Submissions & Reports

2023

Date	Type	Submitted To	Title
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

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

2017

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

2016

Type	Title	Submitted to	Date	File
Submission	Driving innovation, fairness and applied learning in Australian higher education	Department of Education and Training	July 2016
Commissioned Research Report	Escalier McLean Consulting: The Regional Paradox: Case studies		May 2016
Commissioned Research Report	Escalier McLean Consulting: The Regional Paradox: Undersupply of skilled workers and over-representation of unemployed and disengaged youth		April 2016
Submission	Quality of Assessment in Vocational Education and Training – Discussion Paper	Department of Education and Training	April 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		2016
Policy Paper	Ending discrimination in Australia’s tertiary education system		2016
Policy Paper	Let’s lift Australia’s national apprenticeships		2016

2015

Type	Title	Submitted To	Date	File
Submission	Education for Overseas Students Amendments (ESOS) – Streamlining Regulation Bill 2015 and Registration Charges Bill 2015	Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee	November 2015
Submission	Submission to the 457 Visa Integrity Review: Training Fund Contribution		August 2015
Submission	Response to the Review of the Governance and Administration of the Tuition Protection Service		June 2015
Submission	Response to the International Education Strategy		May 2015
Submission	Submission to the Victorian VET Funding Review	Government of Victoria	April 2015
Submission	Submission to the Inquiry into the Principles of Higher Education and Research Reform Bill	Senate Education and Employment Reference Committee	February 2015
Submission	Attachment: TDA Higher Education Student Survey Report		November 2014
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		February 2015

2014

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

2013

Type	Title	Submitted To	Date	File
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		August 2013
Commissioned Research Report	Dr John Mitchell: Reinventing Service Delivery – Case studies of TAFE institutes meeting industry needs and government goals		February 2013
Discussion Paper	Unleashing the Capability – Public technical and further education providers in the tertiary sector		July 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		2013

2012

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

2011

Type	Title	Submitted To	Date	File
Policy Paper	Discussion Paper, The Case for a National Charter for TAFE		November 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		2011

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