Yearly Archives: 2020

CCA has proposed that for the foreseeable future, it will encourage its members to use the traditional Indian “namaste” greeting (see photo) as a replacement for the traditional business handshake. “We anticipate that Australia will soon enter a time of ‘social distancing’ in which we are encouraged not to be too close to other people, especially...

The NSW Government has announced a review of the state’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. Originally announced by the Premier on 25 February 2020 with an apparent focus on TAFE, the review’s Terms of Reference – announced on 4 March 2020 – have a more general focus....

The Novel coronavirus (now known as COVID-19) has continued to play havoc with many Australian tertiary education providers, arriving just prior to the commencement of the Australian academic year. Australia is expected to extend its China travel ban for another week amid ongoing fears over the spread of the coronavirus, locking out...

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) will have a new governance structure that will replace its three commissioners with a single chief executive officer, as well as a new advisory council to help guide ASQA’s strategic direction. The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2020, introduced into parliament last week,...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has released a Statement on sustainability and climate change, which outlines CCA’s role as a peak organisation and encourages its members to embrace environmentally sustainable strategies. The CCA Statement (PDF, 151kb) acknowledges that climate change is one of the Australia’s greatest environmental and social challenges, strongly supported by...

A senior Australian community college CEO has featured in an ASQA educational video explaining the audit process. Michelle Simpson (pictured below, in the video), CEO of Tamworth Community College and a Board Director of Community Colleges Australia (CCA), is one of four experts appearing in the Read more