About: Don Perlgut

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has welcomed the release of the NSW Government’s Adult and Community Education (ACE) Policy Statement. In his introduction to the Statement, NSW Skills and Tertiary Education Minister, Dr Geoff Lee said, “I am pleased to endorse this policy statement, which I trust will help focus attention on the...

In the following opinion piece, CCA’s CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, writes that we will have the Coronavirus with us for many months to come, most Australians have internalised social distancing behaviours, with many learners avoiding post-secondary classroom training as a result. Online learning is not the panacea, as it is not suited for many learners,...

The privatisation of Australian childcare – like the privatisation of Australia’s aged care providers – provides a salutary lesson for the present and future of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET). At a time when governments are increasing their financial commitments to post-secondary skills development, how we...

North Coast Community College, in collaboration with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, has launched a new unique vocational education and training (VET) program of Certificate III training qualifications. The new training program was officially opened at the new North Coast Community College (NCCC) Primary Industries Training Centre in Wollongbar, northern NSW,...

A new report from PwC, entitled Where next for skills? How business-led upskilling can reboot Australia, takes a strong stand in favour of national action to close the digital divide. The report states the challenge: “Barriers of access, affordability, and digital ability confront many Australians who find themselves on the wrong side of...

We will not return to a pre-COVID-19 education world, concludes a major international survey undertaken by educational publisher Pearson. The report, entitled The Global Learner Survey (August 2020), surveyed 7000 people in 7 countries, including more than 1000 in Australia. Many of the findings have direct applicability for Australian skills, vocational education...