Dawkins quits as chair of Vocation

27/11/2014 by
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 The Australian    |     27 November 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… John Dawkins has resigned as chairman of troubled education group Vocation, saying shareholders want board renewal.  He has been replaced immediately by Doug Halley, who is also currently chairman of ASX-listed Duet Group. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Last month, following a lengthy probe,  Vocation was forced to repay $19.6 m in Victorian  government VET funding over non-compliance issues and it has now emerged one of its subsidiaries  (Aspin) is the subject of  a previously undisclosed investigation by the federal skills regulator (ASQA). Vocation has also been under investigation by … [Read more...]

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Major announcement on Vocation government funding expected

27/10/2014 by

27 October 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Trading in shares of the ASX-listed training provider Vocation has been suspended pending the announcement of the outcomes of a review by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of  compliance by Vocation subsidiaries with contractual obligations for funding under the Victorian Training Guarantee. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......……  The announcement is  scheduled for Monday 27 October 2014.    If the review discloses major non-compliance issues, which might reasonably be expected given the amount of time this matter has been running (since the middle of the year),  we might also reasonably expect … [Read more...]

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TDA Newsletter 15 October 2012

16/10/2012 by

Senate refers VET FEE HELP arrangements to Education Committee Inquiry The Senate has referred an inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2012, to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee. The bill proposes to amend the Higher Education Support Act, to make changes to the VET FEE-HELP program – part of the $1.75 billion National Partnership Agreement. The amendments are designed to “strengthen the integrity and quality framework underpinning the HELP schemes, improve information sharing and transparency with the national education regulators, improve arrangements for the early identification of low … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commonwealth policies, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, Vocational education & training, VRQA Tagged With: , , ,

Market more important than outcomes

05/09/2012 by
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Campus Review 3 September 2012

03/09/2012 by
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Filed Under: Campus Review, Community engagement, Monash, Murdoch University, Research, RMIT, universities, University of Melbourne, VRQA Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Deregistration sparked by enrolment concern

12/07/2012 by

The Australian   11 July 2011 Documents lodged with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal reveal that a private training accused of ripping off public funds planned to more than triple its enrolments from about 1500 students last year to 5000 this year and then to 6000 in 2013 and 7000 . The training regulator, the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, cited the plan in justifying its decision to cancel the college’s registration  The VRQA was concerned that such a rapid expansion … meant there was a substantial risk the quality of education and training could be compromised. Vocational Training Group (VTG) is appealing against its February deregistration.   … [Read more...]

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Ballarat and Bendigo TAFE cuts

28/06/2012 by
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28 June 2012 The University of Ballarat and Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT) are the latest Victorian TAFEs to announce course closures in the wake of massive government funding cuts, estimated at up to $300 million a year across the sector. Ballarat, which estimated the cuts would cost it $20 million or 40% of its TAFE funding, will be shedding courses in areas like hospitality, business, arts and equine studies.  Under a restructure announced on 26 June much of the university’s vocational training will be concentrated in a new Industry Skills Centre that will cultivate close ties to industry, which will provide training in engineering, manufacturing, automotive, … [Read more...]

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