Holmesglen Institute

Koorie Student Support Officers Luke Morgan and Kaycee Ah Kit from Victoria’s Holmesglen Institute are setting new standards in assisting First Nation learners.

For the past two years, Luke and Kaycee have worked with Holmesglen’s teachers to lift engagement and retention among Koorie learners through support and advocacy. Having undertaken their own study journey at TAFE, they have added a new dimension to their work.

Box Hill Institute – Free TAFE student success story

After an extensive career as an Information Technology professional, David found a new purpose as an award-winning horticultural student, thanks to Box Hill Institute (BHI) and Free-TAFE.

Box Hill Institute

Box Hill Institute’s (BHI) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Unit (ATSIU) has introduced a robust case management system called ‘PACS’ (Pastoral Academic and Cultural Support) that has significantly increased engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Canberra Institute of Technology

Through her own experiences in community and family, Melissa Bulger, a Ngunnawal/Wiradjuri woman considered the contribution and change she could bring to youth justice. Mel knew knowledge is power. Empathy and care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and finding their potential and enthusiasm for education was the fuel behind this initiative.

SuniTAFE – Get inspired by these Free TAFE stories

Fee-Free TAFE success at SuniTAFE.

TAFE NSW

Kristy Perkins is a proud Gumbaynggirr woman who works on Bundjalung Country as an Aboriginal Education and Engagement Coordinator at TAFE NSW.
She is passionate about Closing The Gap (CTG) through education and Aboriginal economic development opportunities, something she sees as a benefit to both the communities she works with and the TAFE NSW community.

TAFE SA

In his role as TAFE SA‘s Aboriginal Engagement Consultant, Clayton Dodd has spent the past two years strengthening ties with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and stakeholders and applying a “cultural lens” to projects and programs.

TAFETalks: Impact of last two decades of VET policy on TAFE

Thank you for attending TDA’s TAFETalks: Impact of last two decades of VET policy on TAFE. If you could not attend or would like to re-watch, the recording is now available below. Please click here to access presentation from Simon Walker. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Fee Free TAFE students build new careers

Two young Tasmanians have turned a Fee Free TAFE course into a new career.

Max Blazely and Michael Matanofov both studied a Certificate II in Engineering Pathways at TasTAFE’s Alanvale Campus and excelled at the course. As a result of their success in the course, they both quickly earned apprenticeships in the metals industry.

TasTAFE

Melythina Tiakana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC) is partnering with TasTAFE to provide training for Aboriginal people to become trainee rangers and care for the area around Tebrakunna (Cape Portland) at the north-eastern tip of Tasmania.