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Engage with one of Australia’s greatest comic treasures Mandy Nolan at the CCA Brisbane Conference

In each of the past two conferences, CCA’s evening entertainment has featured a noted Australian comic. But this year’s conference in Brisbane is different: Mandy Nolan, whose writing was called (by The Sydney Morning Herald) “Australia’s wittiest comedic columnist”, will not only provide entertainment at the Conference Dinner on 19^th November, she...

September 13, 2019

International economist headlines CCA conference keynotes

An internationally famous Australian economist will headline of CCA’s Brisbane conference keynote addresses. Professor John Quiggin (pictured), an Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland, will give a keynote presentation on the failures of Australian vocational education and training (VET) policy. Professor Quiggin is one of Australia’s most outspoken...

September 9, 2019

TAFE Directors Conference highlights Australian Government commitment to a revitalised VET

The TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) annual conference has highlighted the Commonwealth Government’s renewed commitment to Australian vocational education and training (VET). As the opening keynote speaker at last week’s conference in Brisbane, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education, Training and Apprenticeships, The Hon Steve Irons (pictured), told the conference that he has first-hand experience of the VET...

September 9, 2019

CCA presentation highlights challenge of VET and Western Sydney regional economic development

A CCA presentation has highlighted the many challenges in connecting vocational education and training (VET) with economic development in Western Sydney. In a paper entitled “Connecting VET and Regional Economic Development in Western Sydney: An ACE case study”, CCA’s CEO, Dr Don Perlgut highlighted conclusions and recommendations of CCA’s recently completed...

August 28, 2019

VET and university sector regulation the focus of ITECA Conference

Last week’s Surfers Paradise conference of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA, the former ACPET) highlighted some of the big questions facing Australian post-secondary education. Kate Carnell AO, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, gave the opening keynote address. Noting that she was a pharmacist by trade and small businessperson, she expressed criticism of...

August 28, 2019

Grattan Institute reports highlight the ups and downs of VET

A major report from the Australian think tank, Grattan Institute, has highlighted the ups and downs of Australian vocational education and training (VET). The timely report, entitled Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education?, concludes that: “Some university students with low school results would be better off...

August 19, 2019

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