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The College of Advanced Education (CAE) was a class of
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institution that existed from 1967 until the early 1990s. They ranked below universities, but above Colleges of
Technical and Further Education Technical and further education or simply TAFE () is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known ...
(TAFE) which offer trade qualification. CAEs were designed to provide formal post-secondary qualifications of a more vocational nature than those available from universities, chiefly in such areas as
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. CAEs were intended to greatly expand the capacity of Australian higher education and produce more graduates needed as Australia's economy was becoming more complex and diversified in the post World War 2 era. Stronger demand for places resulted from a broadening appeal of higher education beyond the traditionally elite education provided by the universities.


Description

Colleges of Advanced Education were similar in ideals and physical facilities to Australian
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of the period, but were
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owned and controlled instead of federally funded and independent. CAEs offered shorter courses, such as certificates and
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s, and were initially excluded from awarding degrees, which were the purview of the universities. Through the mid-1980s onwards, many CAEs offered bachelor degree courses. Additionally, their staff, who were not required to undertake research, were generally on lower pay scales than their university counterparts. CAEs were designed to complement universities, forming a binary system modelled on that of the
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. This system was created by the Menzies government on the advice of the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education in Australia, chaired by Sir Leslie H. Martin, who was Chairman of the Australian Universities Commission from 1959 to 1966. While the initial intention was for CAEs not to issue degrees, in the first year of the sector's establishment, the Victorian College of Pharmacy was permitted to issue a degree by the Victorian government, and its Commonwealth funding was not cut off for breaking the rules. Many other degree courses followed, and the policy was reviewed. Until 1974, the sector mainly comprised technical, agricultural and specialist paramedical colleges. In that year, the state government controlled teacher colleges became CAEs, leading to teaching students comprising half of all students in the sector. The colleges were known by a number of different titles: *"Colleges of Advanced Education" were generally former Teachers Colleges that slowly diversified their course offerings after their name (and often concurrent structural) changes. These changes happened at a time when there were more teachers being trained than the local market could support. *" Institutes of Technology" were oriented toward
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, and offered a range of courses up to
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level. *Other names, often with the title "
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" or "
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" of Higher or Advanced Education, were also used. This sector ceased to exist when, between 1989 and 1992, the Hawke- Keating government implemented the sweeping reforms of Education Minister John Dawkins. The states, eager for increased education funding, merged CAEs either with existing universities or with each other to form new universities. The AVCC produced a report in 2004 comprehensively setting out results of the various amalgamations and integrations.


Former Colleges of Advanced Education

*Armidale CAE (from 1994 part of The University of New England) *Bendigo CAE (from 1991, part of
La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
) *Brisbane CAE (in 1990, divided between
Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...
and
Queensland University of Technology The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...
(QUT)) *Canberra CAE (from 1990, the University of Canberra) *Cumberland College of Health Sciences (now a faculty within the
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) *Gold Coast CAE (from 1990, part of
Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...
) * Hawkesbury Agricultural CAE (from 1989 part of University of Western Sydney) *Kuring-gai CAE (from 1990, part of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)) *Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences p3 Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences 1987 Handbook
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La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
) * Melbourne CAE (from 1989, part of the
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) *Mitchell CAE (from 1989,
Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...
) * Nepean CAE (from 1989, the University of Western Sydney) *Newcastle CAE (renamed in 1988 to Hunter Institute of Higher Education and from 1989 part of University of Newcastle) *Northern Rivers CAE (from 1989–93, the University of New England - Northern Rivers and from 1994 Southern Cross University) *New South Wales College of Para-medical Studies (from 1975, Cumberland College of Health Sciences) * Prahran CAE (from 1981, Victoria College and in 1992 divided between Deakin University,
Swinburne University of Technology The Swinburne University of Technology (or simply Swinburne) is a public university, public research university in Melbourne, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College established in 1908, renamed Swinburne ...
and the
Victorian College of the Arts The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is the arts school at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is part of the university's Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (FFAM). It is located near the Melbourne city centre on the Southbank campus ...
) *Riverina CAE (from 1985, Riverina–Murray Institute of Higher Education and from 1989 part of
Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...
*South Australian CAE (in 1991, divided between the
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Flinders University Flinders University, established as The Flinders University of South Australia is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across a number of locations in South Australia and ...
and the University of South Australia) * Sydney CAE (in 1990, divided between the
University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...
,
Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a Public university, public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. ...
,
University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...
and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)) *Tasmanian CAE (now part of
University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College (University of Tasmania), Christ College, one of the unive ...
(UTAS)) *Townsville CAE (from 1 Jan 1982, part of James Cook University of North Queensland; renamed James Cook University (JCU) on 1 Jan 1988) *Western Australian CAE (from 1991, Edith Cowan University)


Former Institutes of Technology

*Chisholm Institute of Technology (from 1990 part of
Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...
) *Darwin Institute of Technology (from 1989 Northern Territory University, now Charles Darwin University) *Footscray Institute of Technology (from 1990 Victoria University of Technology, now Victoria University) *New South Wales Institute of Technology (from 1989 the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)) *Phillip Institute of Technology (from 1992 part of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)) *Queensland Institute of Technology (from 1989
Queensland University of Technology The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...
(QUT)) *Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, now
RMIT University The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (abbreviated as RMIT University) is a public research university located in the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia., section 4(b) Established in 1887 by Francis Ormond, it is the seventh-o ...
*South Australian Institute of Technology (from 1991 the University of South Australia) *Swinburne Institute of Technology (from 1992
Swinburne University of Technology The Swinburne University of Technology (or simply Swinburne) is a public university, public research university in Melbourne, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College established in 1908, renamed Swinburne ...
) *Tasmanian State Institute of Technology (from 1991 part of the
University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College (University of Tasmania), Christ College, one of the unive ...
) *Western Australia Institute of Technology (from 1987 Curtin University of Technology) In each state, the most prestigious university created from an Institute of Technology became a founding member of the Australian Technology Network.


Former Institutes of Advanced/Higher/Tertiary Education

* Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education (from 1990-92 University College of Southern Queensland and from 1992
University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is a public research university based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the sixth largest city in the Australian state of Queensland Founded in 1967 after a successful campaign by the local Darling Down ...
) *Gippsland Institute of Advance Education (from 1990 part of
Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...
) *Hunter Institute of Higher Education (from 1989 part of University of Newcastle) * Macarthur Institute of Higher Education (from 1989 University of Western Sydney) *Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education (from 1989
Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...
) * Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (from 1990 part of Deakin University) *Wodonga Institute of Tertiary Education (from 1994 part of
La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
)


See also

* :Universities in Australia *
Institute of technology An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science ...
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Technical and Further Education Technical and further education or simply TAFE () is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known ...


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AVCC report detailing what happened to each CAE
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Razor gang to Dawkins : a History of Victoria College: an Australian College of Advanced EducationThe ‘Colleges’: Growth and Diversity in the Non-university Tertiary Studies Sector (1965–1974)
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