 | Latest NewsMick Young Scholarships awarded at Sydney’s Mt Druitt College of TAFEAt one of several ceremonies taking place around the nation, five students studying at the Mount Druitt College of TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute were awarded Mick Young Scholarships at a ceremony last week. Mick Young Scholarships are awarded to motivated students experiencing financial hardship and are provided by the TDA National Scholarships Foundation. Mick Young Scholarships have formed a key part of the TDA Foundation, with Mount Druitt one of the foundation TAFEs offering the specialist student scholarships. Find out more in this week's newsletter
ASQA Chief Commissioner outlines findings from audits and concerns on ISC Training Package protocolsChris Robinson, Chief Commissioner of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), addressed the Victorian TAFE Association conference on governance on Friday to outline findings of audits conducted by ASQA. In his address, Mr Robinson welcomed the commitment from high quality public and private registered training organisations (RTOs) to quality standards. ASQA noted that approximately 20% of RTOs are not being re-registered due to non-compliance, and said this may point to a deeper issue requiring a more detailed response. Find out more and see the Commissioner's presentation in this week's newsletter
India Australia skills conference highlights new level of engagementA three day skills conference in New Delhi last week signalled a major advancement in cooperation between our two countries. The 100 Australian delegates from across the skills sector, the largest international delegation of this kind to visit India, joined their Indian counterparts in highlighting the challenges, the achievements and the future directions for skills development in India. New partnership and cooperation agreements were formally signed by TAFE SA, TAFE NSW Hunter Institute, Skills Tech Australia and Southbank Institute and six Australian industry skills councils updated the conference on joint initiatives with Sector Skills Council in India. Find out more in this week's newsletter
TDA Occasional Paper released:Click here to read the first of twelve occasional papers: National Conference for TDA 2013: TDA Redefined
New balance required across Australia’s tertiary education fundingA new economic model for Australia’s technical and vocational education sector has been launched, mapping how additional investment in skills and technical education boosts employment and supports productivity. Click here to read the full report (02 Sept 2013) Click here to read the Executive Summary of the report (02 Sept 2013)
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