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TAFE
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TAFE shines at Vivid Sydney
May 29, 2018Regional TAFE NSW students have not only hit the big city for this year’s Vivid Sydney but they’ve brought the bright lights with them.
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Minister Birmingham comments about basket weaving TAFE course causes social media storm
May 17, 2018Simon Birmingham’s attempt to be smugly dismissive of Labor’s budget-reply commitment to TAFE funding have set off a social media storm, with thousands of TAFE graduates showing their support for TAFE and the positive effect their qualifications had on their lives and careers.
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Huge win for Victoria’s TAFE teachers
May 17, 2018This month’s Victorian Budget announcement will increase public sector wages 11.2 per cent by 30 June next year.
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TAFE bound by outdated training packages
May 14, 2018TAFE should be approved to develop local qualifications outside the present restrictive training package regime, according to renowned academic and former TAFE teacher Professor Leesa Wheelahan.
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Budget puts big business ahead of education
May 12, 2018Federation welcomes Labor’s commitment to restore, in full, the $17 billion cut from schools by the Turnbull Government.
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Unions recognise TAFE as best provider
May 09, 2018TAFE has strong support within the union movement as the preferred provider of vocational education. Trades unions appreciate the breadth of education provided by TAFE, including industrial issues encountered in the workplace and the fact that TAFE provides opportunities for apprentices to learn about and join their union.
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Minister commits to permanent teachers in TAFE
April 20, 2018The Minister for TAFE Adam Marshall has listened to TAFE teachers and committed to recruit permanent teachers to TAFE NSW.
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Federal Government slow to respond on TAFE report
March 29, 2018The Federal Government has paid little more than lip service to a raft of recommendations for TAFE made by the Standing Committee on Education and Employment in a report it tabled three-and-a-half years ago.
