TAFE Directors Australia
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we stand. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.
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TAFE Directors Australia’s (TDA) mission is to champion TDA members by enhancing their reputation and brand, leading policy thinking, influencing decision-makers and supporting TAFEs and TAFE divisions in dual sector universities throughout Australia.
Save the date for TDA Convention 2026
5-7 May 2026, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Diversification a step towards harmonisation – comment by CEO, Jenny Dodd
Last year in the mid-year financial statements, the Commonwealth Government announced 365 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for TAFEs and other not for profit high quality non-university higher education providers. Last week brought us one step closer to seeing these CSPs in place.
TAFETalks
TAFETalks: Seizing the Moment: The Power of TAFE to Lead Australia’s Digital and AI Opportunity
Wednesday 27 August 2025, 2pm-3pm AEST
NAIDOC Week 2025 – Stories of impact
SM TAFE WA
Adrienne (Ady) Viti, a proud South Sea Islander and Noongar woman, embodies the NAIDOC Week 2025 theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.” While raising two children, caring for her father, and working full-time at Rio Tinto, Ady completed the Certificate IV in Leadership and Mentoring at SM TAFE.
The culturally safe program helped her grow in confidence and formalise her natural mentoring skills. Now a Program Advisor ATAL at Rio Tinto and winner of SM TAFE’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award, Ady supports young Indigenous people to overcome barriers and build strong futures.