Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE)
WAVE is a national network of women involved in VET, adult education and the broad field of work-related education and training.
Forging connections through art – TAFE Queensland
Cholena Hughes’ journey with TAFE Queensland has led her down an unexpected yet highly-rewarding path. From learning artistic techniques to teaching others how to express themselves through creativity, the talented 41-year-old now uses the power of art to help rehabilitate prisoners at Woodford Men’s Correctional Centre.
Challenging stereotypes: celebrating International Women’s Day – Canberra Institute of Technology
Like many TAFEs, the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is celebrating International Women’s Day 2021. CIT remains committed to helping students and staff challenge gender bias and inequality while reaching their goals in their chosen careers. Actively collaborating with industry and not-for-profit organisations to support women in achieving their goals is a positive way forward.
Graduate turns fashion design into an art form – TAFE SA
International Women’s Day is about celebrating women’s achievements in all aspects of life including the creative arts. TAFE SA graduate Isobel Davies uses fashion as a form of self-expression so it’s fitting that her designs have caught the eye of the arts community.
Aged care simulation facilities provide a pipeline of qualified workers – TAFE NSW
Changing careers from groceries to aged care – TAFE NSW Albury
An Albury mum who made an unlikely career switch from groceries to aged care has urged locals to ‘keep an open mind’ about a new professional path.
New scholarship targets women in trades – South West Institute of TAFE
Australia’s current, large VET provider of the year, South West Institute of TAFE in Victoria, has created a new scholarship to make it easier for south-west women to enter non-traditional trades.
Caterers are well served by cookery qualification – TAFE SA
Turning a passion into a career is a great tip – for business and lifelong learning.
#POWEROFTAFE – The COVID Story, a new publication from TAFE Directors Australia (TDA)
Australian TAFEs have shown their responsiveness, resilience and innovation during the global COVID-19 pandemic, a new publication from TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) shows. TDA surveyed TAFEs in the latter half of the year to understand their journey through COVID-19. The result is The Power of TAFE: The COVID Story which describes the rapid and structured transformation that TAFEs underwent during 2020 in response to COVID-19. It documents the approaches adopted by TAFEs – how students coped and how staff adapted. The scale of the digital transformation was unprecedented.
‘Cyber Security – It’s Everyone’s Business’: WFCP webinar to launch the new Cyber Security Affinity Group
The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) will be hosting a webinar on Cyber Security to launch their new Cyber Security Affinity Group on Tuesday 8 December, 2020 at 4.00pm (Canberra/Melbourne/Sydney time). Anyone interested in this topic should take advantage of this free webinar bringing together experts in this field to discuss industry challenges, cyber education, how collaboration between industry and education can address cyber workforce challenges and why the subject of cyber security is an issue that concerns us all. Registration (free of charge) is required.
