TasTAFE cultivates proficient and community-centric workforce

Galvanised by the vision to empower a nation's workforce, TasTAFE - Tasmania's largest public provider of cutting-edge vocational programmes - nurtures individuals in Tasmania, Asia and worldwide through skills enhancement courses and qualifications. As one of Australia's 10 largest training organisations, TasTAFE helps communities all over the world to succeed and prosper by cultivating proficient and community-centric tradespeople.

TasTAFE is the result of merging an industry-focused training institute and a technical school, equipping students with the practical skills and knowledge needed in their chosen field. With more than 80 per cent of its student body coming from Asia, TasTAFE pays close attention to what the region needs, and adapts its curricula to the requirements of industries. This means graduates walk away with job-ready skills that are in demand within their chosen field of study.

"Asia is a community-centric society, so our programmes are also focused on a territory's needs," says Stephen Conway, CEO. "We stay closely connected to industries and localities across Tasmania and in Asia."

Located in a safe and clean environment with a comfortable climate, TasTAFE provides students and academics a rewarding, cost-effective and fun learning experience. Its core training programmes in hospitality and tourism, aged care, engineering, information technology, agribusiness and English language, among others, are delivered in entrepreneurial-based disciplines. As a result, TasTAFE graduates are well-rounded and enterprising.

"Our graduates are not only strong job contenders, but they also become more capable of providing for themselves," Conway says.

TasTAFE welcomes more industry and community partners as it extends its knowledge pathway into Asia. Using its deep understanding of vocational education and training systems, it nurtures competent and dedicated trainers and workers, including future managers of Asia's vocational training systems.