Newsletter: 08 October 2007

• WYONG TAFE UPGRADES - OFFICIAL OPENING
• NCVER STUDY ON MOTIVATIONS TO ENTER APPRENTICESHIPS
• GTA RELEASES ELECTION STATEMENT
• WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION – WEBSITE LAUNCHED
• DIARY DATES

The TDA 2007 National Convention photo gallery is now available to view – along with presentations – check out the TDA website click here.

The focus for October is our advocacy TAFE Directions: Balancing Tertiary Education providing the Election Manifesto ahead of the 2007 Federal election.

Four proposals are being sent to Australia’s major political parties – stay tuned !

• Key Success Factors guiding investment in Skills for Schools
• Establishing an Endowment Fund for improved infrastructure and new technologies for TAFE
• Autonomy for TAFE Institutes
• Unlocking regulation enabling higher level skills qualifications at TAFE Institutes in Australia

To view the Election Manifesto, go to www.tda.edu.au

WYONG TAFE UPGRADES - OFFICIAL OPENING

	The Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education, the Hon. Andrew Robb AO MP and Virginia Judge, Parliamentary Secretary to the NSW Minister for Education and Training (pictured) have officially opened significant upgrade in facilities at TAFE Hunter Institute’s Wyong Campus (NSW).
The new upgrades are a part of a $2.7 million Australian Government investment and will accommodate 1,800 students.

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NCVER STUDY ON MOTIVATIONS TO ENTER APPRENTICESHIPS

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has published a study titled ‘Doing an apprenticeship: What young people think’.

The study reviews motivators encouraging young people to pursue studying an apprenticeship. To view the publication click here, to view the related media release click here.

* NCVER has also released: ‘Pre-apprenticeships in three key trades’ which examines the characteristics of Australian pre-apprenticeships and how they could address skills shortages in three key trades. To view this study click here.

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GTA RELEASES ELECTION STATEMENT

Group Training Australia has released its 2007 election statement: ‘Maximising Gains: Adding Value – a stronger role for group training in skills development’.

The statement outlines a series of initiatives calls for greater recognition of mentoring in VET and a funding boost to the Joint Group Training Program to increase funding to $100 million.

To view the Group Training Australia media release click here. The document is available here.

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WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION – WEBSITE LAUNCHED

The National Association of Women in Construction has launched the ‘Building a better future’ website. The site aims to provide inspiring information to women considering a career in construction.

Visit the website here.

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DIARY DATES

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Quality & Outcomes: Fulfilling the Promise

AUSTRALIAN FLEXIBLE LEARNING FRAMEWORK
Industry e-learning showcase

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