Category Archives: News

Call to Action – Riverina Community College needs your vote!

Riverina Community College achieves finalist status in “Rural Hero” Grant Riverina Community College has been chosen as one of four finalists for the Aussie Farmers Foundation “Rural Hero” Grant. To learn more about it please go to the link below and check out our video (#2 – “GET SET – Enhancing Wellbeing Among Rural Women”). The Riverina CC...

May 12, 2016

CCA at Parliament House at the Community Council for Australia AGM

CEO Dr Don Perlgut represented CCA at the AGM of the Community Council for Australia (the “other CCA”, chaired by Rev Tim Costello AO) at Parliament House in Canberra on 4 May. While there, Dr Perlgut met with Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Susan Pascoe AM, Commissioner, Australian...

May 9, 2016

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CCA News Edition 3, Out Now! Click here to read...

May 6, 2016

CCA Announces Annual Conference on Innovation: What’s Next for Community Education?

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has issued a preliminary invitation for its Annual Conference, the premier event for Australian community-based education providers and the community education sector. This year's conference will be held in Sydney from the evening of Tuesday 18 October through the afternoon of Thursday 20 October. This year's conference theme is "Innovation: What's...

May 3, 2016

CCA issues policy statement on VET FEE-HELP

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has issued a policy statement on VET FEE-HELP, the Australian Government loan scheme that assists eligible students enrolled in certain higher-level VET courses. The CCA statement notes that, “Our members serve their communities by putting their students first” and “are dedicated to the provision of relevant, affordable and accessible lifelong...

April 28, 2016

CCA research project on work-based learning moves into final stages

CCA’s research project on work-based learning in community education providers has now moved into the final stage of data collection. Under the guidance of Project Manager Ruth Walker, this research project aims to develop a good understanding of the extent to which community providers are delivering training, including foundation skills, through work-based learning arrangements. The research...

April 4, 2016