Rural and Regional Development

TDA Board Regional sub-committee members

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Regional sub-committee - upcoming meeting dates

27 June 2011
5 September 2011
5 December 2011

TDA policy position

The TDA Board recognises the importance of responding to specific needs of rural and regional students and their communities. In early 2010, the Board approved the development of a Rural and Regional Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee has developed a policy position paper which outlines TAFE’s important role in the development and prosperity of rural and regional Australia.

Click here to view the TDA Policy Paper.

Occasional Paper - Strategic Regional Leadership for the Future

Regional Development Australia – Mid North Coast (RDA MNC) and TDA have published an Occasional Paper which is a summary of papers presented at the ‘Strategic Regional Leadership for the Future’conference held in Port Macquarie in October 2010. TDA was a key sponsor of the event. The conference was attended by both the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Simon Crean MP, and Member for Lyne, Rob Oakeshott MP.

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Case study - Narrabri

Following a regional jobs summit in Narrabri in 2009, participants of the summit set up an advisory group to drive collaboration between the local government and the community to ensure the region’s prosperity. The CEO of AgriFood Skills Australia, Arthur Blewitt, has prepared a paper outlining the priorities and outcomes of the case study.

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