According to the
NSW Berejiklian Coalition Government;
Smart and Skilled is a reform
of the NSW Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. It's helping people
in NSW get the skills they need to find a job and advance their careers.
This was an
example of Smart and Skilled/VET at work in 2016…….
The
Sydney Morning Herald,
30 September 2016:
The NSW government has
given tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to help train staff at private
corporations including global giant McDonalds.
A freedom of information
request by the NSW Greens reveals the state government has awarded Mcdonald's
Australia $1,809,485 in funding for vocational education and training.
In the second quarter of 2016 McDonald's reported net income of $1.09 billion, or $1.25 per share, on sales of$6.26 billion.
In the second quarter of 2016 McDonald's reported net income of $1.09 billion, or $1.25 per share, on sales of$6.26 billion.
This was Smart and Skilled/VET-HELP on a national level in 2017……
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Now in 2018 to
date an
est. 50 VET-HELP private educational centres have had their registration
suspended, cancelled, not renewed, had conditions applied or are under AAT review.
According to the Commonwealh Ombudsman, between 1 July 2017 and 31 March 2018 there were 5,193 VET loan assistance complaints lodged by students, many of whom had discovered they had been signed up to a student loan without their knowledge or discovered that the loan amount is larger than
they expected.
