About: Don Perlgut

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has released its Year in Review achievements during 2021. Download a copy of this Review in PDF.

Summary

During the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Colleges Australia (CCA) continued to provide highly regarded advocacy, representation, professional development and other member services. We obtained a second NSW Adult...

(by Dr Don Perlgut, CEO, Community Colleges Australia) How can Australian vocation education and training (VET) and post-secondary education reopen safely, in light of highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19? With almost 5.4 million Australian post-secondary students – 4 million in VET and 1.4 million in universities – this is...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has proposed that the NSW Government implement a 2022/23 adult and community education (ACE) infrastructure maintenance program of $250,000 per ACE provider, a total of $8 million state-wide. CCA delivered this proposal to the NSW Treasury and NSW Minister for Skills as a Pre-Budget submission to help...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) is proud to announce that our CEO, Dr Don Perlgut (pictured), has been nominated for Pro Bono Australia’s 2022 Impact 25 Awards. These awards aim to recognise innovators, collaborators and change-makers from across the social sector who are making a positive impact in the community. These awards...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has announced the eight finalists for its fifth annual “Community Education Student of the Year Awards”. The eight finalists are: Abbie Lee Russell, Atwea College; Kasey Lewis, Central Coast Community College; Tracey Hosking, Community College Northern Inland; Layla Bacayo, Riverina Community College; Patricia Gerhard, South Coast Colleges; Miranda Broekman, Tamworth Community College;...