It’s rare for independent education to have Commonwealth support denied to universities

Industry association IHEA was delighted with yesterday’s announcement that the JobKeeper programme will run to March. As people wintering on Mars may have missed, the Government has excluded universities from the job support scheme.

“JobKeeper is currently supporting 5,038 jobs across IHEA’s membership of independent higher education providers.  Today’s announcement will support the ongoing employment of these staff,” CEO Simon Finn says.

Continuing the programme, “will enable providers to maintain their operations and continue to educate domestic students, while international student travel pilots implement COVIDSafe testing to inform a full resumption of the industry next year.”

Scroll down for Claire Field’s take on what JobKeeper has delivered.