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Provisions of the Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia 's Skills Needs) Bill 2005 18 August 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 71554 8

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 102KB)
Chapter 1 - Government Senators' Report	(PDF 135KB)
Background and purpose of the bill Addressing skills shortages Technical colleges and their operation Changing the culture of vocational education Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Opposition Senators' Report	(PDF 145KB)
Speculating on the new technical colleges Planning difficulties for states Management and staffing issues Education and training programs in the new ATCs Effects on local schools Imagining a conventional policy framework Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Democrat Senators' Report	(PDF 111KB)
Appendix - List of submissions	(PDF 76KB)

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