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ACPET National Monday Update 11 November 2013
In Focus International education – some rare good news, as well as the mysterious missing report and secret COAG meeting…. In the same week that the sector came to grips with news that only 22...
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TDA Newsletter 11November 2013
More apprentices start training Commencements of trade and non-trade apprentices increased in the September quarter, according to early trend estimates from the National Centre for Vocational...
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Clamp on foundation courses
The Australian | 14 November 2013 The Victorian government will restrict access to remedial training for adults, claiming that VET colleges are lining their pockets by enrolling students...
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TDA Newsletter 25 November 2013
TAFE shines at Australian Training Awards TAFE Institutes were in the spotlight at the 2013 Australian Training Awards in Perth on Friday. TAFE NSW – South Western Sydney Institute was named national...
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Catch Up
TAFEs claim funding cuts will cost jobs and millions The Age | 23 November 2013 Victorian TAFEs expect to lose millions of dollars and the education union is forecasting hundreds of...
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Vic TAFEs probing merger
Latrobe Valley Express | 25 November 2013 A potential merger between GippsTAFE and Chisholm Institute of TAFE will be workshopped over the coming months, through a Memorandum of Understanding...
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NCVER News #317 November 2013
NCVER News | 28 November 2013 Last chance to register for the webinar ‘A half-open door: pathways for VET award holders into Australian universities’ Get in quick for NCVER’s last webinar for...
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Top posts November 2013
__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Clamp on foundation training & education The Victorian government will restrict access to remedial...
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Maddock steps down
2 December 2013 John Maddock, chief executive of Box Hill Institute in Melbourne has announced he will step down from the role at the conclusion of his contract on 7 December. After 14 years as chief...
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Vic TAFE merger talks broaden
The Australian | 5 December 2013 Four institutions now talking Victoria’s Advance TAFE and GippsTAFE are involved in talks with eastern Melbourne’s Chisholm Institute and the dual-sector...
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The Scan’s most viewed posts 2013
15 December 2013 This is a brickwall In 2013, over 700 items were posted on The Scan (down from about 900 in 2012). There were some surprises. Theshortobituary on Peter Redlich attracted a...
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National TAFE inquiry gets go ahead
TDA Newsletter | 16 December 2013 The Senate’s Education and Employment References Committee will hold a wide-ranging inquiry into TAFE. _________________________________________ It follows a...
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VET employment outcomes steady
NCVER News | 5 December 2013 Employment outcomes for graduates have remained steady over the past year with 78.2% employed after training. Released by the National Centre for Vocational...
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Vocational education’s variable links to vocations
NCVER News | 19 December 2013 Mid-level qualifications currently provide weak links to the labour market, except when they are related to licensing requirements or regulations. This progress report...
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TAFE grants rescinded
The Australian | 19 December 2013 TAFEs have slammed the government’s decision to shut them out of a competitive capital grants fund, reneging on $76 million awarded by the previous government....
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Poor trainers prompt national standards call
The Age | 17 December 2013 Almost half of Australia’s training providers could be misleading customers with ”disturbing” online marketing practices. The Australian Skills Quality Authority...
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The Scan # 144 20 December 2013
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SA TAFE facing BIG cuts and fee increases
The Australian | 21 December 2013 TAFE in South Australia faces massive funding cuts and course caps at a time when Holden’s closure is expected to trigger huge demand for retraining. The...
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Advance & Gipps TAFEs to partner with Fed U
20 December 2013 Advance TAFE, GippsTAFE and Federation University have announced they intend to pursue a new formal partnership to sustain Gippsland’s education and training options. Their decision...
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