New $4.3m education website announced by Dan Tehan duplicates existing service

Fears ‘one-stop shop for microcredentials’ could become ‘multimillion-dollar white elephant’

There are fears a $4.3m government website to showcase short university courses will become “a multimillion-dollar white elephant”, as education department workers acknowledge that another government website already offers the service.

Concern about the website – which the education minister, Dan Tehan, said would be a “one-stop shop for microcredentials” when announcing it this week – comes after the government website Course Seeker was updated this year specifically for those searching for the shorter online courses, including a prominent banner on its home page.

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