Object

In force

The object of this Act is to provide for ongoing financial support to the States for the delivery of FT places and, in doing so:

(a)

support the delivery of at least 100,000 FT places across Australia each year; and

(b)

acknowledge that TAFE and other public training institutions are key pillars of the VET sector; and

(c)

acknowledge the importance of shared stewardship, by the Commonwealth and the States, of the national VET system; and

(d)

remove financial barriers to education and training, including for people experiencing economic disadvantage; and

(e)

support education and training in areas of high workforce demand, with emerging skills needs or that are otherwise a national or State priority.

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