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.

TAFE Queensland

Indigenous Student Support Officer and TAFE Queensland employee of more than two decades, Tammy Rasmussen, has spent a lifetime championing culturally safe learning environments and great training outcomes for First Nations students.

TAFE Australia Product Network (TAPN)

the TAFE Australia Product is a strategic network which fosters external engagement and advocates for the expertise within TAFEs to be used for product design and development. TAFE AUSTRALIA SHARED CATALOGUE (TASC) group  is  a user group under this network. TAFE Australia Product Network provides  collaborative opportunities for TDA members to engage with Jobs and […]

Foundation Skills Network

In response to the renewed focus of the Australian Government in supporting adults in Australia to increase their literacy, numeracy, digital literacy (LLND), and employability skills (known collectively as foundation skills), TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) will convene a Foundation Skills network. This network will bring together interested representatives from TDA member institutions to foster collaboration […]

Queensland’s first Fee-Free TAFE mechanics graduate

Queensland’s first mechanics making use of the Federal and Queensland Governments’ Fee-Free TAFE funding have graduated.

Federation University

Yorta Yorta woman, Ruby Bending-Norman’s dedication and commitment has proved an inspiration for her Indigenous peers and shown that forging the career of your dreams is always possible.
Ruby thought she had no chance of ever studying at university but is now well on the path to further post-secondary education.