Who will run the Australian Technical Colleges?
Each Australian Technical College must have a governing body chaired by a representative of local business or industry. However, the emphasis will be on flexibility and a number of different governance arrangements could emerge depending on local needs. The Governing body will be involved in the selection of, and work closely with the College Principal. The Principal will have the autonomy to offer performance pay and must offer the option of an Australian Workplace Agreement to all staff. The Australian Government will enter into an agreement with the relevant authority which would normally be responsible for the running of a non-government school, in the case of Colleges which are set up as non-government schools, or with State/Territory Governments in the case of Colleges which are set up as State schools. As registered schools, the Colleges would need to meet financial and educational accountability requirements of Australian Government and State and Territory legislation.
