TAFE covers 85 per cent of accredited training in Australia. It has grown rapidly over the recent years as students in Australia seek a combination of vocational education and a stepping stone into degree-level studies at universities.
Dr Ayoub Kazim, Executive Director, Dubai Knowledge Village and Dubai International Academic City and Ibrahim Moosa Jamel, Director for Business Development, Dubai Knowledge Village, received the delegation, which expressed keen interest in Dubai's innovative knowledge cluster.
The delegation members included Virginia Simmons, CEO, Chisholm Institute, TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) Board Representative; Bruce Bradfield, Manager-International, Kangan Batman Institute; John Barnes, General Manager Business Development, Kangan Batman Institute; Geoffrey Bell, Executive Director Business Development, Canberra Institute of Technology; Grant Radford, Director Corporate Affairs, Chisholm Institute; and Barry Peddle, Institute Director, South West Sydney TAFE.
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High-level delegation from Australia's TAFE Institutes holds talks with Dubai Knowledge Village officials on collaboration
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, January 20 - 2009 at 10:36
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Dubai Knowledge Village, a member of Tecom Investments, announced it received a six-member high-level delegation representing Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institutes of Australia, and discussed prospects of collaboration.
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About Dubai Knowledge VillageDubai Knowledge Village (DKV), launched in 2003, places the Middle East on the map as a destination for learning excellence. Its 1 KM long picturesque campus provides a ready environment for a variety of knowledge-based entities including training centres and learning support entities. This thriving knowledge community was founded as part of a long-term economic strategy to develop the region's talent pool and accelerate its move into a knowledge-based economy.
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Posted by Nadeen El AjouTuesday, January 20 - 2009 at 10:36 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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