Submissions & Reports

2025

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
June 2025	Submission	Australian Government Productivity Commission	National Competition Policy Analysis 2025
April 2025	Submission	Department of Health and Aged Care	Design of a National Registration Scheme for Personal Care Workers in Age Care »
April 2025	Submission	Australian Research Council (ARC)	Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program »
April 2025	Submission	Department of Industry, Science and Resources	Strategic Examination of Research and Development »
March 2025	Submission	Department of Health and Aged Care	National Allied Health Workforce Strategy response »
February 2025	Submission	Jobs and Skills Australia	JSA 2025 - 2026 Workplan »
January 2025	Submission	Senate	Enquiry into FREE TAFE Bill »

2024

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
November 2024	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Australian Skills Guarantee: Setting targets for Major ICT Projects »
June 2024	Submission	Senate Education & Employment Committee	Education Services For Overseas Students Amendment (Quality & Integrity) Bill 2024 »
June 2024	Submission	Department of Education	Draft International Education & Skills Strategic Framework »
27 March 2024	Submission	Parliament of Australia	Cost of Living »
15 February 2024	Submission	Department of Education	National Skills Passport Submission »

2023

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
1 September 2023	Submission	Department of Education	TDA Response to Universities Accord Interim Report»
22 May 2023	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Future Directions for Apprenticeship Support Services »
6 April 2023	Submission	Australian Universities Accord Panel	TDA Response to Australian Universities Accord Panel Discussion Paper »
5 April 2023	Submission	Parliament of Australia	Inquiry into the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 »
27 March 2023	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Qualification Reform TDA Survey Responses »
1 March 2023	Submission	Parliament of Australia	Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of Vocational Education and Training »
9 February 2023	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Future Delivery of Foundation Skills Training in Remote Australia »
9 February 2023	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	TDA Response to JSA Discussion Paper January 2023 »
30 January 2023	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Revised RTO Standards »

2022

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
December 2022	Submission	Department of Home Affairs	A migration system for Australia's future »
December 2022	Submission	Department of Education	Review of Australia's Higher Education System »
December 2022	Submission	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Australian Skills Guarantee »
November 2022	Submission	Employment Taskforce, Treasury	Employment White Paper »
September 2022	Submission	Australian Government Department of Education	Australia - India Education Qualification Recognition Taskforce »
August 2022	Submission	Senate	Jobs and Skills Australia »
26 May 2022	Submission	PwC’s Skills for Australia	TDA submission to the TAE Training and Education Training Package Review »
April 2022	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Review 2022 »

2021

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
13 October 2021	Submission	Australian Government	New Industry Arrangements »
28 September 2021	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Draft VET Workforce Quality Strategy »
September 2021	Joint Position Statement »		Joint Position Statement On Onshore International Student Transfers »
5 July 2021	Submission	National Skills Commission	Care Workforce Labour Market Study »
20 June 2021	Submission	Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency	Submission in response to Fees and charges proposal & Cost recovery for quality assurance and regulation of higher education »
10 June 2021	Report		Changing the Design of TAFE for a New Normal: How Digital is Transforming the Training Experience, Campus Design and TAFE Operating Models »
26 May 2021	Submission	Council for International Education	Submission in response to Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030 »
9 April 2021	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Submission for the Scoping Study - University Research Commercialisation Scheme - Letter to the University Research Commercialisation Scheme »
9 April 2021	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Submission for the Scoping Study - University Research Commercialisation Scheme - SMEs and TAFEs »
6 April 2021	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Feedback on Proposed ESOS Course Exemption Instrument »

2020

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
December 2020	Report		#The Power of TAFE: The COVID Story »
18 December 2020	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Submission on ACER Language, Literacy and Numeracy Review »
18 December 2020	Submission	Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency	Making and Assessing Claims of Scholarship and Scholarly Activity »
19 October 2020	Submission	The Australian Government	SMEs and TAFEs collaborating through applied research for growth »
12 October 2020	Submission	Department of Education, Skills and Employment	Feedback on proposed amendments to the ESOS Act to improve the regulation of supplementary courses »
25 September 2020	Submission	The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee Department of the Senate	Inquiry into Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 »
10 September 2020	Submission	Australian Skills Quality Authority	Submission on Approach to Effective Self-Assurance for the VET Sector »
27 August 2020	Submission	Commonwealth Ombudsman	Submission on a Proposed Code of Practice for VET Student Loan Scheme Providers »
24 August 2020	Submission	The Australian Government	Critical Role of Blue Tech and Digital Skills in Australia’s Economic Recovery »
30 July 2020	Submission	The Productivity Commission	Response to Interim Report on Review of National Agreement on Skills and Workforce Development »
13 January 2020	Submission	The Productivity Commission	Review of the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development »

2019

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
22 November 2019	Submission	Australian Government	National Skills Commission »
31 October 2019	Submission	Senate	Submission on Tuition Protection Legislation »

2018

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
March 2018	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Committee	Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) »
February 2018	Submission	Australian Government	Pre-budget submission »

2017

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
December 2017	Submission	Department of Innovation, Industry and Science	Digital Economy »
December 2017	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Committee	Submission into the Inquiry into the provisions of the Migration Amendment Bill, and the Migration Charges Bill »
December 2017	Submission	Victorian Parliament Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee	Getting the Mix Right – Submission to the Inquiry into career advice activities in Victorian schools »
August 2017	Submission	The independent review into regional, rural and remote education, Department of Education and Training	Submission into regional, rural and remote education »
August 2017	Commissioned Research Report		LH Martin Institute. R. Schubert and L. Geodegebuure: Bridge to opportunity: TAFE as Key Partners in Innovation Ecosystems »
July 2017	Submission	House of Representatives Committee Inquiry into School to Work Transitions	The contribution of VET to the tertiary education system »
June 2017	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Committee	An even playing field for tertiary education in Australia »

2016

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
July 2016	Submission	Department of Education and Training	Driving innovation, fairness and applied learning in Australian higher education »
May 2016	Commissioned Research Report		Escalier McLean Consulting: The Regional Paradox: Case studies »
April 2016	Commissioned Research Report	Victorian Parliament Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee	Escalier McLean Consulting: The Regional Paradox: Undersupply of skilled workers and over-representation of unemployed and disengaged youth »
April 2016	Submission	Department of Education and Training	Quality of Assessment in Vocational Education and Training – Discussion Paper »
2016	Commissioned Research Report		NCVER: Trends in public and private VET provision: participation, finances, and outcomes »
2016	Policy Paper		Why a national industry policy & innovation and STEM strategy needs quality training »
2016	Policy Paper		Quality is the hallmark of a well-regulated VET system »
2016	Policy Paper		Rural and remote vocational education and training relies on TAFE »

2015

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
November 2015	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee	Education for Overseas Students Amendments (ESOS) – Streamlining Regulation Bill 2015 and Registration Charges Bill 2015 »
August 2015	Submission		Submission to the 457 Visa Integrity Review: Training Fund Contribution »
June 2015	Submission		Response to the Review of the Governance and Administration of the Tuition Protection Service »
May 2015	Submission		Response to the International Education Strategy »
April 2015	Submission	Government of Victoria	Submission to the Victorian VET Funding Review »
February 2015	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Reference Committee	Submission to the Inquiry into the Principles of Higher Education and Research Reform Bill »
February 2015	Submission		The operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia »
February 2015	Submission		Response to the review of training packages and accredited courses discussion paper »

2014

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
December 2014	Submission	Department of Industry	Industry Engagement in Training Package Development – Towards a contestable model »
December 2014	Submission	Department of Immigration and Border Protection	Response to Future directions for streamlined visa processing discussion paper »
December 2014	Submission	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Informing the new AID Investment Plans for Burma, Lao PRD, Cambodia and Vietnam »
October 2014	Submission	Department of Education	Reform of the ESOS Framework »
September 2014	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Committee	Submission into the Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 »
September 2014	Submission	VET Reform Taskforce	Reforming regulation in Vocational Education and Training »
July 2014	Submission	Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs	Submission into the role of the private sector in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in the Indo-Pacific Region »
April 2014	Submission		Response to the Independent Review of the VET Sector in Western Australia »
April 2014	Submission	Standing Committee of Education and Employment	Response to the inquiry into the role of technical and further education (TAFE) system and its operation »
March 2014	Submission	Senate Education and Employment Reference Committee	Submission to the Inquiry into Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in Australia »
March 2014	Submission	Department of Immigration and Border Protection	Submission to the Review of the Genuine Temporary Entrant Requirement »

2013

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
August 2013	Commissioned Research Report		Independent Economics: Cost-benefit analysis and returns from additional investment in VET »
August 2013	Commissioned Research Report		Independent Economics: Executive Summary, Cost-benefit analysis and returns from additional investment in VET »
February 2013	Commissioned Research Report		Dr John Mitchell: Reinventing Service Delivery – Case studies of TAFE institutes meeting industry needs and government goals »
July 2013	Discussion Paper		Unleashing the Capability – Public technical and further education providers in the tertiary sector »
2013	Policy Paper		Employment and economic benefits of additional investment in technical and further education »
2013	Policy Paper		Quality in a new open market national entitlement system of vocational education and training »
2013	Policy Paper		Maintaining a commitment to skills funding & meeting Australia’s skill shortages »
2013	Policy Paper		Educational Leadership in the delivery of green skills for sustainable development »
2013	Policy Paper		TAFE Leadership in International Education »
2013	Policy Paper		Skill set funding reforms to workplace training »
2013	Policy Paper		Pathways in Tertiary Education and funding for work-ready degrees »
2013	Policy Paper		Pathways to higher qualifications »
2013	Policy Paper		Direct federal engagement within Australia’s public provider (TAFE) Institutes »

2012

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
2012	Policy Paper		National Charter for TAFE »

2011

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
November 2011	Policy Paper		Discussion Paper, The Case for a National Charter for TAFE »
2011	Policy Paper		Occasional Paper, TDA and LH Martin Institute Tertiary Education Missions to the UK and US »
2011	Policy Paper		TAFE’s strategic leadership role in Regional Australia »
2011	Policy Paper		Realising Australia’s Tertiary Sector: the case for Provider Categories in VET »

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