No to TAFE "reforms"

NSW Teachers Federation

The Federal government is currently setting the conditions for the next VET funding agreement, including a new National Partnership to “reform” the TAFE system. This will mean more competition with private providers for funding, and less money for TAFE. For students and their families these changes will also mean that there will significant increases in student fees and charges, as a result of the introduction of an income contingent loan scheme in VET.

The Prime Minister will be asking the NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell and other states to sign up to these reforms at the CoAG meeting scheduled for 15 July.

Your local state and federal politicians need to hear from as many people as possible about the threat to the public TAFE system presented by the Federal Government’s attempts to “reform” the VET system. We are asking all members across all sectors to participate in this important campaign, please take a moment to -

1. Send an email to your local state MP urging them to call on the NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell not to agree to these reforms.

2. Send an email to your local federal MP urging them to contact the Prime Minister and the Tertiary Education Minister urgently.