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Wider focus for TAFE would better prepare students for their working lives

July 16, 2019

New social policy is desperately needed for the vocational education and training sector says Centre for Future Work associate Pat Forward.

Forum to plot course to bolster TAFE

July 09, 2019

A national event on the future of TAFE is being planned by the Australian Education Union.

TAFE award talks to be informed by member opinions

July 08, 2019

TAFE members will be surveyed in workplaces on a range of industrial and professional issues as Federation begins planning for the next enterprise bargaining agreement, Annual Conference determined on Monday.

NSW Budget has no plan for TAFE growth

June 21, 2019

The meagre 3 per cent increase in spending on TAFE in Tuesday’s NSW Budget revealed the Berejiklian Government had no plans for any significant growth in public vocational education, Federation analysis of the documents reveal.

Vocational education policy failure

June 13, 2019

For many years, Federation has warned all levels of government about the flaws in the private vocational education market.

Here's to centenary of activism

June 13, 2019

Councillors, Life Members and guests of the TAFE Teachers Association came together to celebrate 100 years of activism at the TAFE Teachers Association Centenary Anniversary AGM and dinner on 31 May.

Community concerns for Bega TAFE

April 09, 2019

Bega TAFE Federation members and the local community are still deeply concerned about plans to further build on the Bega Connected Learning Centre (CLC) site rather than the existing TAFE campus.

Your workplace contacts

April 08, 2019

Scott O’Connell traces his immersion in the union movement back to 10 weeks standing on a picket line outside the mine he worked for, as non-union workers were bussed in to do his job.

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