Qualifications and Skills for Tasmania Tomorrow

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 will be created from our colleges and TAFE Tasmania, each focused on a specific role,

• The Tasmanian Academy will focus on academic learning, with a curriculum and academic pathway for Year 11 and 12 students seeking university entrance
• The Tasmanian Polytechnic will focus on 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.
• Training Tasmania (interim title) will focus on skills development for employees in enterprises, in line with their enterprise’s skills needs.

These new organisations will commence in January 2009.

Further information about Tasmania Tomorrow is available on the project website.