00:02A hammer blow for 135 Territory carpenters.
00:07We've discovered that there were some elements of some units that weren't really assessed properly,
00:14so there are gaps in their courses that they did with us.
00:18The chippies, who thought they were qualified, now forced back to TAFE.
00:24There is a huge shortage of tradespeople, apprentices alike, in the field,
00:31and this is probably the last thing that we needed.
00:35The problem not limited to carpentry, with more than 200 additional students also affected,
00:42across a range of other courses.
00:44Some of these units that were used in carpentry were used in some other courses,
00:49and there's probably about another 230 affected there.
00:55CDU's head of TAFE, Michael Hamilton, resigning over the bungle.
01:00We are completely focused now on getting this problem sorted out,
01:04and I needed a team in place that I was absolutely confident
01:08who could work on this problem and get a solution.
01:12NT Education Minister Jo Hersey writing to the Vice-Chancellor,
01:15expressing her profound disappointment that she was notified eight weeks after the matter
01:22had first been raised with Skills NT, describing it as a significant failure.
01:28There's no two ways about it. This will impact the universe's reputation.
01:32Had this happened to a small RTO like ourselves, it would be shut down immediately.
01:40The university says it will cover costs for those needing to return to TAFE.
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