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VET numbers soar past 1.26 million in skills push

The number of students enrolled in government-funded vocational education and training (VET) courses has surpassed 1.26 million under a national push to address critical skill shortages, as the Coalition ramps up attacks on Labor’s enrolment levels and signature fee-free TAFE ­program. ...

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$83m to convert casual teachers to TAFE educators

The NSW state government will commit $83.1m over the next four years to help convert casual teachers to permanent employment in a bid to retain expert TAFE teachers. Currently, an estimated 48 per cent of TAFE NSW’s teaching workforce does not have permanent employment, ...

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TAFE teacher rules relaxed to improve shortage

High school teachers and teachers-in-training can now use their qualifications at TAFE in a "commonsense" move to ease the shortage of VET educators. Those with a secondary school teacher qualification will be excused from having to obtain a full Certificate ...

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VET: The great equaliser for African refugees

Vocational education qualifications provide a raft of opportunities for disadvantaged people such as refugees, who often experience disrupted educational experiences growing up. Such qualifications enhance job prospects and promote economic independence. However, according to Tebeje Molla, a research fellow at ...

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ITECA CEO takes the gloss off new TAFE report

A new report has highlighted TAFE’s role in Australia’s economic success and warned that not investing in the sector will destroy our economy’s engines for prosperity, growth and equity. Authored by the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, the ...

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