Campus Review – 8 October 2012

08/10/2012 By
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...as  highlighted  by  Campus  Review  itself TAFE cuts ‘worse for women Budget cuts to Victoria’s TAFEs are twice as likely to disadvantage women, a study by the Victorian TAFE Association (VTA) has found. The analysis, which examined 20 popular courses impacted by funding cuts, found the changes will affect more than 65,000 Victorian women next year.  VTA executive director David Williams said fees for women will increase on average by $800 at one large Melbourne metropolitan TAFE. We always knew the cuts would have a negative impact on Victorians – but now we are getting a clearer picture of who the primary victims will be. The Baillieu government has cut about $290 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Campus Review, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Conferences, University of Melbourne, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , ,

TDA Newsletter 8 October 2012

08/10/2012 By
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  Government funding for private providers tripled, at TAFE’s expense State governments have almost tripled their funding to the private training sector since 2007, rendering TAFEs the minority providers.  According to a new study by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), government funding of TAFEs jumped from $140 million in 2007, to $1.1 billion last year.  The Victorian government has almost quadrupled its funding to non-TAFE providers.The study did not take in to the account this year’s funding cuts to TAFE in Victoria, NSW and Queensland. VET leaders address workforce development conference The Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Commonwealth-State relations, Conferences, TAFE Directors Australia, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

National training “reforms” off to a small start

06/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |     6 October 2012 The Commonwealth government has endorsed the Northern Territory's plan to roll out the new national training 'entitlement' and is providing an additional $18 million over the next 5 years to help fund it. The funds are being allocated under the $1.75 billion National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform, which was signed off by the Council of Australian Governments in April. The national partnership is additional to regular federal funding of state and territory vocational training systems, which totals about $1.4bn a year. To qualify for the extra money, states and territories must submit plans detailing how they plan to implement the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Commonwealth-State relations, TAFE, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

The Scan Main Edition 4 October 2012

04/10/2012 By
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  Aust unis feature strongly in rankings Increased research investment and improved collaboration with Asia is driving Australian universities' strong performance in the latest global league table published today, according to commentators.  The University of Melbourne confirmed its elite status, topping the local league table and moving into the world's top 30.  It is up nine places from last year, to number 28, moving clear of its nearest rival, the Australian National University on 37.  The University of NSW and Monash University moved into the top 100, bringing Australia's tally there to six.  National representation in the top 200 has been boosted to eight with the addition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Commonwealth-State relations, International students, Scan Main Edition, Science, TAFE, universities Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

TAFE cuts impact most severe in the west

04/10/2012 By
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4 October 2012 Analysis by Lead West, a regional development and advocacy organisation, shows that TAFE funding cuts will impact most heavily in the western region of Melbourne, which has generally lower education and training attainments than the rest of Melbourne and significant pockets of  social and economic disadvantage.  The report concludes that the long term ramifications of the funding cuts are an increased likelihood of declining levels of employability due to lack of skills and qualifications (with associated health and mental health costs to government and the community). At the 2006 census, 54.4% of the population in Melbourne’s west had no qualification whereas the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, TAFE, Victoria University, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Craven argues for “price elasticity”

04/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |    4 October 2012 In a speech to the National Press Club Australian Catholic University vice-chancellor Greg Craven  has expressed his “in bit” support for uncapped university fees, including full fees if they can be introduced in a principled way. I think there are possibilities that could be looked at.  In a circumstance where money is tight, there is some sense in giving universities elasticity to bring a certain amount of money into the system. Fees are one of the most divisive issues in higher education, with sandstone universities and the Grattan Institute among the advocates of deregulation.  Opponents say the move would be anti-inclusive, with … [Read more...]

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Stuart’s story

03/10/2012 By
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Casey Weekly     |     28 September 2012 A student at Chisholm Institute has told of the difference TAFE has made to his life as students and teachers met politicians last week to discuss the impact of cuts to TAFE funding. Stuart Rogers, who studies accounting at Chisholm's Berwick campus, said his teachers had supported him through three hospital stays and helped him complete the outstanding units of his course. I firmly believe that if I was at university, I wouldn't have received the support I've received here at TAFE.  I'm so grateful.   It's been really helpful to get the skills I need in a mentored environment Chisholm Institute plans to raise course fees by about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Victorian TAFE Association, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Miriam’s story

03/10/2012 By
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Brimbank Weekly    |     2 October 2012 Victoria University (VU), the west's biggest TAFE provider, has lost more than $32 million in funding and slashed 80 vocational courses and more than 100 teaching jobs.  VU has now announced further cuts following the withdrawal of the youth guarantee supplement, which supports disadvantaged students in TAFE courses.   Funding for the program was stripped from $2 million to $680,000. Student Miriam Bah, 28, who is completing a double diploma in community services and community development, said she chose VU because of its access to English language programs.  The Liberian migrant said the axing of courses and teachers was a blow for women … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, TAFE, Victorian TAFE Association, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , ,

Public VET funding pouring into private provision

03/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |     3 October 2012 Governments have almost tripled their funding of private training since 2007 from about $410 million in 2007 to $1.4 billion last year. catapulting TAFEs towards minority provider status, a new NCVER report reveals. Victoria led the pack, with payments to private colleges almost quadrupling to about $500m under the state's open training market, according to the report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. However, private payments also increased sharply in three other states, rising 196% in Queensland, 181% in Western Australia and 165% in South Australia. Nationally, non-TAFE funding has risen almost 120% during … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, NCVER, TAFE, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

TDA Newsletter

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TDA Newsletter     |     2 October 2012 Women bear brunt of Victorian TAFE cuts Female students will suffer the most from the Baillieu Government’s funding cuts to TAFE, according to analysis conducted by the Victorian TAFE Association (VTA). The VTA said TAFE courses skewed to female students had lost up to 85% of their government subsidies, while the most male-dominated TAFE courses had lost only about 6%. Click here to read an article in The Australian. Government funds new competency-based progression scheme for electrical apprentices The Federal Government has granted $20 million to new reforms that will improve the retention rates of electrical apprentices. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Commonwealth-State relations, Conferences, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, Teaching & learnig, Victorian TAFE Association, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , ,
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