Rudd tells states fund TAFE or else

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given states and territories a clear ultimatum - fund TAFE properly or the Commonwealth will cut their funding and pay it directly to TAFE colleges.

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It is National TAFE Day

Hi Everyone,

There are hundreds of activities being planned right around Australia to celebrate National TAFE Day on Monday 3 June.

Here are some suggestions for how you could celebrate with us on Monday:

• Encourage 1 more person to sign up as a supporter on www.stoptafecuts.com.au.  With more than 2,000 supporters so far - let's double that number on June 3!
• Get our StopTAFECuts poster here. Print one out, and send us a photo of yourself holding it.  Share it on our Facebook page or email it to us.
• Send us a TAFE tweet on June 3 to @TAFECampaign using the #stopTAFEcuts hashtag. Encourage your friends to retweet.
• Update your Facebook status. Tell all your friends why you're celebrating National TAFE Day and encourage them to like us on Facebook.  
• Send us a photo of your National TAFE Day activity or event!  You can email us or share your photos on our Facebook page.

Celebrate the great achievements of our world-class TAFE system on June 3!

Let's keep building the campaign to Stop TAFE Cuts, and defend our TAFE system.

StopTAFECuts team

VALUING SKILLS

TAFE, Liverpool, Sydney (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I had the chance to attend the launch of some real research into what our Tafe System of public education is giving to us today and it is a worry that there is no relevant research being produced by the State Goverments in Australia who are now in the process of demolishing them by brutal cuts in Victory, NSW, & Queensland.
Valuing Skills

Updated research since this report:

THE CAPTURE OF PUBLIC WEALTH BY THEFOR-PROFIT VET SECTORA REPORT PREPARED FOR THE AUSTRALIANEDUCATION UNION 

 "Funding for TAFE has been substantially reduced despite their obligation to contribute to these social and economic objectives, while also acting as custodians for the provision of quality vocational education. If higher levels of funding and a more sustainable funding model for TAFE is not found, then the there is a very high likelihood that public confidence in the entire system of vocational qualifications will be fatally eroded."

 

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