Baillieu-Ryan Force TAFE Fees Up For Regional Students
The Baillieu-Ryan Government’s decision to cut around $250 million from TAFE and vocational training providers will cause regional student fees to skyrocket and force providers to cut courses, Shadow...
View ArticleWhen Will The Gippsland Education Plan Be Rolled Out?
The Baillieu Government needs to outline how it will implement the recommendations of the Gippsland Tertiary Education Plan, Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Skills Steve Herbert said today....
View ArticleVictorian teachers and students will pay the price for Mr Baillieu’s...
Victorian schools and TAFEs will be hit hard by the Baillieu Government’s inability to manage the state’s finances, leaving teachers and students with ageing buildings and fewer options, while making...
View ArticleMassive Cuts Could Force TAFE Campus Closures
The Premier has today refused to rule out that the Government’s significant funding cuts could force the closer of TAFE campuses across the state, Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Skills Steve...
View ArticleListen To The TAFE Sector, Mr Baillieu
Angry TAFE workers worried about the future of the sector following the Baillieu Government’s savage funding cuts have rallied outside the Premier’s office to send a message to Ted Baillieu. The...
View ArticleWill Tim McCurdy Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Murray Valley Tim McCurdy needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE, Shadow...
View ArticleWill Tim Bull Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Gippsland East Tim Bull needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to Advance TAFE in Bairnsdale, Shadow Minister for...
View ArticleWill Peter Ryan Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Gippsland South Peter Ryan needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to GippsTAFE in Leongatha, Shadow Minister for...
View ArticleWill Russell Northe Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Morwell Russell Northe needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to GippsTAFE in Morwell, Shadow Minister for Higher...
View ArticleWill Hugh Delahunty Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Lowan Hugh Delahunty needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to South West TAFE, Shadow Minister for Higher...
View ArticleWill Bill Sykes Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Benalla Bill Sykes needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE, Shadow Minister...
View ArticleWill Peter Crisp Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Mildura Peter Crisp needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to the Sunraysia Institute of TAFE in Mildura, Shadow...
View ArticleWill Jeanette Powell Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Shepparton Jeanette Powell needs to stand up against her Liberal Party colleagues and fight against her own Government’s savage cuts to Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE, Shadow...
View ArticleWill Peter Walsh Fight Against Ted Baillieu’s TAFE Cuts?
National Member for Swan Hill Peter Walsh needs to stand up against his Liberal Party colleagues and fight against his own Government’s savage cuts to the Sunraysia Institute of TAFE in Swan Hill,...
View ArticleRegional TAFE Campuses Facing Closure
Regional TAFE campuses could be forced to close after the Baillieu Government’s decision to rip millions of dollars from the sector, it was revealed today. In a Public Accounts and Estimates Committee...
View ArticleSwinburne Staff And Students March On Fyffe’s Office
Staff and students from Swinburne TAFE marched on local Liberal MP Christine Fyffe’s office today, to protest the Baillieu Government’s $290 million cuts to TAFE which are forcing Swinburne to close...
View ArticleVU TAFE At Risk Of Closure Following Government Cuts
Staff and Students involved in TAFE courses in the Western Suburbs are concerned about their future and the future of TAFE atVictoriaUniversity, Leader of the Opposition Daniel Andrews said today. Mr...
View ArticleVictorian TAFE And Unis – Democracy Free Places
The Baillieu Government has rammed through changes to Victorian universities and TAFEs that will remove elected representatives on their boards of management, Shadow Minister for Higher Education and...
View ArticleNapthine Refuses To Reverse Ted’s TAFE Cuts
New Premier Denis Napthine today told parliament he would not reverse the damaging cuts made to Victoria’s TAFE system, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said today. Mr Andrews said despite installing a...
View ArticleNapthine Plan To Force Gordon And South West TAFE Merger
Regional TAFE mergers are clearly on the agenda as the Napthine Government fails to rule out supporting mergers and amalgamations, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships,...
View ArticleNapthine Plan To Force Wodonga And GOTAFE Merger
Regional TAFE mergers are clearly on the agenda as the Napthine Government fails to rule out supporting mergers and amalgamations, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships Steve...
View ArticleNapthine Plan To Force GippsTAFE And Advance TAFE Merger
Regional TAFE mergers are clearly on the agenda as the Napthine Government fails to rule out supporting mergers and amalgamations, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships Steve...
View ArticleNMIT Prahran Takeover – How Much Is It Costing, Mr Napthine?
The Memorandum of Understanding that outlines NMIT’s intention to purchase Swinburne’s Prahran campus, unveiled today by the Napthine Government, has raised more questions than it answers, Shadow...
View ArticleNapthine TAFE Cuts To Blame For Youth Unemployment Crisis
Denis Napthine’s TAFE cuts have caused a youth unemployment crisis in Victoria. ABS jobless figures show a massive rise in the unemployment rate for Victorians aged 15-24. The figures are worse in...
View ArticleNapthine Government Must End Silence on TAFE Sackings
The Napthine Government and Minister for Higher Education, Peter Hall, must explain the financial debacle engulfing NMIT TAFE, with millions of dollars lost in cash reserves and the unexpected...
View ArticleNapthine Budget Won’t Save TAFE
Denis Napthine and the Liberals have left our TAFE system in pieces and this Budget won’t put it back together again. Under Denis Napthine, TAFE fees have skyrocketed, courses have been cut, campuses...
View ArticleGippsland Advance TAFE Reveals Massive Loss
The disastrous financial state of Advance TAFE has finally been revealed, with the Napthine Government choosing to dump its annual report in the shadow of the state budget today. Advance TAFE’s annual...
View ArticleNapthine Government’s Plan To Force TAFE Mergers Revealed
Denis Napthine’s $1.2 billion cuts from the Victorian TAFE sector have claimed another victim with the merger of Bendigo TAFE and Kangan Institute. The merger of the 160 year old Bendigo institution...
View ArticleAdult, Community And Further Education: Crisis In Macedon
Adult and community education in Macedon is in crisis under Denis Napthine, a survey has revealed. The survey of adult and community education providers across Victoria, conducted by Shadow Minister...
View ArticleNMIT TAFE Reveals Massive Loss Under Napthine
The disastrous financial state of NMIT TAFE has finally been revealed, with the Napthine Government choosing to dump its annual report late yesterday. NMIT TAFE’s annual report revealed that it lost...
View ArticleYoung And Vulnerable Hit Hardest By Napthine’s TAFE Cuts
Young and vulnerable Victorians are being hit the hardest by the Napthine Government’s $1.2 billion cuts to TAFE and training, the Vocational Education and Training Market report for 2013 has revealed....
View ArticleAdult, Community And Further Education: Crisis In Murrindindi
Adult and community education in Murrindindi is in crisis. Denis Napthine’s funding cuts have hurt nearly three quarters of education providers across Victoria, mostly not-for-profit organisations,...
View ArticleNapthine Cuts Still Hurting Victorian TAFEs: Auditor-General
The Napthine Government’s TAFE cuts are still wreaking havoc on Victoria’s TAFE system, an Auditor-General’s report has revealed. The Technical and Further Education Institutes report showed TAFEs are...
View ArticleLabor Will Reinstate Youth Education And Training Funding
Labor will reinstate vital funding for Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs), Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships, Steve Herbert, announced today. LLENs are made...
View ArticleNAPTHINE MUST GUARANTEE A FUTURE FOR FEDERATION TRAINING
The Napthine Government must tell students and staff how Gippsland’s Federation Training will survive, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships, Steve Herbert, said today. The...
View ArticleNAPTHINE MUST ADMIT FAILURE AND RELEASE FULL TAFE REPORT
The Napthine Government released a TAFE report today for National Skills Week, but vital information on the failing state of Victoria’s TAFE system was missing from its pages. The latest Training...
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TAFE Won’t Survive Under A Liberal Government
Victoria’s TAFE system is near collapse after $1.2 billion in Liberal cuts, a Government report has revealed. The Victorian Training Market Half Year Report revealed that TAFEs share of the training...
View ArticleNapthine’s TAFE Cuts Fuelling Youth Unemployment Crisis
Denis Napthine’s TAFE and training cuts are fuelling a youth unemployment crisis across Victoria. The Victorian Training Market Half Year Report shows that training enrolments among unemployed students...
View ArticleLabor Tackles Youth Unemployment In Prahran
Labor will tackle youth unemployment in the inner east by rebuilding the Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN). Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships, Steve Herbert...
View ArticleLabor Tackles Youth Unemployment In Benalla
Labor will tackle youth unemployment in north-east Victoria by rebuilding the Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN). Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills and Apprenticeships, Steve...
View ArticleNapthine’s TAFE Announcement An Insult To The Outer-East
Denis Napthine’s proposal for a ‘flexible learning space’ in Lilydale to replace the TAFE and University he shut down is an insult to every young person in the outer-east who can’t find a job....
View ArticleNapthine Too Little, Too Late On Training Quality Control
Denis Napthine’s last-minute changes to funding in the training market as reported are too little, too late. Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Steve Herbert, said today that the Napthine...
View ArticleNapthine Government Hides The True Cost Of TAFE Cuts
Victorian Labor has called on the Napthine Government to publicly release the financial statements for struggling TAFEs before the November State Election. Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Skills...
View ArticleOnly Victorian Labor Will Re-Open Greensborough TAFE
A Labor Government will re-open Greensborough TAFE so local kids can get local jobs, Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Andrews, announced today. Like many campuses across the state, NMIT Greensborough...
View ArticleApprenticeships And Traineeships Plummet Under Napthine
The number of new apprentices and trainees has plummeted under the Liberals, according to a national tertiary education report. Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Steve Herbert, said that...
View ArticleLabor Will Rebuild Frankston’s Chisholm TAFE
An Andrews Labor Government will rebuild Chisholm TAFE’s Frankston campus, so local kids can get the skills they need for the jobs they want. Shadow Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Steve...
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