By NSW Teachers Federation 16 October 2015
The Senate inquiry report into the funding of vocational education and training shows all the more reason why the NSW Government should start reinvesting in TAFE, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said.
"The NSW Government should stop the closure of colleges, the cutting of courses and the increases in TAFE fees," he also said.
As state governments have moved towards contestable funding models for vocational education and training (VET) dollars, funds have been channelled to private providers at the expense to TAFE colleges.
Australian Education Union Federal TAFE President Pat Forward said if the quality, capacity and experience in TAFE are lost, the standards of vocational training in Australia will fall.
Governments have also been shifting the cost of training onto students via VET FEE-HELP student loan debts, with some students incurring debts in the tens of thousands of dollars.
The inquiry found that controls on VET providers have been "unacceptably loose" and there is "no effective price control" in the private VET system and that continued operation of student loan scheme posed an "unacceptable risk to the Commonwealth".
VET FEE-HELP student loan debts have gone from $25 million in 2009 to an expected $4 billion in 2015.
The Senate inquiry report into the funding of vocational education and training shows all the more reason why the NSW Government should start reinvesting in TAFE, Federation President Maurie Mulheron said.
"The NSW Government should stop the closure of colleges, the cutting of courses and the increases in TAFE fees," he also said. As state governments have moved towards contestable funding models for vocational education and training (VET) dollars, funds have been channelled to private providers at the expense to TAFE colleges.
Australian Education Union Federal TAFE President Pat Forward said if the quality, capacity and experience in TAFE are lost, the standards of vocational training in Australia will fall.
Governments have also been shifting the cost of training onto students via VET FEE-HELP student loan debts, with some students incurring debts in the tens of thousands of dollars.
The inquiry found that controls on VET providers have been "unacceptably loose" and there is "no effective price control" in the private VET system and that continued operation of student loan scheme posed an "unacceptable risk to the Commonwealth".
VET FEE-HELP student loan debts have gone from $25 million in 2009 to an expected $4 billion in 2015.
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