NSW Labor – in the run-up to the March 23rd election – has promised a 10-year plan to provide 600,000 students with free TAFE courses in a bid to reduce skill shortages.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported today (11 February) that, “The state’s independent Parliamentary Budget Office has put the cost of...
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St George Sutherland Community College celebrates 40 years
St George Sutherland Community College, located in Sydney’s southern suburbs, celebrated its 40th year, in an event at Cronulla on 6 February 2019.
The day’s events included an inspiring speech by College CEO, Patricia Carroll, who said that, “One thing that has remained constant throughout the college journey is that...
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CCA Submission to National VET Inquiry Highlights Not-for-profit Community Education Contributions
The Community Colleges Australia (CCA) submission to the Australian Government’s Expert Review of the VET Sector highlights the important contributions that not-for-profit community education providers make to Australian post-secondary education. Key points of the CCA submission:
VET Sector and Community Education
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- In 2017, 442 not-for-profit community education providers delivered training...
For-profit VET companies staff arrested and licences cancelled in latest ASQA blitz
The national VET regulator, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has cancelled a number of private college registrations and also assisted police in the arrest of three former college staff.
Eight private for-profit colleges have had their accreditation cancelled in ASQA’s decisions announced on 2 January 2019:
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- Lianrick Pty Ltd, trading as Advanced Careers College ...
CCA publishes SEO tips from City East College
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has published an article by Libby Waring, Principal of City East College (Bondi NSW), about how to go about maximising search engine optimisation (SEO) of your website.
She writes:
There are few businesses who wouldn’t want to increase their online discoverability. After all, in the big wide...
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ALA commentaries on adult learning and community education
Adult Learning Australia (ALA) has posted a number of short, thought-provoking opinion pieces that tackle contemporary issues in adult learning, lifelong learning and community education. The authors offer diverse points of view from differing social, economic, political and cultural perspectives.
A message from The Hon Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and...
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