national network of publicly owned Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes and university TAFE divisions
and the Australia-Pacific Training Coalition (APTC).
TAFE Directors Australia acknowledges and pays its respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land, rivers and sea. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the elders, past, present, and emerging, of all nations.
Our Vision
Our vision is for TAFE to be recognised as the pre-eminent provider of tertiary education in Australia and as a global standard in vocational education and training.
The priority for TAFE Directors Australia is to continue to demonstrate the power of the TAFE model. Not only in terms of its service across all communities in Australia but also its strong industry focus to bring contemporary skills and vocational education to all students so they can power the workforce and economic recovery.
TAFE Directors Australia will continue to support TAFEs in the post coronavirus environment and work with the Australian Government on finding the best ways to address the unprecedented challenges that face our society. TAFEs are well placed to respond and adapt to the effects of rapid technological change, digitalisation, climate change, demographic trends, and new forms of work. The 2020 COVID year showed us how resilient and innovative TAFEs could be in reshaping their work and driving change.
We also look forward to continuing to work with our partners in Australia and overseas on improving the vocational education sector.

TAFETalks: Micro-credentials: developing with and for industry
Micro-credentials are on everyone’s lips. Join renowned expert Beverley Oliver and representatives from TAFE Queensland and TAFE NSW to further your understanding of micro-credentials and how two leading TAFEs are working with industry to develop micro-credentials for their needs.

Apprentices and Traineeships
Apprenticeships play a very important role in Australia’s system of skills development, having had a long history of successfully combining paid on-the-job training in tandem
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Some marked differences between the Coalition and Labor on election policies for skills and TAFE
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/the-coalition-and-labor-have-very-different-policies-on-skills-and-training/news-story/29a967d3419233136122cfb095dfefaa
The budget announcement from 1 July of direct payment to apprentices along with incentives for employers may well help reduce attrition in the risky first year of the apprenticeship. See comment in TDA newsletter.
https://tda.edu.au/newsletters/funding-the-individual-may-well-contribute-to-higher-apprentice-completions-comment-by-ceo-jenny-dodd/
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