[Agriculture and Horticulture ] Decline in University Agricultural Courses

[Tran, Lorraine I]

Dear colleagues

There has been recent media attention about the decline in students selecting agricultural courses, which has led to a decline in the number of universities offering agriculture.

See last week's Weekly Times http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2012/02/15/443051_latest-news.html
or the 7 News link http://au.news.yahoo.com/local/nsw/a/-/local/12890847/enrolment-drought-kills-uni-agriculture-course

Regards, Lorraine.


Lorraine Tran I Curriculum Manager, Technologies

VELS Design, Creativity and Technology
VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Studies I VCE Food and Technology
VCE Product Design and Technology I VCE Systems Engineering

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