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
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. TAFE SA is a
Registered training organisation
A registered training organisation (RTO), in Australia, is an organisation providing Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses to students, resulting in qualifications or statements of attainment that are recognised and accepted by indust ...
(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 and Technology.
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
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or a statutory compensation scheme. This was taken up as a political issue by the Nick Xenophon Party. Close further sacked TAFE SA's chairman.
All assessment errors were rectified.
See also
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Education in Australia
References
External links
TAFE SA Website
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Education in South Australia