Victorian Government Newsroom | 27 September 2012
The Victorian government has vigorously contested claims that Swinburne University will stop providing the Certificate I in Work Education as a result of funding changes in the May state budget. Skills minister Peter Hall says that, as a result of those funding changes, the Certificate I in Work Education will actually now receive the highest hourly public subsidy of any vocational education course at $14 an hour, a 17% increase on the previous non-TAFE funding level.
The public subsidy for this course at Swinburne University increased as a result of those budget changes. It did not decrease.
Swinburne University recently announced its 2020 vision to be the leading university in science, technology and innovation. The university is going through a process of reviewing all its course offerings in vocational and higher education to align them with that vision. As a result of Swinburne’s decision some courses will cease.
In the case of the Certificate I in Work Education, Swinburne University has indicated that it is working with other providers to ensure the course continues.
Swinburne, along with alternative providers – Box Hill Institute, Chisholm Institute and Holmesglen – have held information sessions at their Hawthorn, Wantirna and Lilydale campuses with affected students and their families.
Hall – Correcting the record again
