What do the following organisations all have in common: San Diego Community College, Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), Training Services NSW and TAFE Directors Australia? Answer: they are sending their President Chief Commissioner Executive Director and CEO to speak at the Community Colleges Australia (CCA) conference at Sydney’s Mercure Hotel in November.
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Community Colleges Australia Comments on Labor Budget Reply
With the Commonwealth Government Budget announced, followed by the Opposition Leader’s Budget Reply Speech, national political and economic debates are getting hotter.
Last week Community Colleges Australia (CCA) analysed what the Commonwealth Budget means for Australia’s not-for-profit community education providers. This week, CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, analyses Opposition...
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ASQA tightens application procedures for new Registered Training Organisations
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has significantly tightened the rules and procedures to become an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
The ASQA increased scrutiny on new applications for RTO registration comes into effect on 1 July 2018.
ASQA’s notice, dated 1 May 2018, reads:
“Vocational education and training (VET) and the education of overseas students...
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Commonwealth Budget – What it means for Australia’s community education providers
CCA’s CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, provides the following analysis of this year’s Commonwealth Budget and its implications for Australia's not-for-profit community education providers.
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The Commonwealth Government’s 2018/19 Budget – announced last night (Tuesday 8 May) – brings a mixed bag for Australia’s not-for-profit community education providers, with little joy or...
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CCA Outlines Community Education Sector’s Educational Equity Goals at Australian Go8 Social Policy Roundtable
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has outlined the educational equity goals of its members at a “Go8” Social Policy Roundtable on 30 April 2018. The Roundtable – a partnership with the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) – is underpinned by a “shared values base arising from a joint commitment to a fair,...
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VET FEE-HELP 15 Months On – An “Epic Fail” Still Causes Pain
Last week, the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age released the results of an investigation into the continuing pain caused by the Commonwealth Government’s income contingent loans program for vocational education and training (VET).
The Sydney Morning Herald article describes it as, “the biggest public policy scandal in Australian history: the systematic rorting...
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