TAFE SA
TypeTechnical and further education
Established1971
Students70,000+
Location
South Australia
,
Australia
Affiliations
  • TAFE SA Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu
  • TAFE SA Adelaide Metropolitan
  • TAFE SA APY Lands
  • TAFE SA Barossa and Riverland
  • TAFE SA Eyre Peninsula
  • TAFE SA Far North
  • TAFE SA Limestone Coast
  • TAFE SA Yorke Peninsula and Mid North
Websitewww.tafesa.edu.au

TAFE South Australia (TAFE SA) provides vocational education and training in South Australia. The acronym TAFE stands for Technical and Further Education and is used and recognised nationally throughout Australia. TAFE SA is a Registered training organisation (RTO) under the jurisdiction of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

History

On 1 November 2012, TAFE SA became a statutory corporation separate from the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science, Technology and more.

2017 Training Scandal

In December 2017, following a random audit of TAFE SA courses by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), fourteen courses were affected for small discrepancies in assessment, affecting 630 students that were individually case managed. The Weatherill Government and Education Minister Susan Close announced that the government would cover expenses for affected students, but opposition and cross-bench figures have called for broader solutions such as a specialised Ombudsman or a statutory compensation scheme.[1] This was taken up as a political issue by the Nick Xenophon Party. Close further sacked TAFE SA's chairman. [2][3] All assessment errors were rectified.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Compensation demanded for students affected by TAFE SA crisis". ABC News. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "TAFE SA given extra time to fix substandard courses - InDaily". InDaily. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "TAFE SA given extension to fix course problems". ABC News. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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