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Newsletter: 20 November 2006
PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES TDA ON DISCUSSION PAPER
And Senator the Hon. Amanda Vanstone provided a Keynote Ministerial Address to the Conference, indicating her desire to see wider advocacy by TAFE on the opportunities for vocation education in Australia.
A National Conference Communiqué was issued after TAFE Directors agreed to launch a National TAFE Action Agenda, in early 2007 ahead of the COAG meeting on skills reform.
A significant response across the VTE sector, TAFE colleges and institutes, and key industry partners saw wide participation in the Conference. Speaker presentations will be available on the TDA website later this week. Link to Conference pictures and highlights -- www.tda.edu.au
TAFE Institutes were required to respond to Expressions of Interest to participate in the Australian Government skills voucher campaign.
Further information on these initiatives is available on the DEST website at www.dest.gov.au/skillsforthefuture.
Congratulations go to Bremer Institute of TAFE for its leadership in community training, delivering a win as Large Provider of the Year 2006. Bremer Institute assisted TDA in 2005-06 to conclude preparation of the National TAFE Indigenous Charter, due for release for the 2007 academic year. For details of National Training Award winners, see www.dest.gov.au. ISC FORUM VISITS TAFE REGENCY INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Leadership from Australia’s 10 Industry Skills Councils met at Regency International Centre, Adelaide, to coincide with the TAFE Directors Australia National Conference, last week in Adelaide. The ISC Forum Meeting was held 12 months after the ISC – Providers Protocols Agreement.
The Innovation and Business Skills Council has also sought feedback on changes to a training package for VTE teaching. Link is ---
24.4% enrolment rise for VTE leads Education sector -- Sept. 2006 International Student Data Link to http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/MIP/Statistics/StudentEnrolmentAndVisaStatistics/2006/Default.htm. NATIONAL RETAIL CEO NEW CHAIR OF NATIONAL QUALITY COUNCIL
The executive director of the National Retail Association, Patrick McKendry, has been named the new Chair of the National Quality Council.
Minister Hardgrave’s media release is http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Hardgrave/2006/11/h001171106.asp AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TENDER NOTICE TENDER REQUEST due 11.00am, Monday, 11 December 2006
The Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) is seeking to appoint a Higher Education Provider(s) to deliver Postgraduate and Undergraduate courses of study as part of the Finance Postgraduate and Finance Career Starters’ Undergraduate Study Programs. As part of the Postgraduate Program, Finance requires the delivery of mandatory and elective courses in the discipline of management for progressive qualifications at the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master and MBA level. The criteria will be jointly developed and agreed by Finance and the Service Provider.
Further details can be found at: https://www.tenders.gov.au/federal/shared/rftdetail.cfm?p_id=6613&p_criteria=FIN06%2FCRP014&p_advert=0 Australia-Thailand Institute - Grant Applications On 29 June 2005 the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Alexander Downer MP announced the establishment of the Australia-Thailand Institute (ATI). The purpose of the ATI is to further promote bilateral relations with Thailand and to expand institutional, cultural and people-to-people links. The Australia-Thailand Institute provides financial support to selected projects which aim to build community links between Australia and Thailand, particularly with regard to:
The Executive Committee of the ATI is now calling for funding applications. The closing date for applications for this funding round is Friday 1 December 2006. A further call for funding applications is expected in early 2007. Further details are provided on: http://www.dfat.gov.au/ati/. |
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