What is TAFE NSW, Australia’s largest TAFE system, doing about being green, asks John Mitchell. Something strange is happening in TAFE. It’s green in colour and it’s happening in the heart of the most highly centralised TAFE system in Australia ...

The WA government has announced it will overhaul and rebrand its TAFE sector to prepare for a renewed resources boom on the back of the surge in natural gas contracts, the state government says. A new Department of Training and ...

All education and training providers should be ranked according to the level of service provision and not treated as equals, as under the current registration system, a senior TAFE figure has said. Last week’s public hearing into the welfare of ...

VET apprentice and trainee commencements in the March quarter were down nearly 8 per cent on the corresponding period in 2008, with commencements in the traditional trades falling dramatically by 21.9 per cent. The latest apprentice and trainee data from ...

The federal government’s green training corps claims it will deliver a Year 12-equivalent qualification after just five-hours a week training over 26 weeks.tender document for organisations hoping to gain funding under the program. The government says the green corps will ...

A market approach to international education should be broadened, says Peter Kell. Australian branding as a study destination is considerably tarnished over recent months. These incidents are not new, and are not unique to Australia, but there is considerable frustration ...

What can be done to reinvigorate traditional apprenticeships, asks John Mitchell. With the current downturn in the economy, there is increased public interest in quickly retraining the newly unemployed and a simultaneous reduction in interest in the traditional four-year apprenticeship. ...

Catholic Education to take over two ATCs Catholic Education South Australia has taken over the Australian Technical College-Northern Adelaide, while the ATC in the city’s south is expected to be signed over by the end of the month. The federally ...

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is willing to expand its scope and embrace the whole tertiary sector, as recommended by the Bradley review. And an integrated statistical system incorporating both higher education and VET will be an ...

Disability leader appointed to national VET council Elizabeth Reid, the Northern Territory’s disability coordination officer, has been appointed to the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC). Reid, whose position is hosted by Charles Darwin University, has expertise in equity issues ...