Report for the triennium 1977-1979: first report of the Technical and Further Education Commission

The Technical and Further Education Commission (TAFEC) was responsible for providing the government with information and advice on the needs associated with the development of technical and further education (TAFE) in Australia and the priorities for meeting those needs. Accordingly, this report contains recommended programs of financial assistance for technical and further education (TAFE) for the triennium 1977-79. TAFEC was concerned with obtaining the necessary resources to meet the range of needs that were being identified in TAFE. The central objective of the development of TAFE, in the view of the Commission, was to bring it to a position where it could function effectively alongside the other sectors of post-school education in Australia in order to increase the range of opportunities for school leavers and to produce the balance of skills required in the labour force. It was therefore essential that TAFE be furnished with a proper share of the available resources. In this, its first (and only) report, the Commission details the extent of the imbalance in the allocation of resources and the reasons why the Federal and State Governments must take responsibility for addressing this imbalance. The Commission advocated top priority in the 1977-79 triennium to the provision of additional student places in TAFE so that Australia could satisfy the skill requirements of the labour force during the next 25 years.

The summary of this report is indexed at TD/TNC 87.2219. Show less