SPARK collaboration boosts women into the construction industry

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) was proud to be one of the industry partners who worked together to give 15 women a break into the heavily male-dominated construction industry through the SPARK, ATC and Lendlease Women in Construction Jobtrainer Program in 2022. The fully funded five-week program delivered a combination of theory, practical hands-on learning, site tours, and work preparation sessions to the group of enthusiastic participants.

Canberra Institute of Technology developing gender equality action plan

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) has partnered with Our Watch, a national violence prevention organisation, to take action to prevent violence against women and gender-based violence and improve equity and equality. Since 2023, CIT and Our Watch have worked in partnership to implement the Respect and Equality framework across the whole institute. TAFEs can help […]

Partnership to end gendered violence

Charles Darwin University (CDU) has joined forces with the national violence prevention organisation, Our Watch, to take action in preventing gendered violence. CDU, a dual-sector university, and the Northern Territory’s largest trainer, formalised their commitment in a ceremony on International Women’s Day this year at its Alice Springs campus. Image 1. Charles Darwin University’s Vice-Chancellor […]

TAFE Queensland

For Morgan Cotter, TAFE Queensland was where it all began, and now she feels privileged to be able to help First Nations students get the most out of their study journey.

Morgan recently took on the role of Indigenous Outcomes Officer for TAFE Queensland’s Brisbane region, a move that she describes as coming full circle after first stepping through the doors as a teen studying her senior school certificate and in desperate need of motivation and guidance.

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.