Four Colleges for Trade in NSW

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and Verity Firth, NSW Minister for Education and Training, announced that four Australian Technical Colleges will be integrated into the NSW education and training system. New arrangements have been agreed for Central Coast, Central Western NSW, Illawarra and Queanbeyan Australian Technical Colleges.
The integration will expand access for young people in these regions to the Higher School Certificate and a simultaneous trade training program, allowing them to make a head start on an Australian school-based apprenticeship or traineeship.