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The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has called Australian vocational education and training (VET) the “forgotten middle child”, and has called for a new National Partnership on Skills Reform. Releasing CEDA’s latest research report VET: Securing Skills for Growth,...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has warmly welcomed the recent announcement by the NSW Government that it will provide "$17.8 million to fund not-for-profit community education providers that help thousands of disadvantaged, regional and remote learners in NSW gain access to formal education and training." The announcement, by Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small...

CCA has welcomed the crackdown on dodgy VET FEE-HELP providers announced today by the Minister for Education and Training, Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham. Speaking at the opening of the ACPET Conference in Hobart today, Minister Birmingham gave a strong message that the Government will “restore confidence” in the...

We are very pleased to announce that The Hon John Barilaro, MP, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Skills, Minister for Small Business, will be opening our Annual Conference on Wednesday 19 October 2016. Mr Barilaro will kickstart two days of expert presentations and discussions on the present and...

In his latest post, CCA CEO Dr Don Perlgut examines the profitability of the private, for-profit VET sector, particularly in light of the recent announcement of the massive profit of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Dr Perlgut’s article points out that there are virtually no “for-profit” institutions in the Australian schools sector, and...

Don Perlgut, CEO, responds to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into Human Services, focusing on the implications of promoting competition in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, with particular attention to the implications for community education providers. CCA strongly believes that further privatisation of the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector – implied in...