Education | This paper looks at the need for a more enhanced partnership between the business community and higher education. |
| No. 6 Aug 2001 |
Sharing Administrative Functions at Lower Costs | This paper highlights an innovative approach to achieving savings in administrative activities. |
| No. 5 Jun 2001 |
What is Needed to Make Australia a Knowledge-Driven and Learning-Driven Society? | This paper aims to identify major public policy challenges that stem from a proper understanding of the nature of knowledge and learning. |
| No. 4 Feb 2001 |
The Critical Importance of Lifelong Learning | This paper aims to establish the significance of lifelong learning in the Australian context. Drawing on analyses of lifelong learning policies and practices in Australia and other OECD countries the paper seeks to identify a number of policy priorities for government, particularly in the areas of lifelong learning, business and higher education. |
| No. 3 Apr 1999 |
The Case for Additional Investment in Basic Research in Australia | Australia needs to ensure that additional funding is provided within a broader policy framework. Such a framework should ensure maximum returns from this investment through diffusion of knowledge to industry and community, improving the skills level of the workforce, encouraging organisational culture change and collaboration, and promoting competition. |
| No. 2 Oct 1998 |
The Development of Cooperative Research Centres | Overall the program has resulted in a strongly positive effect on Australian spending on research and development by government departments, universities, CSIRO and other public R&D agencies and industry. |
| No. 1 Jul 1998 |
Higher Education in Australia: The Global Imperative | B-HERT has identified the necessary key features of the higher education sector in this country - the prerequisites for Australian universities to compete effectively at the highest international levels. |