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‘Political misogyny’: Govt slammed over TAFE cuts impacting women
The State Government has been accused of “political misogyny” over cuts to TAFE courses, which a parliamentary committee has heard “unfairly target” women.
The State Government has been accused of “political misogyny” over cuts to TAFE courses, which a parliamentary committee has heard “unfairly target” women.
Students of a TAFE photography course have been told a subsidy has been suddenly axed and they will have to pay a full $10,000 for the six-month program due to begin in weeks.
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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.
Nearly 40 per cent of public school students with learning difficulties had to wait more than six months to be assessed by an educational psychologist last year – with some children waiting up to two years – according to data from the Education Department.
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.
No South Australian parents have been prosecuted for school truancy in nearly four years, despite harsher penalties and warnings to other families following two successful legal cases in 2017.