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Cash-strapped TAFEs given âletter of comfortâ to guard against insolvency
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Five of Victoriaâs 12 TAFE institutes reported a deficit last year, despite each receiving millions of dollars in COVID-19 crisis support payments from the state government.
The revenue woes have led the Andrews government to extend a 12-month funding guarantee to most of the stateâs TAFEs to ensure their viability, as some warn their post-pandemic recovery is uncertain.
Former Holmesglen director Bruce Mackenzie say the government has failed to determine the true cost of running many TAFE courses.