Concerns Raised About Dropout Rates, $1 Billion Price Tag of Fee-Free TAFE

Published on November 19, 2024

The federal opposition will oppose the government’s move to make Fee-Free TAFE training a permanent fixture in Australia’s vocational landscape. On Nov. 4, the Albanese Labor government introduced a bill to fund 100,000 positions annually from 2027. The move builds on the government’s existing partnerships with the states and territories, who funded 180,000 positions in 2023, and plan another 300,000 places over the next three years. However, Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley raised concerns saying the program had a low success rate, with failures and dropouts alarmingly high. The shadow workplace minister pointed to a briefing from the Minister for Skills, which revealed that the dropout rate for fee-free programs was 13 percent....

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