Skills minister Brendan O’Conner is considering state government proposals for six new TAFE Centres of Excellence that he wants to spurn a new collaborative approach to tertiary education amid the worst skills crunch in decades.
On Tuesday, Mr O’Conner said he has now received bids for the six hybrid education centres that were included in the new five-year National Skills Agreement struck last year.
The centres will include at least one university and TAFE working together with industry partners and skills councils to educate people in areas of areas of high skills needs like clean energy, emerging technology and care.
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