Last week, Careers Australia announced its closure in a late night text message to its 15,000 students and 1,000 staff. The reason for the collapse of this private for-profit vocational education and training (VET) company – one of the largest in Australia? It did not receive approval to become a VET Student Loans...
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Community Education Student of the Year Awards announced
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has announced its first “Community Education Student of the Year Awards”, with the official ceremony at the CCA Conference “Gala Dinner” on the evening of Wednesday 26 July 2017 at the Windsor Hotel, Melbourne.
CCA invites nominations of students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents who have recently undertaken...
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Federal Labor Commits to Support of Not-For-Profit Community Education Providers
The Australian Federal Labor has committed its support to Australia’s not-for-profit community education sector. In a policy statement on 11 May 2017, following the Commonwealth Budget earlier that week, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Shadow Vocational Education Minister Kate Ellis, and Shadow Skills and Apprentices Minister Doug Cameron issued a response that...
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Commonwealth Budget 2017: What does it mean for community VET providers?
(Written by Don Perlgut, CEO, Community Colleges Australia)
Last night’s Commonwealth Budget, brought down by Treasurer Scott Morrison, contains a few surprises and shows a marked turn to the centre of the political spectrum by the Turnbull Government. Of greatest importance to the VET sector is the new “Skilling Australians Fund” (see...
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CCA Conference Pop Quiz #1: What Do the Following People All Have in Common?
Here is CCA’s first “Conference Pop Quiz”: What do the following personalities all have in common?
Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Gregory Peck, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep, Basil Rathbone, Gina Lollobrigida, Daniel Radcliffe, Omar Sharif, Olivia Newton-John, Harry Houdini, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Barry Humphries, Sir Laurence Olivier, Douglas Fairbanks, Claudette Colbert, Kylie Minogue,...
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CCA Adopts Policy on TAFE and Community Education
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has recognised the shared values and important contributions that public technical and further education (TAFE) and community education providers undertake in promoting access and equity in Australian education and training.
CCA has adopted a policy on “TAFE and Community Education”, which details the importance of government funding and...
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