My family are all tradies – I know TAFE isn’t what it used to be and I know why
My family are all tradies – I know TAFE isn’t what it used to be and I know why
Victorian TAFEs fail Process Review
Victorian TAFEs fail Process Review.
International student enrolments hit by “substantial downturn”
Higher education providers are panicking over the purported “substantial downturn” in international student enrolments across Western Australian colleges and universities: Perth-based colleges and universities are reporting a substantial downturn in students opting to come to the state, with TAFE enrolments down nearly 60 per cent on 2015 and WA’s intake of foreign fee-paying students dropping from 11 …
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Have your say on proposed ASQA fees and charges
ASQA is seeking feedback from the VET sector regarding the introduction of full cost recovery regulation. All feedback received will be reviewed and considered, to inform decisions on how the proposal may be adapted or improved. Read more here: https://www.asqa.gov.au/news-publications/news/have-your-say-proposed-asqa-fees-and-charges
TDA Newsletter 11 November 2019
In this edition Stopping the less is more in VET – comment by CEO Craig Robertson Government dismay at just 59 apprenticeships in the defence industry Skill sets are booming ASQA defends role in $2m private college scam Parents play the biggest part in students’ VET choices, study finds Perth to host Worldskills Australia championships ‘Lifelauncher’ helping …
Ghost college was a front for international student scam
It appears an immigration racket has been going on for quite some time in Australia with similar scenarios involving ghost colleges presenting as training providers being exposed as schemes to provide dodgy qualifications that lead to work rights and permanent residency. Read more here: https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/11/indian-international-students-embroiled-in-ghost-college-scandal/
Are skill sets booming? An analysis of training package skill sets
Description This report provides an analysis of data on training package skill sets uses data from the National Register of VET and the National Provider Collection – Total VET activity. Training package skill sets are composed of one or more units of competency from a training package and are designed to meet licensing or regulatory …
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ASQA Update | Issue 61 | November 2019
Read the November 2019 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.
The review of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) will inform a 12 to 18 month program of improvements that will ensure regulation by ASQA...
Anthony Albanese has announced Labor would create Jobs and Skills Australia, a new federal agency tasked with addressing skills and workforce shorta...
Round 1 now open Funding allocation is available for projects that are relevant to the following priority themes: Talent and employability; Industry p...
Schools appear to be out of touch with the world of work their students are entering. Young people need to be introduced to vocational education, hig...
There is a new company entering the pathway sector, and the executives behind the new brand have over 200 years of experience in that business. “...
The preference by workers for short and free or cheap online self-education is posing a threat to vocational or work-related training courses. Read m...
In this edition More than 19 per cent – comment by CEO Craig Robertson Leading economist appointed as new national skills commissioner Mixed VET an...
A skills crisis is being experienced nation wide currently with school leavers needing to be convinced to choose a vocational education and training p...
Australia’s future workforce will need a combination of hard and soft skills according to Professor Peter Dawkins (AO), vice-chancellor and pres...
The Palaszczuk government’s closure of the colleges has been met with mixed emotions by industry and the community due to ongoing uncertainty su...
