\u201cWhen I received that report and saw 16 of 16, that\u2019s the point at which you have to be very concerned,\u201d Ms Close told FIVEAA on Tuesday. \u201cWe set up a task force, they had 20 days to respond, they worked hard, it wasn\u2019t enough. That says there is a very serious and deep problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem\u2019s been raised and I\u2019m responding. The students come first in my mind\u2026 I\u2019m not hiding from this. This is a terrible outcome and I am furious that there has been such poor quality processes within TAFE. We now need to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should\u2019ve done more,\u201d Penbo said. \u201cWhen the warning bells were being sounded rather than sitting back and waiting for ASQA to do the job for you, you\u2019re the minister, why didn\u2019t you step in at the start?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you, when you stepped in, say on behalf of these people who are predominantly working in blue collar, low wage environments, \u2018I\u2019m going to make it my job as minister to fix this.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy has it taken almost two years for the penny to drop?\u201d<\/p>\n
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