Why Digital Credentials Matter for TAFEs
The world of work is shifting, and the TAFE sector stands at the heart of that transformation. With industries evolving at breakneck speed, the demand for skilled professionals has never been higher—but neither has the need for a smarter, more dynamic way to recognise those skills and qualifications. Traditional qualifications can be augmented and aligned to a landscape where learning is continuous, careers are fluid, and industries demand agility, the way we credential achievement can be better represented. Enter digital credentials, a modern solution that offers TAFE students and institutions a sharper competitive edge in a skill-based economy.
Leanne fulfills passion for health care with Fee Free TAFE
After 30 years of experience in office administration, Leanne Simpson wanted a change and decided to pursue her childhood passion of working in health care.
Free TAFE gave Leanne the opportunity – and the means – to take a leap, starting with a qualification in aged care, which led to her current job in residential aged care.
“It’s changed me as a person. Free TAFE has given me the opportunity to push myself and to realise I got skills I didn’t think I had. The learning capability. Being able to learn again and know that I can do it,” Leanne said.
Her love for supporting others has continued to flourish, with the 59-year-old now enrolled in the Free TAFE Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121) at Kangan Institute to expand her career options.
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Fee-Free TAFE and CQU help Cimah start a new path into health industry
Cimah Orion-Williamson once dreamed of being a park ranger, but now she’s pursuing a passion for helping people thanks to CQUniversity and the Fee-Free TAFE program.
The Bundaberg woman decided to study a Diploma of Nursing at CQUniversity after trying to find employment in the parks and wildlife sector.
Learning new skills to support children’s development
Jack Kirk is pursuing his interest in working with children by studying the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care at TAFE SA.
“I enjoy being around children and I wanted to get back into studying, so I thought the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, which is a 12-month course, was a good starting point,” he says.
Jack, 21, says his decision to commit to full-time study in the vocational education and training sector was made easier by receiving a fee-free place as part of the State and Federal Government’s Fee Free TAFE initiative.
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Kate Reid’s Career Change with FEE Free TAFE
Nursing was a career path Kate Reid always wanted to pursue, but the timing was never right.
The introduction of Free TAFE, combined with the flexible, supportive learning environment at GOTAFE helped Kate make the decision to enrol in the Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121) in 2021.
After a career in the human resources and business management world, Kate knew she wanted to make a difference through Nursing.
CQU and Fee-Free TAFE helps Rebekah care for Barcaldine’s seniors in need
Rebekah Gleeson-Cherry is fulfilling a dream of giving back to Barcaldine’s elderly generation after completing a Certificate III in Individual Support through Fee-Free TAFE at CQUniversity.
Career change leads to a rewarding role in disability support
Dirk, a single dad with two teenage daughters, says Fee Free TAFE was the catalyst for his career change, providing him with the encouragement to “have another go” at formal study.
Cookery course provides new career path for Sok
Fee Free TAFE is giving Sok Tsoutouras the chance to develop new skills and prepare for a career change without putting additional strain on the household budget.
An initiative of the state and federal governments, Fee Free TAFE removes the fees for students undertaking much-needed skills training and is helping to address skills shortages in key industry sectors.
A mother of two, Sok, 38, is pursuing her passion for cooking through a Certificate IV in Kitchen Management at TAFE SA’s Regency Campus.
