Yearly Archives: 2018

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has announced the shortlist of its 2018 “Community Education Student of the Year” Awards. The Awards celebrate the achievements of Australia’s adult and community education students, based on career and study; communication, team and leadership skills; and community and other activities. This year’s final shortlist (in alphabetical order, by first...

The Community Colleges Australia (CCA) conference – being held in Sydney on November 14 & 15 – will have a focus on the important issue of student support and engagement. A panel of professional educators and researchers will look at the question of “what works?”, “where do you start?” and “what’s enough?” Drawing...

The North Parramatta heritage core being developed by the State Government is an ideal place to include a “Community Education Hub”, says Community Colleges Australia (CCA). Today's Sydney Morning Herald featured an article about how arts organisations could the anchors for the area to "be transformed under a plan to turn a historic...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has announced details of its upcoming Western Sydney Regional Economic Development Skills Forum in Parramatta, on Friday 26 October 2018. This event constitutes part of CCA’s Western Sydney Regional Economic Development Project. “CCA is undertaking this project to ensure that Western Sydney becomes a stronger and more connected region....

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Australian debate on the forces, trends and responses to inequality continue, with the release of the Productivity Commission’s report Rising inequality? A Stocktake of the evidence. Responses to the report from across the political spectrum have been predictable, given that the report notes only a slightly worsening of...

A new report by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has identified critical skill issues facing Australian businesses, with 75% of employers reporting skill shortages and 99% impacted by low levels of literacy and numeracy. “These significant findings from the Australian Industry Group's 2018 Workforce Development Needs Survey Report come at a time when digital technologies...