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Community Colleges Australia has brought in a new Board of Directors, at its virtual Annual General Meeting held on 25 November 2020. Three new Directors (view details here) are:

• Kerry Johnson, CEO, ACE Community Colleges, Lismore;
• Kerrie Smith, Training and Operations Manager, WEA Illawarra, Wollongong; and
• Jade Vermeer, Finance and Administration Manager,...

Community Colleges Australia has announced the winners of the 2020 Community Education Student of the Year Awards, in a virtual Zoom event that took place on 25 November and involved about 120 people at more than 20 locations along the east coast of Australia. The Winners are:

• Kristal Barlow, Atwea College, Newcastle,...

The NSW Government 2020/21 Budget – announced by the Treasurer on 17 November – features a major focus on investment, including substantial social infrastructure, for uncertain times. For the state’s not-for-profit adult and community education (ACE) providers, the focus on skills and VET, new programs for women and innovative approaches to...

In the following article, CCA’s CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, analyses the possible impacts on Australian vocational education and training (VET) and higher education of an upcoming Biden presidency. (Opinions expressed in this article are those of Dr Perlgut and not necessarily of CCA.)

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CCA has published its Engaging Indigenous Communities Guide, developed to assist CCA members to deliver culturally safe accredited and non-accredited training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their communities, by conducting effective and sustainable engagement. The Guide (download a copy here) was prepared for CCA by the Read more

All Australian states and territories have now signed the JobTrainer Fund Schedule, with places now available in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia and, which can be searched through the MySkills website. The Commonwealth Government has partnered with all state and territory governments to establish the...