Monthly Archives: April 2023

(CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, presented the following talk as part of a panel discussion at the AVETRA Conference in Melbourne on 27 April 2023.) Today’s discussion on the “interoperable tertiary system” is an important one, as we manage the numerous current changes and challenges facing Australian post-secondary education. In my presentation,...

Commonwealth Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor (pictured) has announced an additional $4.1 billion “to negotiate and agree upon a 5-year National Skills Agreement – boosting the overall Commonwealth investment to $12.8 billion.” The announcement was the highlight of his opening speech at yesterday's AVETRA Conference in Melbourne, which was attended by CCA...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has joined the Allies for Uluru Coalition of Australian community organisations. CCA supports the implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart starting with the establishment of...

New South Wales adult and community education (ACE) providers have excelled at delivering digital skills to older learners through Tech Savvy Seniors program, run by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice in association with Telstra. Participant results from the second half of 2022 – released by the...

The Premier of NSW, the Hon Chris Minns has named Tim Crakanthorp (pictured) as the new NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education, and Minister for the Hunter. The Premier’s announcement follows the NSW election on 25 March, which saw Labor returned to government for the first time in many years. Read more

The latest ACOSS-UNSW Poverty in Australia 2023 report has highlighted the importance of effective employment services to end entrenched economic exclusion. The report calls for an investment in employment and training that will enable long-term unemployed people – along with First Nations communities, people with disability, older people and young...