Whither TAFE?

Why qualifications that combine both academic and vocationally recognised outcomes should become part of TAFE’s core profile. By Sylvia Whitmore.qualification that provides both nationally recognised competency-based training and an assured and time-efficient pathway to a higher education qualification. The TAFE sector has long sought to provide these pathways for its students, but the necessary intersectoral negotiations are almost always frustratingly protracted and are frequently unsuccessful. While good practice examples abound, they remain just that – exemplars and case studies rather than systemic solutions.