The Tasmania Tomorrow initiative outlines the Tasmanian Government’s vision for post-school education and training.

This initiative is about three key issues:

1. Retention – keeping our young people in education and training after Year 10 to enhance their employment and social potential
2. Skill shortages – ensuring that both young and mature age Tasmanians can acquire the qualifications that employers are looking for and
3. Productivity – making sure that Tasmanian employers and enterprises can access the skills and people they need to make their businesses profitable and productive.

Under this initiative three new organisations have been created from our colleges and TAFE Tasmania, each focused on a specific role,

• The Tasmanian Academy - academic learning, with a curriculum and academic pathway for Year 11 and 12 students seeking university entrance.
• The Tasmanian Polytechnic - practical learning, with a vocational pathway, supported by academic courses as well, for both Year 11/12 and mature-age students seeking employment outcomes or university articulation.
• The Tasmanian Skills Institute - skills development for employees in enterprises, in line with their enterprise’s skills needs.
• The new organisations commenced operation in January 2009.  There is a three-year implementation phase as the transition of the colleges to the new organisations is a staged process with Hobart, Don, Hellyer and Newstead colleges making the transition in 2009.  Rosny and Elizabeth colleges will make the transition in 2010, with Claremont and Launceston colleges making the change by 2011.

The Tasmania Tomorrow project is now completed, however, information about the project is available on the Tasmania Tomorrow project website.