{"id":26041,"date":"2024-04-08T07:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=26041"},"modified":"2024-04-08T07:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:12:46","slug":"fee-free-tafe-removing-financial-barriers-for-people-in-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/fee-free-tafe-removing-financial-barriers-for-people-in-nsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Fee-Free TAFE removing financial barriers for people in NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Albanese and Minns Governments\u2019 Fee-Free TAFE initiative is continuing to exceed targets, removing financial barriers so more people in NSW can learn new skills in areas where the economy needs them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New figures reveal 182,124 people in NSW enrolled in Fee-Free TAFE during 2023, smashing the initial first-year target, with a very encouraging number of people taking up study in areas like education, health, construction and IT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fee-Free TAFE \u2013 which is jointly funded by the Albanese and Minns Labor Governments &#8211; removes financial barriers for training in areas facing significant skill shortages, with enrolments prioritised for groups excluded or under-represented in the labour market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 31 December 2023, there were over: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>34,630 enrolments in the Care sector<\/li><li>9651 in the Technology and Digital sector<\/li><li>8728 in the Construction sector.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Priority groups were strongly represented with the enrolment of 62,925 job seekers, nearly 10,000 people with disability and more than 15,154 First Nations people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>118,620 enrolments were women and students from regional and remote areas numbered more than 70,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost 50,000 people in NSW who speak a language other than English at home also took advantage of Fee-Free TAFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fee-Free TAFE provides big savings for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A student studying to become an early childhood educator or undertaking a Certificate III in School Based Education and Support need not find $1600 in course fees, similarly someone undertaking a Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping wouldn\u2019t need to pay almost $2,000 in course fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albanese Government is providing a further $414.1 million over 2024 \u2013 2026 to States and Territories to fund the delivery of at least another 300,000 Fee-Free TAFE and VET places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>the Minister for Skills and Training, Brendan O\u2019Connor MP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFee-Free TAFE has transformed the lives of students from diverse backgrounds right across NSW, at the same time making sure there is a strong pipeline of workers to fill in-demand jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe initiative has helped ease cost-of-living pressures for students and is helping respond to the worst skills crisis we have experienced in 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFee-Free TAFE is helping people in NSW, and across Australia, to acquire skills to ensure they have meaningful work, well-paid jobs and career progression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>the Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education, Steve Whan MP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFee-Free TAFE is targeted at increasing workforce participation of priority groups and helping people get the skills they need for the jobs they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to tackling the skills shortages, by supporting students with free training opportunities who can then enter the workforce in highly paid, highly skilled jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Fee-Free TAFE program highlights the Albanese and Minns Labor Governments\u2019 commitment to strengthening the VET system and placing TAFE at the heart of vocational delivery across New South Wales and Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanese and Minns Governments\u2019 Fee-Free TAFE initiative is continuing to exceed targets, removing financial barriers so more people in NSW can learn new skills in areas where the economy needs them most. 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