12th of August – The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) welcomes the Productivity Commission’s recommendations for a National Credit Transfer system and reforms to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), which will help postgraduates, particularly those facing time and financial constraints when undertaking work-related training, to complete their courses. However, CAPA is disappointed to see no reform on the unproductive taxes placed on postgraduates receiving Commonwealth Prac Payment and part-time Higher Degree by Research (HDR) stipend, to complete their work-related training.
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