Community Colleges in Victoria and NSW are closing at a rapid rate – one each month. These small not for profit education providers work in close partnership with community groups and small business providing a unique mix of lifestyle and vocational education. They deliver quality targetted education and training addressing social inclusion needs; literacy and numeracy issues and providing pathways to further education – who will provide this rich source of community life long learning once they dissapear as they will in the current vocational education climate – the profit focused private providers wont.
Fiona Plesman
Community Colleges in Victoria and NSW are closing at a rapid rate – one each month. These small not for profit education providers work in close partnership with community groups and small business providing a unique mix of lifestyle and vocational education. They deliver quality targetted education and training addressing social inclusion needs; literacy and numeracy issues and providing pathways to further education – who will provide this rich source of community life long learning once they dissapear as they will in the current vocational education climate – the profit focused private providers wont.
Fiona Plesman