Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator McKenzie for the supplementary. Most importantly, from 1 January 2016 there will be no restriction on the number of subsidised places available to students who are enrolling in these higher education courses. This reform responds to the recommendation in the 2008 Bradley review of higher education. That was for a demand-driven funding system to be implemented for all undergraduate courses. What the more recent Norton report has also recommended is that sub-bachelor higher education courses should also be included in the demand-driven system. So we will see options dramatically expanded for Australians, pathways for students who are less prepared for university while funding an enormous range of qualifications that then lead straight to jobs. Students who really need the support can prepare better for university rather than necessarily going into degree courses before they are ready. The UWS College is a great example of this particular aspect of the policy. We are going to support students into pathway courses. (Time expired)