#POWER OF TAFE: Industry Partnerships
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TAFE NSW training workforce in Hollywood’s premiere graphics platform
TAFE NSW is working with production companies to upskill their employees in graphics platform – Unreal Engine, a world-leading and highly regarded graphics platform used to build games, animation and virtual realities, including online game Fortnite and The Mandalorian series, from the Star Wars franchise.
“Grow Your Own Workforce” a model solution to healthcare worker shortage
Federation TAFE and East Grampians Health Services’ (EGHS) solution to the health and community services workforce shortage in the East Grampians region has seen them nominated for a Victorian Training Award for industry collaboration.
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 to create an Australia where
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 and President, Professor Scott Bowman
Women Apprentices in Victorian Electrical (WAVE Project)
The purpose of the WAVE project was to increase the participation of women (and people who identified as being female) in electrical apprenticeships in Victoria.
To enable the participants to both gain and have the support structure in place to complete their electrical apprenticeship, participants completed the Certificate II in Electrotechnology (career start) and were provided with a range of targeted support services.
TAFE NSW’s SongHubs Collaboration with APRA AMCOS
The art of collaboration in both music and education is evident in the recent SongHubs songwriting camp run by TAFE NSW in partnership with the Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS).
TAFE Queensland’s partnership with TIACS opens up the conversation about mental health with apprentices
With over 25,000 apprentices completing training at TAFE Queensland, the focus on health and safety has always been paramount. This is why TAFE Queensland has chosen to partner with TIACS to ensure conversations about mental health are encouraged both in training and on the job site.
Holistic skills addressing regional needs
Now in its fourth year, the Heavy Industry Multi Skills (HIMS) pre-employment program in Port Pirie, South Australia, is getting results through collaboration with TAFE SA, local major industries, and Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North (RDA Yorke and Mid North).
TAFE SA and defence giant build young shipbuilders’ skills
Working together with defence and security company, BAE Systems Australia (BAESA), a new, innovative program – the Shipbuilding Readiness Program – was developed to equip young people with the skills needed to work in shipbuilding.
Defence Partnership Creates New Training Opportunities Whilst Keeping Families Together
Wodonga TAFE’s collaboration with the Australian Defence Force will now be extended nationally due to a successful tender that will enable increased training opportunities for Defence members whilst bringing employment for up to 250 staff members.
TAFEs band together to lead cyber security skills
In a first for Australian TAFEs, 11 institutes across Australia are working together as TAFEcyber. The consortium produces job ready cyber security professionals with hands-on skills. The consortium is led by staff at South Metropolitan TAFE in Western Australia and was initially supported by various government seed funding initiatives.
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.
Capecare and South Regional TAFE WA boost aged care workforce in regional community
Capecare, in Busselton WA, the largest independent aged care provider, addressed their labour shortages by partnering with South Regional TAFE to deliver an ‘intensive-start’ traineeship. From 2020 to 2022, 24 trainees completed a Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing), with all gaining employment as carers upon completion.
Empowering Culturally Diverse Leaders: TasTAFE’s Innovative Program with MCOT
TasTAFE have worked collaboratively with the Multicultural Council of Tasmania (MCOT) to develop their Diverse Leadership Program, preparing current and emerging leaders for decision-making roles within the workplace and community.
Victorian Tunnelling Centre builds 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. CYP is a joint venture of John Holland, Lendlease and Bouygues delivering the Victorian Metro Tunnel Project’s rail tunnels and underground stations.
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.
RMIT partners for Victoria’s dental health
A long-standing partnership between RMIT and Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) is building a workforce of dental assistants and technicians, while serving the oral health needs of vulnerable clients.
TAFE provides quality for Water Corporation
Western Australia’s Water Corporation has worked closely with TAFE for over ten years to verify that its VET water qualification programs are high quality and in line with required national training standards.
Queensland Future Skills Partnership
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) – the largest producer of seaborne metallurgical coal identified a need for the fast-tracked development of automated technology skill sets and qualifications for an open-cut mining environment in Queensland. The response was a multi-million-dollar collaboration between BMA, TAFE Queensland and CQ University Australia, the Queensland Future Skills Partnership.
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