TAFE Directors, established in 1998, is the national peak body representing the Chief Executives of Australia’s 59 government owned TAFE Institutes, providing a national and international voice for Australian TAFE.
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A $660 million funding boost each year to 2025 will be needed to provide the future workforce needs through tertiary education according a new Skills Australia report. Australian Workforce Futures–A National Workforce Development Strategy says that the additional funding which is currently being met by recent government programs, will need to be maintained until at least 2020 to provide a 3% per annum growth in enrolments in both higher education and VET. Although the proposed distribution of the funding between the two sectors is not yet clear. The report also warns of the dangers of declining VET funding.Continue Reading »
A new federal government resources industry taskforce has raised the prospect of using more non-accredited and on-the-job trades training to build future skills needed in the mining and energy sectors. The National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce discussion paper, Resourcing the Future, says the possible reforms are part of an overall approach aimed at delivering a better qualified, more mobile workforce with common skills standardsContinue Reading »
Director of the Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW and TDA Board Member, Pam Christie, has been announced as the new Deputy Director-General of the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET).Continue Reading »
The recent decision to revoke the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL), announced by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator the Hon. Chris Evans has created a strong reaction both in Australia and around the world.Continue Reading »
