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Trades and apprenticeships a focus in this next term of government – comment by CEO, Jenny Dodd
In the middle of May, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age had an in-depth piece in their Saturday Good Weekend magazines titled “Can we fix it?” (SMH/The Age 17 May 2025). Jenna Price was the journalist who headlined her article by stating ‘Australia is in desperate need of tens of thousands of tradies over the next five years. Solving the shortage won’t be easy – and it all begins with job snobbery.”
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TAFETalks: Navigating assessment and integrity in the age of GenAI
Wednesday 23 July 2.00- 3.00 pm AEST
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Susan goes from the musical stage to the magistrate’s court
Born in Korea and raised in Melbourne, Susan Lee spent 17 years in London with her husband before returning to Brisbane two years ago to be closer to family and give her children a better quality of life.
However, after struggling to find steady work as a musician, Susan decided to change career and pursue her interest in the legal profession.
“I have friends in the legal industry who shared insights on its job security and encouraged me to study a subject related to law. So, I decided to learn something that interests me as well as earn a steady income,” Susan explained.
Before enrolling to study the Certificate IV in Justice Studies (10971NAT), her husband discovered the course was funded by Fee-Free TAFE, which made her decision to go into the legal profession easier.
Susan is saving thousands of dollars by using Fee-Free TAFE funding to study for her legal career, which is part of the Queensland Government’s Good People. Good jobs: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022–2032.
