The NSW government awarded eight contracts totalling more than $6.4 million to different firms to provide advice and services across the TAFE sector between June 2018 and September 2019 | LisaVisentin
The Berejiklian government has spent more than $6.4 million on consultants for TAFE NSW since June 2018, including paying firms to review its operating model, conduct "culture surveys", promote "brand awareness" and provide recruitment services.
NSW Skills Minister Geoff Lee said the government was “100 per cent committed to TAFE NSW remaining a comprehensive public education provider”.The significant spend comes as public service departments, including TAFE, have been forced to find savings to meet the government's 3 per cent "efficiency dividend", which it has claimed will target middle managers and back-office duplication rather than frontline staff.
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee defended the spend, saying the NSW government was “100 per cent committed to TAFE NSW remaining a comprehensive public education provider” and there were no plans to privatise it.
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