Tasmanian Labor
Skills and Training Minister Sarah Courtney is unable or unwilling to rule out cuts to courses, campus closures and job losses among teachers under her woefully misguided plan to privatise TAFE.
Shadow Education Minister Josh Willie said three times today in the State Parliament Ms Courtney refused to dismiss widespread concerns that TAFE would be gutted under her plan to transform the institution into a GBE.
“In South Australia where there has been a similar flawed plan, there were cuts to 20 courses in areas of high need, such as childcare, aged care and disability,” Mr Willie said.
“And this year in that state the axe will fall on other courses including retail, dental, performing arts, photography, rural operations, counselling and work health and safety.