Revelations that South Australia’s TAFE system could not teach refrigeration in Antarctica surely narrows the competition to participate in the federal government’s shipbuilding college. Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne wants universities and colleges around the country to participate in the Adelaide headquartered venture which will teach the skills needed for the navy’s big-build. This should be a natural for the local TAFE, but it is not, thanks to continuing news of crook courses. As Education Minister Simon Birmingham said on Friday “we have invested some $90-odd billion in terms of future ship-building activity in South Australia, and one of the biggest risks to successful delivery and successful implementation of our naval ship building capabilities is indeed having the skillset there to succeed.”