Yearly Archives: 2021

The NSW Government has announced a $1 million investment to help not-for-profit community education providers upgrade crucial infrastructure and training equipment. Around 30 Adult and Community Education (ACE) colleges across NSW have received crucial funding from the NSW Government in recognition of the services they deliver to disadvantaged students, communities and regions. Minister for Skills and Tertiary...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) supports NAIDOC Week 2021. Australia’s not-for-profit adult and community education (ACE) providers well and truly over-perform in engaging Indigenous Australians in training programs, and bring a special commitment to ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are welcomed into their programs.

About NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week celebrations are...

In preparation for its “No Frills” online conference this week, the NCVER has released a discussion paper entitled Past Informing the Future, by Joanne Waugh. The paper reflects on key developments in VET’s past and how they have shaped the sector’s approach to enduring issues such as...

Australia’s National Cabinet has agreed that “COVID-19 vaccinations are to be mandated for residential aged care workers as a condition of working in an aged care facility through shared state, territory and Commonwealth authorities and compliance measures.” A week after the announcement, a number of questions remain about Australia’s aged care sector...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has announced its support for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The CCA Board of Directors has resolved to support the efforts of Chief Medical Officers of the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, and encourage its members assist with dissemination of government health messages on the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, in order...