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During the last two weeks we witnessed the triumphant Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Approximately 4,400 athletes from around the world competed, which is an amazing

If you are immersed in international education you will now be familiar with the term “National Planning Level”. In a latter part of today’s TDA

Last Monday in the newsletter TDA reported on the presentation by Professor Barney Glover, Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia, at the National Press Club

Focusing on regional Australia was paramount last week in several different contexts. TDA’s Clean Energy network, which met last Friday, highlighted that many of the

There has been much discussion in the last few weeks about proposed limits on the number of international students that tertiary education providers can recruit.

Today we continue with our theme on qualification design reform that was the subject of my CEO piece on Monday 15 July. This time I’m

Brendan O’Connor, who announced last week his resignation as Minister for Skills and Training, departs with gratitude and appreciation from the TAFE sector.

The third piece of the Federal Government’s structural reforms for the tertiary education system is needs based funding. This is a very significant change and

TDA has been very pleased that all the JSCs have accepted our invitation to participate in TDA member only events from July to September to

The federal Department of Education has released two papers relating to structural reforms to the tertiary education system resulting from recommendations of the Australian Universities

I have been asked a few times recently what I think ‘harmonisation’ means. For context, the question is about harmonisation between higher education and vocational

It was terrific to see the announcement last week of the second TAFE Centre of Excellence, which we profiled last week in the TDA Monday

Last Wednesday’s TAFETalks with guest speak Simon Walker, Managing Director NCVER supported by Mary Faraone, CEO Holmesglen Institute and Craig Robertson, CEO Victorian Skills Authority, set

NCVER’s recently released research report, ‘The student journey: the many faces of completion and non-completion in VET‘ by Wibrow, Hall and Griffin is a useful addition to an

The Federal budget delivered two weeks ago had many great components for both VET and higher education. TDA reported on these initiatives in the Newsletter

Today is Reconciliation Day and last Thursday was Public Education Day. For the TAFE workforce both days are significant.

Last week was a very busy time in Canberra as the federal government delivered its budget. For the tertiary education sector, both students and national

Minister O’Connor’s speech last Wednesday at the extremely successful TDA Convention 2024 in Sydney really hit the mark. Not only did Minister O’Connor highlight the