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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...

(CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, presented the following talk as part of a panel discussion at the AVETRA Conference in Melbourne on 27 April 2023.) Today’s discussion on the “interoperable tertiary system” is an important one, as we manage the numerous current changes and challenges facing Australian post-secondary education. In my presentation,...

Commonwealth Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor (pictured) has announced an additional $4.1 billion “to negotiate and agree upon a 5-year National Skills Agreement – boosting the overall Commonwealth investment to $12.8 billion.” The announcement was the highlight of his opening speech at yesterday's AVETRA Conference in Melbourne, which was attended by CCA...

Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has joined the Allies for Uluru Coalition of Australian community organisations. CCA supports the implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart starting with the establishment of...

New South Wales adult and community education (ACE) providers have excelled at delivering digital skills to older learners through Tech Savvy Seniors program, run by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice in association with Telstra. Participant results from the second half of 2022 – released by the...