The purpose of this online petition is to show we disagree with the 50% increase in fees for Mandarin classes from $799 to $1199.
By signing this petition, each student:
-believes the price increase is too steep and student numbers will decrease as a result; this may affect the learning environment
-is very likely to not continue to the next stage purely because of the price
-considers the original price to be the biggest deciding factor of going to TAFE to study Mandarin
-is worried there will not be enough students for the class to run and have the same teacher again
We are asking TAFE to reconsider the price increase or at the very least, allow students that have just completed Cert. 1 Stage 1 to continue onto Stage 2 at the same price.
The $1199 price tag will definitely deter many young people from enrolling in TAFE language classes. It is far too expensive. Unfortunately, the recent price increase has turned this language course into a luxury commodity that many of us can't afford at all.