New TAFE ads commence this week

Commencing this week is a new round of TAFE advertising on television, radio and strip ads in the Sun-Herald.

The 'TAFE is the answer' tv ad will run on regional television for two weeks. A new radio ad will be broadcast on NOVA for three weeks and a strip ad will be published in the Sun-Herald on 30 September, 7 October and 14 October.

The advertising will refer to the AEU's national TAFE claim, that it will take an extra $470 million in 2008, minimum, to fund TAFE to address Australia's skills crisis.

The radio ad states:

"Australia's skills shortage is a national crisis.

We've got jobs, no-one to fill them

Want a future for our children

We've got to train them up and skill them.

TAFE is the answer

We can start with education

Build on a strong foundation

To become a clever nation.

TAFE is the answer

It'll take an extra $470 million in 2008 - minimum

TAFE is the answer."

Given the comments of the Federal Minister for Vocational and Further Education, Andrew Robb, today, that the Federal government if re-elected, would tie future funding to the imposition of a WorkChoices style agenda, including Australian Workplace Agreements; more autonomy for Institutes and the threat of directing funding to private providers to force change, the advertising campaign is timely.

TAFE has been starved of funding by the Federal government and this lack of funding is directly related to Australia's skills crisis.

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