We will have to wait until July to get the full picture of what happened to community-provided vocational education and training (VET) in Australia last year. However on the basis of recent trends, we fear that the community VET numbers dropped again in 2016.
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has analysed data from the National Centre for...
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Proof that a free-for-all Australian VET market is wrong
There are many lessons to be learned from this week's (20 December 2016) release of the Australian National Audit Office report Administration of the VET FEE-HELP Scheme, but here's the biggest takeaway:
A free-for-all Australian VET market is wrong. From the Report (paragraph 27):
"Course tuition fees increased from an average of $4,060...
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National Policy Direction on Vocational Education and Training Means that Community Education Loses Out
Australia's lack of a national VET policy means that community education will continue to lose out. The recent VET FEE-HELP reforms and replacement with VET Student Loans, while welcome, are not enough. Dr Don Perlgut, CEO of Community Colleges Australia, reports below.
“Contestability” in VET - A disaster for community education
History has not been kind to...
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