How will the Australian Technical Colleges operate?
Each Australian Technical College will provide both academic and vocational education, as well as the opportunity for each student to commence a School-based New Apprenticeship in a trade. There is no single model for their operation and the Australian Government will not prescribe the design of each College. There will, however, be certain governance, administrative, curriculum and learning outcome requirements which each College must meet. Colleges must be registered as schools according to the requirements of the State/Territory government in which they are located. They may be based on existing government or non-government schools or a new school may be established but would need to become registered in the relevant State or Territory. Colleges must either be Registered Training Organisations themselves or must have links with Registered Training Organisations to ensure the provision of vocational and technical education. Colleges should where possible use or modify existing premis
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