Vocation colleges to shut, leaving 12,000 disappointed students

By Sarah Danckert and Eryk Bagshaw
Updated December 10 2015 - 10:33am, first published November 28 2015 - 2:10pm
Fairfax Media found empty desks and few classrooms at Vocation's colleges on visiting the company after its collapse. Photo: Rob Young
Fairfax Media found empty desks and few classrooms at Vocation's colleges on visiting the company after its collapse. Photo: Rob Young
Former Vocation chair John Dawkins in happier times. Mr Dawkins did not return emails on Friday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Former Vocation chair John Dawkins in happier times. Mr Dawkins did not return emails on Friday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Vocation CEO Stewart Cummins who joined the company only a year ago decided this week to put the ASX-listed business into administration. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Vocation CEO Stewart Cummins who joined the company only a year ago decided this week to put the ASX-listed business into administration. Photo: Sasha Woolley

The private colleges owned by Vocation, which collapsed this week, are likely to close for good, disrupting the studies of 12,000 students who had hoped its degrees and certificates would improve their employment prospects.

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