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TAFE
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TAFE and Corrective Services on Federation’s election agenda
July 14, 2018Our public TAFE system was the envy of the world, but then it started to be destroyed, Federation President Maurie Mulheron told Annual Conference Delegates earlier this week.
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Language learning fundamental to social cohesion, Annual Conference hears
July 13, 2018Improvements need to be made to language education provision in NSW public schools, Federation’s Multicultural Officer/Organiser Amber Flohm said at Annual Conference earlier this week.
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Salaries and funding among campaign issues for NSW state election
July 11, 2018Federation will campaign for a significant breakthrough in teacher salaries in the next award — without trade-offs — Federation’s Annual Conference determined.
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When will the Federal Government learn?
July 08, 2018The Federal Government had failed to learn the lessons of the NSW experiment, which introduced learning progressions and an online assessment tool into schools that were blamed for creating excessive teacher workload, President of the Australian Education Union Correna Haythorpe told Federation’s Annual Conference.
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Local events celebrate quality public vocational education
June 22, 2018National TAFE Day celebrations were held around NSW on 19 June against the backdrop of a continuing crisis in TAFE funding and resourcing.
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Guaranteed funding for TAFE is the real solution
June 21, 2018The announcement by the NSW Minister for Skills regarding apprenticeship fees is an admission that the marketisation of VET brought in by the Smart and Skilled policy has failed.
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Federation marks TAFE disability support milestone
June 19, 2018Federation celebrated 40 years of support services for TAFE students with a disability at a special function on Thursday evening, 7 June, at Federation House.
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TAFE voice tuned for election campaigns
June 13, 2018Plans for campaigning on TAFE issues during the upcoming state and federal elections were developed at a recent strategy meeting involving Federation officers in the Post Schools unit.
