This week’s Commonwealth Budget is the most important one for the Australian adult and community education (ACE) sector in many years.
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May 2021 Budget: the most important for ACE providers in years
Digital inclusion strategy necessary for Australia’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
A digital inclusion strategy is necessary to achieve proper post-secondary education and training for Australia’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities and groups.
That is the conclusion of Community Colleges Australia (CCA) following initial analysis of data from its survey of members’ experience with online learning resulting from Coronavirus shutdowns and social distancing requirements.
“Across CCA’s members, on...
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Complement increased childcare subsidy with workforce changes
Increased childcare subsidy needs to be complemented by changes in the sector’s workforce practices to ensure highly skilled childhood educators are present.
This week’s Commonwealth Government announcement about a major increase in childcare subsidy – from July 2022 – follows many months of discussion and an on-again off-again approach to fee-free child...
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