STATEMENT
I welcome today’s decision by the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) to terminate the membership of Phoenix Institute of Australia Pty Ltd.
I support the actions undertaken by ACPET to restore confidence in the private training market, where the reputation of vocational education and training providers is being tarnished by the unethical behaviour of a few.
The Government is committed to ensuring the integrity of the vocational education and training system.
The Government will redesign Labor’s flawed VET FEE-HELP scheme for 2017 in order to improve the quality of training and protect the interests of students and taxpayers.