Industry groups in areas including childcare, aged care and disability services have raised concerns about cuts to TAFE courses and the quality of training going forward under private providers, the TAFE SA boss has revealed.
A secret document on projected public school enrolments and capacity in South Australia is being kept under wraps because of concerns it could cause “unnecessary stress and concern” for the community and harm future planning around land acquisition and zoning.
The Education Department is advertising for a communications adviser specifically to help it promote the move of Year 7 from primary to high school, prompting accusations it’s bringing in “spin doctors” to try to convince the public the reform is “on track”.
The State Government has sent a letter to all non-government training providers, urging them to lobby Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas over his party’s vocal opposition to TAFE cuts, in a move setting up the issue as an early election battleground.