Chisholm fills early childhood skilled worker gap
Chisholm Institute has reduced the shortage of skilled workers in early childhood education and care – and is now making a global impact.
To address the sector’s critical workforce challenges, Chisholm partnered with Early Childhood Education Centres across the state, the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and Jobs Victoria, to lead the Early Childhood Education Traineeship Project (2022 –2024).
The project initially aimed to employ 150 trainees across Victoria. The team exceeded this target, employing 520 job seekers into traineeships.
Gina cultivates a new ‘course of life’
Gina was initially inspired to get into gardening due to the COVID pandemic.
“Not being able to easily access fresh food because everything had closed down, I had to rely on my herbs and vegetable garden,” Gina explained.
“But after having had back and neck issues for many years, I decided to purchase a raised vegepod garden.”
“I started with one and now have two large, two medium and one small sized vegepods. I purchased the vegepods due to the fact that they have built in covers that protect from pest problems and also a wicking bed design, which means that don’t need to be watered all the time.”
After neck surgery in September 2022, Gina found gardening to be very therapeutic and rewarding.
“I have found gardening has been great for my mental health after living with chronic pain for so many years. Having your hands in the soil is the best medication around and it gives your brain something else to think about for a while,” said Gina.
For Gina, the decision to pursue further education, especially after a long break, was quite challenging, but she thought studying a Fee-Free TAFE funded horticulture course was a great way to gain new skills and open up potential employment opportunities.
Hobart chef returns to learning with Fee Free TAFE
Shayne Jupp – Juppy to his friends – has been around the Tasmanian hospitality scene for 3 decades. Recently, thanks to Fee Free TAFE, he returned to TasTAFE to complete his Certificate III in Hospitality.
Mitchel says it’s never too late to chase an apprenticeship
Mitchel Smith is one of a growing number of mature people taking on and completing an apprenticeship, thanks to his employer and CQUniversity TAFE. He says it’s never too late to give it a go, especially with the recent release of a new Queensland Government initiative.
TAFETalks: Power of TAFE to prepare a future-ready nursing workforce
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From single parent to student of the year: How FEE FREE TAFE changed Pinar’s life
Pinar came to Australia in 2008 and soon after became a single parent to two children.
She started volunteering and studying Diploma of Community Services to follow her passion for community work, ultimately awarded Bendigo TAFE’s 2022 Student of the Year and was a finalist for the 2023 Victorian Training Awards Vocational Student of the Year.
“If it wasn’t for Free TAFE, I wouldn’t have the opportunity to study,” Pinar said.
Big future in art on horizon for Noemi
“In an outer remote town like Airlie Beach, there are not many options for studying and developing a professional career. CQUniversity along with the Fee-Free TAFE program gave me the opportunity to finally study this course online from home.”
Leah-Rose’s journey in youth work
Leah-Rose Hart, a proud Indigenous woman with connections to the Gundungurra and Darug peoples of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, is currently far from her Darug, pursuing a path with deep purpose and significance. Leah-Rose is completing her Certificate IV in Youth Work (CHC40421) at TAFE Queensland’s Springfield campus to then help those youth in her community who are struggling.
TAFETalks: Enhancing career-readiness through experiential learning at RMIT CoVE
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Annette’s dream of giving back is in good health with CQU and Free TAFE
Annette Wano is destined to make a difference to Mackay’s Torres Strait Islander community thanks to CQUniversity’s Nursing training and the Free TAFE initiative.
The proud Meriam Samsep woman is currently immersed in the final stages of her Diploma of Nursing, a dream she said wouldn’t have been possible without the Queensland Government’s Free Nursing initiative.
