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.
TAFETalks: The #POWEROFTAFE and Industry to March Forward towards gender parity

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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.
A single mother-of-five who seized the opportunity Fee-Free TAFE

A pancreatic cancer survivor, Kerryn Griffis is also a single mother-of-five who seized the opportunity Fee-Free TAFE provided to study a Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management to pursue her lifelong passion for conservation.
TAFETalks: Insights from TAFE SA on revolutionising apprenticeship management

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FEE-FREE TAFE student wins Ramsay’s 2024 Nursing Cadet Student of the Year Award

Laura Feddersen, Diploma of Nursing student at Chisholm Institute of TAFE’s Frankston campus, was chosen from 150 fellow nursing cadets nationwide to win this prestigious award.
Laura was accepted into Ramsay’s cadetship during her FEE FREE TAFE Diploma of Nursing and completed placements at its Beleura Private (Rehab) Hospital, Mitcham Private (Perinatal Mental Health) Hospital and Peninsula Private (Acute) Hospital as part of the program.
She was quickly selected for a graduate position at Ramsay’s Peninsula Private Hospital, only a month after completing her cadetship there.