Swinburne’s Transition Plan – Executive Summary

15/09/2012 By
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Swinburne Newsroom    15 September 2012 Swinburne University of Technology’s requests of the Victorian Government: 1. Lilydale campus: In view of the public interest in ensuring that a future can be planned for the Lilydale campus site which is sympathetic to community aspirations for the future use of the site and contributes positively to productive economic capacity of the region,  Swinburne proposes either that the Victorian Government:  acquires the whole of the site from Swinburne; or assists the Shire of Yarra Ranges in acquiring the whole of the site from Swinburne. Alternatively, if the Government does not wish to acquire the site through any of its agencies, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coalition policies, Swinburne University, Uncategorized Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

TAFE “fire sale” of the century

15/09/2012 By
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The Australian    15 September 2012 Victoria could sell off as many as 35 TAFE campuses and sites, almost pipping the 38 campus closures recently recommended in Queensland, the leaked Cabinet  document on TAFE “transition plans” reveals. The document outlines sales or planned sales of up to 23 TAFE centres and campuses, and partial sales of at least six. Major sales include Swinburne University’s Prahran and Lilydale campuses and Victoria University’s Flinders Street and Flinders Lane campuses.   Chisholm Institute’s Cranbourne, Mornington and Bass Coast campuses, Sunraysia’s Ouyen and Robinvale centres and Bendigo TAFE’s Kerang campus are also earmarked for … [Read more...]

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Heated talks on TAFE as secret papers reveal plans

15/09/2012 By
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The Age     15 September 2012 Hastily convened talks between Victoria's TAFE directors and the Education Department have failed to quell anger about a leaked document revealing sweeping changes to the sector.  Plans for mergers, campus closures and steep tuition fee increases were outlined in the document, which summarised confidential transition plans submitted by the institutes. Holmesglen TAFE chief Bruce Mackenzie said the department had rejected the directors' request for $100 million in ''structural adjustment'' funding in yesterday's meeting.  ''This is just bleeding institutes to death,'' he said. The Holmesglen submission proposes possibly buying out the government's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holmesglen TAFE, L a Trobe University, Regional, Swinburne University, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,
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