RMIT University Introduces New Tertiary Education Model To Fill Australia’s Skills Gap

The new tertiary education model released by RMIT university will help in tackling the Australia's skills shortage. The country will require hundreds of thousands knowledgeable and skilled workers in the next 20 years to support the country's economy, said the university.

Study in Australia: RMIT University has announced that it is shaping a new tertiary education system to offer students better education opportunities along with their studies and address the country's critical skills shortage.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Vocational Education and Vice President Mish Eastman said, "The Accord presented the University with a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to shape a new system. As the largest dual-sector university in Australia, RMIT is challenging the status quo by creating new and innovative learning and teaching models We need an education system aligned with both vocational and higher education that rethinks learning and teaching models to address current and looming skills shortages – one that provides adult learners with education solutions that accommodate their need to work alongside study."

RMIT's New Tertiary Education Model Details

RMIT has developed the 'Earn and Learn' model which combines Higher Education and Vocational to address looming skills shortages and create pathways. It will also help upskill and reskill the workforce and improve workforce participation. It is a first-of-its-kind model for the Australian university at the degree level which will allow students to study while working full-time at a partner employer. It will help them to learn valuable workplace skills and also get qualifications while continuing with their jobs.

Eastman said, “Earn and Learn is a fundamental shift away from the outdated distinction between knowledge and skills that are built into our current post-school education structures. The university has developed nationally recognised industry-based learning qualifications that combine vocational and higher education, which are co-designed and delivered by industry. Earn and Learn gives RMIT the ability to offer targeted skills and education solutions in direct response to industry needs. It will deliver life-changing experiences for our students, and tangible benefits for industry partners.”

Earn and Learn model will be implemented in the five-year Mechanical Engineering pathway at RMIT, starting in 2025.

"Students will undertake two years of vocational training with the Advanced Diploma of Engineering (Mechanical) before transferring to the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering) in STEM College, while employed at an industry partner," reads the official statement.

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