#POWER OF TAFE: Industry Partnerships

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Nurturing nursing talent: Greenslopes private hospital and TAFE Queensland’s successful partnership

Over 15 years ago, Greenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane articulated two key problems – a shortage of enrolled nurses, and the time spent teaching new graduates the ‘Greenslopes way.’

Working collaboratively with TAFE Queensland, a solution – “Grow Your Own Workforce” – was developed to train enrolled nurses in a Diploma of Nursing wholly on-site in the workplace.

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From classroom to caregiving: Capecare and South Regional TAFE boost aged care workforce in regional community

Beautiful Busselton, 230 km south of Perth, attracts many retirees seeking a relaxed coastal lifestyle. But that ageing demographic and regional location helps contribute to labour shortages.
How did Capecare, the largest independent aged care provider in the area, attract new staff for existing and planned facilities?
They partnered with South Regional TAFE to deliver an ‘intensive-start’ traineeship.
From 2020 to 2022, 24 trainees aged 19-59 years completed a Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing), with all gaining employment as carers upon completion.

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Victorian Tunnelling Centre builds major infrastructure skills

Together, CYP Design and Construction (CYP) and Holmesglen Institute have created the Victorian Tunnelling Centre (VTC), a one-of-a-kind skilling facility based on international best practice. This follows the partnership’s earlier work on MetroHub, a jobs and training centre for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Project.
CYP is a joint venture of John Holland, Lendlease and Bouygues delivering the Metro Tunnel Project’s rail tunnels and underground stations.

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Ebuses are driving TAFE NSW and Volvo partnership

TAFE NSW and Volvo are leading the development of skills needed to work with zero emission buses. The partnership has helped drive this clean environment initiative, as New South Wales legislates to replace diesel fleets with electric buses over time.  

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