The Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) has been tasked with leading the development of a Tertiary Roadmap. It will identify the next steps to make it easier for students to move between TAFE and university and set up the system to support students to gain qualifications matched to Australia’s future skills needs.
A new Tertiary System Advisory Council will be established to help to drive this work.
It will be chaired by Jobs and Skills Australia Commissioner, Professor Barney Glover AO, with other members to include representatives from Commonwealth, states and territories, industry, unions, and the VET and higher education sectors.
This responds to the Jobs and Skills Australia’s 2025 report Opportunity and Productivity: Towards a Tertiary Harmonisation Roadmap. It will strengthen links between higher education and VET and produce better pathways for students, whilst drawing on the distinct strengths and roles of each sector.
Minister for Education, the Hon Jason Clare MP, said:
“We are not going to fix the skills shortages we have, and will have, unless we break down the artificial barriers between higher education and vocational education and training."
Read the full media release on the Minister's media centre website.