The benefits of post-school study
Forum – Congratulations TAFE and Central Coast’s Trilogy Disability Services for your joint initiative of a traineeship, possibly leading to a Certificate III in Allied Health (CCN, September 11). We…
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Schools Launchpad to offer HSC healthcare courses in 2022
Central Coast high school students will be able to gain skills to help them secure work in the growing health and aged care sectors, thanks to new virtual TAFE NSW…
Career change without a major lifestyle change
Ringa McCarthy of Green Point was a chef in her native Estonia and in Ireland but when she decided to re-enter the workforce after being a stay at home mum…
Gosford TAFE gets a lift
Gosford TAFE is set to receive $175,499 as part of a $13.5M NSW Government investment in replacing lifts at TAFE campuses around the state. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education,…
New career a real sea change
A Woy Woy local has swapped hospitality hubs for the harbour after securing qualifications from TAFE NSW and is now encouraging others to do the same. Simon Dorrell completed the…
Facilities upgrade for TAFE campuses
TAFE campuses at Gosford, Ourimbah and Wyong are set to benefit from a $100M state-wide investment in improved facilities and new equipment. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member…
Debate continues over One TAFE modernisation program
With three TAFE campuses in the region, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and TAFE NSW have hit back at claims by Shadow Minister for Skills and TAFE…
1,000 scholarships on offer for disadvantaged students
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is encouraging Central Coast young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply for scholarships now available for students enrolled in education or training in 2021. Tesch…
VET students awarded scholarships
Umina residents Jarred McElligott and Isabelle Southon are just two successful recipients from the last round of Commonwealth Scholarships for Young Australians, With the third round having opened for applications…
Booming disability sector beckons for TAFE graduates
Umina resident Tanya Bennett is just one of the graduates from Gosford TAFE tapping into the booming disability care sector by landing jobs with the disability and aged care provider,…
TAFE launches online Basic Wildfire Awareness course
A new online course to equip locals with the skills and knowledge to better protect themselves, their land and their assets from bushfires, is now available through TAFE NSW. The…
5@5 Weekly News
You’re watching 5@5, Friday May 22. This week chaos on trains feared, political stouch on TAFE in Gosford, School’s to return full time, Volunteer awards, NZ Warriors, Bees please &…
Stoush intensifies over future of TAFE
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has reiterated that the State Government is “100% committed” to Gosford TAFE” and that it will not be…
Review into the state’s TAFE system criticised
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, has hit back at criticisms of a review into the state’s TAFE system, recently announced by Premier Gladys…
TAFE is an important alternative pathway
Over the past decade or so, the emphasis in public discourse has been disproportionately on university as the route to a successful career, while TAFE as a pathway, has been…
Info on fee-free traineeships and apprenticeships
TAFE NSW Regional General Manager, Marie Larkings, is encouraging school leavers to explore their vocational education options at TAFE NSW Gosford, Wyong and Ourimbah InfoFests, which kick off from January…
TAFE Foundation Scholarships awarded
Several Central Coast residents have been honoured with 2019 Semester 2 Hunter TAFE Foundation Scholarships. Marking its 20th year of operation, the Hunter TAFE Foundation granted 32 students from TAFE…
32 new allied health, wellbeing & support worker graduates
The Central Coast has 32 new soon to be health and wellbeing practitioners, after the group officially graduated from TAFE NSW Gosford on September 5. All 32 students completed either…
Shortage of skilled workers needs to be addressed
Paula Martin, the Regional Director of the NSW Business Chamber, Central Coast, says more needs to be done to nip the Coasts shortage of skilled workers in the bud before…
TAFE Try a Skill Day held
High School students from across the Central Coast attended the WorldSkills Australia Try a Skill Day, hosted by TAFE NSW at the Ourimbah Campus, on June 20. The Try a…