Victorian Tertiary Education Minister Peter Hall has repeatedly said the state government would invest $1 billion over four years on training in areas of high need, and criticism of the decision was having a negative effect on the sector. The government cut funding to 80 per cent of TAFE courses in the May 1 budget, saying demand for vocational courses had ballooned in recent years and had to be constrained. Government subsidies surged from an expected $900 million this year to $1.3 billion. Next year it will be cut to $1.2 bil
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