TAFE Centres of Excellence (TCoEs)
What are TAFE Centres of Excellence?
Through the National Skills Agreement, the Australian Government will partner with states and territories to establish nationally networked TAFE Centres of Excellence which will help deliver a skilled workforce for strategically important industries to meet national challenges.
They will increase collaboration between TAFEs, through partnerships with industry and universities and deliver the skills people need for good, secure work and careers.
Click here to view Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ factsheet on TAFE Centres of Excellence.
Click here to read joint media release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Minister for Skills and Training and The Hon Jason Clare MP Minister for Education on “Turbocharging TAFE centres of excellence and accelerating apprenticeships”.
Clean Energy TCoE hosted by Western Australia
The federal and West Australian governments have committed $70 million to establish Australia’s first TAFE Clean Energy Skills National Centre of Excellence.
The centre will operate across the WA TAFE network and be a skills leader in clean energy science, engineering, construction and operation, supporting the net zero transformation and a Future Made in Australia.
Because of the size, scale and diversity of projects being developed across WA in solar, wind, hydrogen and batteries, the Centre of Excellence will leverage the existing strengths of the network of TAFEs across the state.
It will expand access to clean energy skills training opportunities at TAFE campuses in metropolitan Perth and in regional areas including Kalgoorlie, Albany, Bunbury, Geraldton, Karratha, and Broome.
Click here to read announcement by Western Australia government.
Electric Vehicle TCoE hosted by Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)
The federal and ACT governments announced on 6 May 2024 the establishment of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Centre of Excellence which will be funded by $9.7 million from each government.
The Centre of Excellence will provide innovative world class training for a future EV workforce and will develop new diploma and degree apprenticeship pathways to support a ‘Future Made in Australia’ for industries developing, operating and maintaining EVs and related technology.
It will further develop training for mechanics, technicians and developers of light and heavy vehicles and mobile plant technology, hydrogen vehicles and associated fields such as charging infrastructure installation and maintenance.
The new centre will network with experienced TAFEs in other states and leverage partnerships with universities, Jobs and Skills Councils and industry to grow the skills needed to support EV uptake and the transition to net zero.
Click here to read joint media release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Minister for Skills and Training, Andrew Barr MLA ACT Chief Minister, Chris Steel MLA, ACT Minister for Skills and Training, Alicia Payne MP Member for Canberra on “Canberra Institute of Technology to host first TAFE Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence”.
TAFE Centre of Excellence – Health Care and Support, Qld
The TAFE Centre of Excellence – Health Care and Support will deliver critical higher-level skills training to grow and sustain Australia’s essential care and support services.
The TAFE Centre of Excellence – Health Care and Support will strengthen capability and capacity for the aged care, disability support, and mental health care sectors, and will explore new pathways in nursing, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and health leadership.
The TAFE Centre of Excellence – Health Care and Support will receive $15 million from the Commonwealth through the National Skills Agreement and $5 million in additional funding through the Turbocharging TAFE Centres of Excellence measure.
Early Childhood Education and Care Centre of Excellence, SA
The TAFE SA Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care is partnering with industry and universities to train early childcare workers for essential care services.
The TAFE SA Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care will lift the skills and capability of early childcare workers for essential care services on a national scale, through sharing of high-quality training products and industry demonstration to increase access to early childhood education and care across Australia.
The TAFE SA Centre of Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care will receive $11.5 million from the Commonwealth through the National Skills Agreement and $5 million in additional funding through the Turbocharging TAFE Centres of Excellence measure.
TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence
The Western Sydney Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence aims to equip the future workforce with the skills needed to support Australia’s manufacturing sovereign capability and food security.
The Western Sydney Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence will provide targeted training for advanced manufacturing and sovereign capability, food and beverage manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing and will support greater integration of digital technology.
The Western Sydney Advanced Manufacturing Centre of Excellence will receive approx. $27m from the Commonwealth through the National Skills Agreement.
TAFE Queensland Batteries Centre of Excellence, QLD
The TAFE Queensland Batteries Centre of Excellence will drive growth in the clean energy sector by improving and innovating training for clean energy battery technologies across Australia.
The TAFE Queensland Batteries Centre of Excellence will target training to renewable energy batteries, intermittent renewable energy source storage, grid connectivity, network embedded storage at large and small scales, and electric vehicles for existing and emerging workforces.
The TAFE Queensland Batteries Centre of Excellence will receive $10m from the Commonwealth through the National Skills Agreement.
