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The Australian Government Productivity Commission Report on Government Services has been released, with useful data on vocational education and training, indicating the continued size and strength of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. Selections below. Funding: The main source of government recurrent funding of VET is via government grants and appropriations...

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The CCA Annual Conference returns in-person to Sydney on 10 & 11 October 2023. Expect an inventive and invigorating two days of expert presenters, engaging workshops and delightful social events,...

Inequality of wealth and income. It’s blamed for everything from the election of Donald Trump to the passage of “Brexit” to the growth of political third parties in Australia. It’s an enormous topic, fraught with challenges for governments. CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, will...

A Community Colleges Australia (CCA) submission to Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has highlighted the essential role not-for-profit adult and community education (ACE) providers play delivering “foundation skills” – language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills – to Australia’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. “The context for this discussion on foundation skills is huge, following the Commonwealth’s...

CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, comments on the foundation skills announcements in tonight's Federal Budget: “The Federal Labor Budget brings some good news for Australia’s struggling low literacy workers and learners, estimated at 20% of the adult Australian population and 40% of the adult...