About: Don Perlgut

Senator Doug Cameron, Federal Labor’s Shadow Minister for Skills, has given a strong speech stating that his party is committed to a national vocational education and training (VET) system not based on profiteering, situating TAFE as the anchor institution and supporting not-for-profit community education providers. Senator Cameron spoke on 30 August in Canberra to the...

There are at least 12 good reasons to attend CCA’s Sydney Conference, which unfolds this year at Sydney’s Mercure Hotel from 13 to 15 November. Politics: We live in interesting political times. We have a new Prime Minister, a new Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, and a new Minister for Education....

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has welcomed the two new Commonwealth ministers responsible for education and vocational education and skills. In the Cabinet unveiled by new Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday, a large number of changes have been made to the Ministry. These include:

• Senator Michaelia Cash (WA), is now the Minister for...

A Community Colleges Australia (CCA) presentation has highlighted innovations from Australia’s adult and community education providers. These innovative projects span across educational services, business and employment – including business incubators, sustainability and the environment, and community services, all of them making a real difference to the local populations. Dr Don Perlgut and Evelyn Goodwin presented their...

A report from the management consulting company KPMG has recommended sweeping changes to Australia’s post-secondary education system. The report, entitled Reimagining Tertiary Education: From binary system to ecosystem, says Australia “needs a new mindset”, and that we must “move beyond an unstable and outmoded distinction between higher education and VET”. These report’s recommendations...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has opened nominations for its second annual Community Education Student of the Year Awards. These Awards celebrate the achievements of Australia’s adult and community education students, based on career and study; communication, team and leadership skills; and community and other activities. “Australia’s adult and community education providers teach many hundreds...