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Newsletter: 16 April 2007

TAFE RESPONSE TO COAG INITIATIVES

Australia’s TAFE sector has welcomed initiatives on literacy and numeracy from Friday’s meeting of COAG in Canberra.

TDA highlighted literacy and numeracy as one of 12 essential steps toward improved human capital and workforce participation in its recent White Paper to COAG.

However, TAFE warned COAG that any attempt to again experiment with ‘voucher’ systems might seriously jeopardize engagement in further literacy and numeracy courses.

See media release at www.tda.edu.au

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NEW RULES FOR ASSESSING PROGESS OF OVERSEAS STUDENTS

New Course Progress Policies have been approved by the Australian Government, with guidelines to oversee international students undertaking VET courses.

The changes include:

  • Requirements for the monitoring, recording, assessing and reporting of student progress. 
  • A new definition for ‘unsatisfactory progress’
  • Intervention strategies for students not making satisfactory progress
  • A complaints and appeal process
The policy was jointly developed by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). To read the full policy outline please visit: http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/ESOS/QuickInfo/DIAC_Course_pdf.pdf

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RESPONSE TO AEI VET STRATEGY – COMMENTS WELCOME

TAFE Institutes are urged to make comments to TDA as we prepare a formal response to the VET Strategy paper, recently released by Australian Education International.

Our submission is kindly being finalised by Sally Hodgetts from the University of Victoria, with responses requested by 30 April. TDA recommends a focus on the final segment of the VET Strategy, which deals with Action Plans for AEI.  To view the draft paper click here.

Please send submissions to Martin.Riordan@tda.edu.au or contact Sally Hodgetts directly via:

c/- Glenys Perkins -- Executive Secretary -- Office of the Director
Victoria University International
Tel: 61 3 9919 1029, Fax: 61 3 9919 1166
glenys.perkins@vu.edu.au

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DIARY NOTES

TAFE DIRECTORS AUSTRALIA
2007 National Conference

DATES:    24 & 25 September 2007
LOCATION:   Melbourne Convention Centre

AUSTAFE 2007 Conference

DATES: 4 & 5 October 2007
LOCATION: Casuarina Campus of Charles Darwin University

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NOTE – TAFE DIRECTORS AUSTRALIA -- NATIONAL OFFICE RELOCATION

TAFE Directors Australia’s national office in Canberra has moved to the Canberra Institute of Technology’s Woden Campus. To view the new contact details and location map please visit the www.tda.edu.au

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