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Join TDA on 20 October for a discussion with Professor Peter Shergold AC, and Mr Steffen Faurby on the future of VET in Schools.

TDA is excited to announce that registration is now open for the next event in the TAFETalks series which will take place on 20 October.

TDA values working with industry partners to help Australians fulfill their potential and for employer and industry partners to prosper.  In August last year, with industry partners, TDA made a submission to the Australian Government on the Critical Role of Blue Tech and Digital Skills in Australia’s Economic Recovery.  We

Over the coming weeks, we will share recordings from the recent virtual TAFE-Industry Roundtable held on Friday 27 August 2021. The first recording provides insightful perspectives from Skill Organisations (SO) and Skills Service Organisations (SSO) on effective industry engagement.

TAFE senior executive Jenny Dodd has been appointed as the interim CEO of TAFE Directors Australia.

TDA warmly invites you to the next instalment of TAFETalks which will take place at 10:00am AEST on 12 August.

The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) has opened nominations for its annual Awards of Excellence.

Micro-credentials appear to be the new black in learning, here in Australia and around the world. Colleges and Institutes Canada has released a national framework for micro-credentials. Here in Australia, the former minister for education, Dan Tehan announced the micro-credentials marketplace and the review of the Australia Qualifications Framework also made recommendations about micro-credentials. The review of senior secondary pathways also recommended they be considered in senior schooling. There’s been little policy action since. What do we mean by micro-credentials? Craig Robertson explores this question for the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA).