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That the AEU Joint Primary and Secondary Sector Council views with significant dismay the policy announcement by Victorian Education Minister, Ben Carroll, on the misnamed 'Making Best Practice Common Practice in The Education State', without proper consultation with the profession and the AEU. 

The AEU surveyed 490 Victorian TAFE teacher members to gather insights into the key issues they face and their views on the matters that most affect them. This snapshot covers findings in a range of key areas including:

TAFE teachers take historic stopwork action today with new figures showing TAFE teacher shortage to worsen.

Teachers at Victoria’s 12 standalone TAFEs will stop work today, with the Australian Education Union releasing a report showing the shortage of TAFE teachers will get worse unless the Allan Government addresses their concerns.

TAFE teachers have not stopped work as part of a campaign for decent wages and conditions since 2008.

The National Education Summit, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 June 2024.

Join principals, school leaders, teachers and educators at the National Education Summit. Over two days, you'll have the opportunity to attend innovative workshops, and interactive seminars led by experts and thought leaders from the education sector.

You can also engage with exhibitors showcasing the latest in resources at the The Education Show, an education-focused expo. 

Teachers working in Victorian TAFEs have voted to further escalate industrial action, including stopwork actions, due to the state government's failure to offer fair pay rises and improved conditions.

A series of stopwork actions will be taken in June and July, before escalating to a 24-hour statewide stopwork on Wednesday 21 August, while a ban on attending meetings has also been added to existing bans and limitations on work. 

The Federal Budget fails to deliver the funding that public schools need and will widen a $30 billion capital infrastructure divide between public and private schools.

AEU Federal President Correna Haythorpe said it was deeply disappointing that this year’s Federal Budget had failed to increase the Commonwealth share of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS) to 25%, despite widespread support across the nation for this increase, from principals, teachers, parents, unions, community groups and six state and territory governments.

The Australian Education Union welcomes the Albanese Government’s $600 million investment in skills and training as part of the 2024–2025 Federal Budget.

Federal President Correna Haythorpe said: “This commitment will be welcomed by our members in TAFE across Australia as it will provide the much needed funding we have been campaigning for as part of the rebuild of TAFE.

“In particular we welcome:

The public education sector is united in urging the federal government to fairly fund public schools in next week’s federal budget.

Education ministers, the Australian Education Union, and principals’ associations are standing shoulder to shoulder in urging the Albanese government to fund public schools to 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).

A fair funding agreement would result in billions of dollars flowing to schools that desperately need it.

The Australian Education Union Victorian Branch has expressed disappointment in the Allan Labor Government’s lack of progressive investment in public education in the 2024–25 State Budget.

“AEU members will be disappointed in this budget with the failure to provide the investment in public education to properly support the education and training needs of the Victorian community,” Australian Education Union Victorian Branch President Meredith Peace said.

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has welcomed today's announcement of the Commonwealth Practice Payments, proposed to address the widespread issue of “placement poverty” and provide financial support to students during their practical placements in higher education and vocational sectors.