Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has recognised the shared values and important contributions that public technical and further education (TAFE) and community education providers undertake in promoting access and equity in Australian education and training.
CCA has adopted a policy on “TAFE and Community Education”, which details the importance of government funding and...
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14 Reasons Why … This Year’s Community Colleges Australia Conference is a Must-Attend Event
The Community Colleges Australia (CCA) annual conference runs this year in Melbourne on Tuesday 25 July, Wednesday 26 July and Thursday 27 July. Here are the “14 reasons why” you must attend.
1 Interested in the future of national and Victorian VET, and what it means for community providers? Commonwealth Vocational Education and Skills...
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New Survey of Australian Community Education Funding Examines Economic and Social Value
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) has partnered with Per Capita, a not-for-profit Australian think tank, to research the value of infrastructure investment in adult and community education (ACE) organisations.
Many Australian community education providers received funding from the Commonwealth Government in 2009/10 through the “Investing in Community Education and Training” (ICET) program,...
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Devastating Debbie’s Aftermath: The Clean-Up Begins in Northern NSW Community Colleges
As Cyclone Debbie travelled south down the Queensland coast at the end of last month, it caused extensive flooding in northern New South Wales. Two CCA member community colleges were particularly affected: ACE Community Colleges in Lismore, and Byron College’s Mullumbimby campus.
ACE Community Colleges CEO Kerry Johnson reports that, “The whole...
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Quote of the week – Australian VET now an inferior education choice
This week’s “quote of the week” comes from Kenneth Wiltshire, Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland business school, from his article in The Australian on 29 March 2017 (“VET reform: passport for well-rounded citizens”):
“VET is now widely considered an inferior educational choice and this is reinforced by the lack of understanding of...
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For-Profit Australian VET Provider Update
Why won’t the issue of for-profit Australian vocational education and training (VET) go away, even with the long-awaited and much-welcomed replacement of the flawed loan program VET FEE-HELP with VET Student Loans?
CCA CEO, Dr Don Perlgut, addresses this question in his latest blog post on the CCA website.
Dr Perlgut notes that, “There is an...
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