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Mildura Weekly : Friday June 6 Vol 8 No 31
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www.milduraweekly.com.au 6 Mildura Weekly – 06/06/14 $6m SuniTAFE course, training centre boost SUNRAYSIA Institute of TAFE is set to increase stu- dent places by about 100 and boost its indigenous ed- ucation services in the wake of a $6.3million funding injection from the Victorian Government. The funding was an- nounced on Tuesday by Vic- torian Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Nick Wakeling, as part of $9mil- lion to be shared between SuniTAFE’s Mildura and Swan Hill campuses. SuniTAFE chief executive Win Scott said that for the Mildura campus, the fund- ing would allow for the ex- pansion and improvement of facilities as well as broad- ening the number of cours- es available, particularly for indigenous students. The funding will be in- jected into redeveloping SuniTAFE’s Dulka Yuppatta Indigenous Training Centre as well as offering courses in areas including indigenous education support, Aborigi- nal allied health, health administration, commu- nity services and indigenous broadcasting and media. Ms Scott said many of these courses would be new to Mildura. “The two main areas that we’ll be delivering that we don’t currently, to indig- enous students particularly, are indigenous education support, which is helping trainee teachers, and the other area is health,” she said, stressing the need for health-based programs in the region. “There’s this huge de- mand for health programs across the board, so we’ll be doing that for indigenous students and also main- stream students,” Ms Scott said. “So the funding allows us to expand all our pro- grams, not just those for in- digenous students, but most particularly in our indig- enous training centre.” This week’s announce- ment follows a difficult time for the TAFE sector in recent years, marked by significant government funding cuts and resulting job losses. Further evidence of the ongoing struggles within the sector were seen last month with the amalgama- tion of Bendigo’s TAFE with the Kangan Institute, which is based in Melbourne. Despite those challeng- es, SuniTAFE appears to have successfully weathered the storm. “I can’t say it hasn’t been tough, and there will be more tough times ahead, but also a lot of growth that’s going to happen,” Ms Scott said. Member for Mildura Pe- ter Crisp, who is also Victo- ria’s Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development, reiterated SuniTAFE’s per- formance. “The Sunraysia Institute of TAFE has been a strong performer in our training sector,” Mr Crisp said. “It has delivered a $1.995million surplus and has increased its training by around 43 percent and in- creased enrolments signifi- cantly. “This is a major commu- nity asset that is performing very strongly in our local economy.” Ms Scott said the in- creased courses and facili- ties would be implemented over the coming three years. TAFE opening doors • WELL EDUCATED: Member for Mildura Peter Crisp, Victorian Minister for Higher Education and Skills Nick Wakeling, 2013 Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year, Joel Schwarz, 2013 Victorian Training Awards Teacher of the Year, Robyn York and SuniTAFE chief executive, Win Scott. FORMER SuniTAFE stu- dent, Joel Schwarz, PIC- TURED, is a prime example of how the TAFE sector can open massive gateways for students, not just national- ly, but on the international stage. Joel was last year judged Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year, earn- ing him a place on a 10-day Asia-Pacific Economic Co- operation (APEC) Youth Skills Camp. He was one of just four Australian delegates nomi- nated to take part in the trip, joining delegates from each of the 21 APEC coun- tries. Students discussed the importance of youth skills for national and interna- tional economics as well as networking with youth rep- resentatives from both the other APEC nations, and China. As part of the delega- tion, Joel was also required to make a presentation about Australia’s economy and training sector before getting a first-hand look at one of the world’s fastest growing industrial giants in action. He’s returned with some interesting observa- tions, describing the trip as awesome. “It was mind boggling to be able to go over there and just immerse myself in their training facilities and their culture and (see) what training and trade means for them, and how it’s building their nation and really moving them forward,” Joel said. 5021 3213 AUTO ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS markraft4wd@bigpond.com 55 7th Street East, MILDURA BULL BARS | TOW BARS | CANOPIES UHF RADIOS & ACCESSORIES DRIVING LIGHTS | RECARO SEATS FULL RANGE OF ELECTRICAL FITTINGS SOLAR PANELS | COMPRESSORS DIFF LOCKERS | AIRBAGS | FRIDGE FREEZERS BATTERY SYSTEMS INC. 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