The Australian | 19 October 2012 At least 95 jobs could go and training could be slashed from Australia's oldest vocational college, as NSW replicates Victoria's wholesale cuts to TAFEs. Confidential proposals at Sydney Institute would see courses deleted or rationalised as Australia’s biggest TAFE reins in costs in response to private competition, state budget cuts and further anticipated market reforms. A document marked “cabinet in confidence” proposes cuts to automotive, business, accounting, retail, fine arts and pre-tertiary training, with courses scrapped from up to four of the institute’s eight campuses. At least four courses could completely … [Read more...]
