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                                                                                  Australia's Largest Education Portal
                                                                                                  www.education.net.au

 
Newsletter, January  2010  -  'Knowledge in a Click' 
  No. 1 in Google and all major Search Engines
 Encompassing all Australian Schools, Further & Higher Education Institutions
www.education.net.au
 
Happy New Year to All !
 
Here we are with our first National Education Newsletter for 2010.  We hope you enjoy this
January Newsletter Edition for 2010, with many education topics posted for your interest once again.

 We have had some exciting new developments happening for the education portal over the years,
and here we are into 2010 and busier than ever, delivering our service to education in Australia.

Our Send An Enquiry feature continued to work overtime in 2009, in directing many enrolment and course enquiries thru to our education clients & facilities all over Australia. We thank all our clients for placing their trust in our service by allowing us to show how we can, and do, deliver results for them.
 
Our service is proven and unequalled as one of the most efficient online education portals in Australia for all education facilities choosing to promote themselves and their facilities to prospective students & parents in the wider community. As one of the largest education portals in Australia, Neda continues to provide more proven enrolment and course enquiries than any other directory.

Being one of the largest education directory's in Australia, none can match our service when it comes to delivering results, obtaining huge traffic reach & stat results online, plus building relationships and gaining the trust of all marketers within the education community.

We look forward to hearing from you with any messages or announcements about your education facility that you might like to post in our Education Newsletters, under the title of Education in The Spotlight.

 This Newsletter Edition we are highlighting the 'For A CURE Foundation', which is the only dedicated social enterprise organization in Australia whose sole purpose is committed to raising funds for cancer stem cell research. 

Till our next newsletter, we trust we can provide another year and many more to come with a great
service to all our existing and future education clients.

Our Services

The National Education Directory of Australia Pty Ltd, www.education.net.au is Australia's
largest online education directory. We provide all parents and students, worldwide, with a comprehensive and convenient way to look for all Government Schools, Catholic Schools,
Private /Independent Schools, Colleges, Universities, Tafes, VETs, RTOs, plus educational and academic courses and programs available.

Now in our 7th year of operation, we are the leaders in online advertising for all facets of education
throughout Australia. Also known as Neda Pty Ltd, we have a comprehensive database of all
Australian & New Zealand schools and education facilities
    

Education facilities can take out a featured promotion to further enhance their ongoing promotion, listing many features that make them stand out and creates a good image.

Listing with Neda creates a greater presence in the search engines of the world, facilities achieve a larger reach and amazing optimization results that helps to reach their target audience quickly and more easily.

What we do

What we do for all educational facilities listed with us, is to direct traffic to the facility by marketing
the information that is provided to us to the wider community, not only locally, but interstate,
nationally and internationally. We are able to achieve a huge reach for all our clients due to the
prominence our education portal has achieved on all the major search engines of the world.
We have links from Austrade, The Government Education Portal www.aust.gov.au, The National Catholic Education Commission, and EDNA (sponsoring their 2006, 2007, 2008 schools calendar), just to name a few.   We are No.1 in Google and all major search engines of the world.

 Education Facilities: What you get

The National Education Directory of Australia Pty Ltd is the most valuable online marketing tool
available to you in Australia.
 
By selecting to take out a full page listing feature with us, you can list the many special attributes
your school/institution can offer potential students/applicants when choosing their education path.
You get a full page listing with unlimited text and pictures, full color school/education logo,
prospectus inclusion, flash banner feature, and our unique send an enquiry feature that allows
you to receive enrolment enquiries directly from your listing.

We have structured the search engines so that parents and students can find the school or educational facility of their choice in each state, city and town by entering the criteria that applies to them. They use the Search button and enter the criteria or browse the many educational categories to find what you are looking for in our Browse School Education section and Browse Further and Higher Education Section.


There are three packages to suit your budget requirements: Standard, Premium or Exclusive
subscription.
 
Plus Google to Earth mapping which allows anyone to see an aerial view of your school instantly.
By taking your school and/or education institution to the people of the world you are commanding
attention in creating a good image and making it stand out to those who might not have known of its existence.
 
For Students & Parents searching for Schools & Education 
 

Our search engine is structured so that you can search for your school, college, university or tafe,
in a local search, by entering a town, suburb or even just a post code, or by entering the criteria of
their choice like - Christian Schools Newcastle, Special Needs Sydney, Vocational Education, as
examples, making it as easy as 1, 2, 3.

If you are moving and want to search from San Remo to Sydney, from Perth to Parkes or from
Melbourne to Maroubra, with our optimized search engines, parents & students can find the educational facility that is right for their specific needs.
 
   
Featured Clients


As one of our valued clients, our View our Featured Clients enables your educational facility to have a prime spot on a rotating list on the very front page of our education directory, www.education.net.au .
 
Please view a few of our featured Client examples below:
 
 
To help you with every aspect of your featured advertising listing we have specially trained customer service staff with the expertise to help you thru the entire process of creating an individual promotional advertising listing to suit your every requirement. 
 
List your Education Positions Vacant

Seeking Employment in education is available in our Education Positions Vacant section. This section lists teaching and administration jobs available.
 
   
An opportunity for your education facility to list unlimited job postings with your yearly subscription
for only $150 + gst = 41 cents per day.
 
PLUS Your positions vacant are also posted on the Home page of the education portal as pictured to the left, and also with your own featured education listing as below.
 
As seen on your membership letter

 
  
Does your school, college or university need an affordable Website?
 
 
We can offer the ability to point your existing domain name directly at your featured listing on the National Education Directory of Australia, and immediately you have a website for your school and/or education facility, which can consist of up to 7 full pages of text and pictures.

Please see Exclusive Listing examples
                        
 

Please contact us at 1300 880 851 to subscribe
 

NATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS

National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program (NALSSP)
The Australian Government has committed funding of $62.4 million over 2008–09 to 2010–11 for the
National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program (NALSSP). The aim of the program is to increase the level of school students studying the languages and cultures of Australia’s key regional neighbours, namely China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea.
Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to schools – A direct outreach program of grants to schools run
by the Asia Education Foundation

Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund
This fund is available to organisations including universities, higher education providers, businesses
and Asian communities.
Student demand exceeds spots at universities  report by Andrew Trounson
ONE-in-five Queensland school leavers wanting to do higher studies will be left without a place at a
university or TAFE.

PhDs victims of migration laws  report by Bernard Lane
OVERSEAS students seeking to parlay their advanced science degrees into Australian residency
have become unintended victims of tougher rules for skilled migration. 

Business Education
Cover all bases for productivity report by Stephen Matchett
UNIVERSITIES must use the data they have more intelligently.
Portals to open learning  report by Richard Woods
A FEW months ago, Daniel Conn was scouting the internet wondering how and where he might
obtain a degree. At 26, having skipped university when he left school, he was, as he puts it, "a bit
unsure of my study skills". 

 Call to expel failed heads, not pupils  report by Justine Ferrari
Education writer A GROUP that teaches troublemakers and drop-outs has called for the onus to be
put on principals and the education system to ensure children succeed at school, rather than
expelling the difficult or allowing them to remain illiterate.
School principals to have say  report byJoe Kelly
THE RUDD government will host a national forum in Canberra to open an official channel between school principals and Education Minister Julia Gillard.  
School funding system `corrupt'  report by Rick Wallace
THE head of the main education union has branded the socioeconomic funding system a "corrupt"
way of handing public money to private schools.
  
National Career Development Week
The week of celebrations for the 2010 National Career Development Week Campaign (NCDW) will be
17-23 May 2010. Link: http://www.nationalcareerdevelopmentweek.com.au/

The Digital Education
The aim of the  Digital Education Revolution (DER) is to contribute sustainable and meaningful change to teaching and learning in Australian schools that will prepare students for further education, training and to live and work in a digital world. 

 Review of Online Curriculum Resources
To support the Digital Education Revolution, and specifically the aim of developing world class online
curriculum tools and resources, in April 2009 the Australian Government commissioned Curriculum
Corporation to undertake a review and audit of online curriculum resources available for use in
Australia Schools.
 
The resultant report (June 2009) provided information on the number and type of online resources
available to the different stages of Australian schooling, specifically focusing on the key learning
areas of English, science, mathematics, history, geography and languages. In August 2009,
Curriculum Corporation commenced a companion research project focusing on the Arts curriculum area.
ACARA
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is responsible for:
•           A national curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12 in specified learning areas.
•           A national assessment program aligned to the national curriculum that measures students’
            progress.
•           A national data collection and reporting program that supports:
•           analysis, evaluation, research and resource allocation; and
•           accountability and reporting on schools and broader national achievement.
 
Aboriginal Education Awards of Achievement
 
Education in theSpotlight
 
 
 
For A CURE Foundation is the only dedicated social enterprise organization in Australia whose sole
purpose is committed to raising funds for cancer stem cell research.  We create awareness and promote
how the research benefits existing cancer sufferers as well as the wider community.
 
Through the education sector For A CURE Foundation invites all NEDA subscribers and their readers to
participate in our national education awareness program and become a ‘Friend’.  For just $20
individuals and $100 from institutions donation, participants will receive a host of benefits including
Fact Sheet information, Friendship Certificate, and national exposure throughout the website
and associated events (refer to http://www.eventbuddies.com.au/charity/stem-cell-club/
 
“Putting it simply our aim is to help our fellow Australian scientists and cancer stem cell researchers to
find a cure for cancer by giving them grants that accelerate the expedition of breakthroughs”, foundation
director, Angie Cleone said.
 
We want to reach as many people as possible nationwide. It is important for all Australians now and for
future generations that the profile of this research is elevated. Unlike embryonic research, Cancer stem cell research is the new frontier on the laboratory floor.
 
 Many scientists suggest that cancer stem cell research is the quickest way to finding a cure.   
The scientific community at large acknowledges that more research and tests are required before they are
able to develop the much awaited cure.
 
‘Current treatment for cancer is highly invasive and difficult. But it is stem cell research that is arguably
the most convincing route to a cure’ Ms Cleone said.
 
Integral to this success is funding research that investigates every aspect of cancer stem cells –
in the laboratory, during and after treatment, determining risk factors, and adopting preventative behaviours.
 
For A CURE Foundation, unlike other charitable organisations, guarantees that 80% of the funds it raises
are actually redistributed directly back into the science laboratories. We work closely with the Lowy Cancer
Research Centre and The University of NSW, for the benefit of all Australians.
 
To participate in the national education program, email info@foracure.org.au or phone
Shalom Paul at 1300 651 633.
 
 
Date of Issue: 7 January 2010          

       
Vocational Education in Schools

Vocational Education and Training in Schools are programs undertaken by school students as part
of the senior secondary certificate that provide credit towards a nationally recognized VET qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework. The training that students receive reflects specific industry competency standards and is delivered by a Registered Training Organization or a school in partnership with a Registered Training Organization.
 
Trade Training Centres in Schools Program
The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program is an important element of the Commonwealth Government’s Education Revolution. It will provide $2.5 billion over 10 years to enable all secondary schools to apply for funding of between $500,000 and $1.5 million for Trade Training Centres.
Higher Education

 
Higher Education Review
The Minister for Education, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, released the final report of the Review of Australian Higher Education. The report proposes a comprehensive package of reforms to Australia's tertiary education sector.

The Bradley Review of Higher Education
The long awaited Bradley review of higher education has recommended sweeping changes to the sector at a cost of $6 billion. But that - says Bradley - will only hold us steady.
Link: http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/maralynparker/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/
the_bradley_review/
 
Graduate skills shortage looming report byAndrew Trounson
Skills shortages in fast-growing outer suburban areas nationally have been predicted because years of under investment .

Links of Interest

Top NSW Schools report for 2009

2009 TOP 100 HSC SCHOOLS – The Daily Telegraph

 Get your child hooked on reading -  2010 Premier's Reading Challenge
The Premier's Reading Challenge is a NSW Government initiative with Principal Partner, Dymocks Literacy Foundation, Media Partner, The Sun-Herald and Supporting Partners, Laubman & Pank and OPSM.
Read More: https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html


Education Savings Plan
An Education Savings Plan lets you prepare now for the costs of your child's education. And since a quality education paves the way for your child's future, it's one of the greatest gifts you can give them.  Learn more about  the benefits of  an Education Savings Plan

Universities

University Rankings for 2009

Australian University Rankings for 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Link: http://www.australian-universities.com/rankings/  

 

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We are looking forward to another great Neda Education year in 2010!

Wishing you all a great educational year!

Published by:


Peter Price JP


    


    Margaret Parry


Directors of Communications & Marketing for
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