[Greens-Media] Greens support rally against TAFE cuts

[Amanda.Sharp at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Greens support rally against TAFE cuts

19 September 2012

Greens MPs Sue Pennicuik and Colleen Hartland will attend the emergency 
rally at 12pm in Treasury Gardens tomorrow in support of TAFE staff and 
students, in response to last week's secret cabinet documents. 

"Secret cabinet documents revealed to the ABC last week, reveal the true 
impact of the Baillieu Government's devastating $300 million TAFE cuts. 
There will be campus closures, job losses, more courses cut and further 
increases to fees for students if these cuts are allowed to proceed,” 
Greens spokesperson for Education," Ms Pennicuik said. 

"The $300 million cuts to TAFE are a devastating blow for students, 
parents, workers and the Victorian economy." 

"The cuts to TAFE are completely unnecessary - it has been the 310% growth 
in enrolments in private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that has 
blown the VET budget, not public TAFEs," Ms Pennicuik said. 

"Many private trainers have been reported as rorting the system, but the 
government would not support a parliamentary inquiry that I called for 
last week." 

For more information:  Sue Pennicuik 0409 055 875 / 9530 8399 

Save TAFE Rally 
Date: Thursday 12:00 noon, 
Place: Treasury Gardens, Spring St, Melbourne


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