TAFE NSW has empowered a Tumut man to join one of the region’s most in-demand workforces and at the same time help shape health outcomes for the local Aboriginal community.

A TAFE NSW Hay graduating class has achieved a remarkable collective job outcome, with six out of the seven students all landing jobs within weeks of graduating and one class member being selected for the nation’s most prestigious wool classing competition.

TAFE NSW has helped a Blacktown-raised woman with Asian heritage charge through the ranks of the wool industry and become an unlikely symbol for the changing face of the nation’s farming sector.

A Wollongong woman who ditched plans for a career in social work to join the male-dominated landscaping sector has urged other young women to get “on the tools” and consider a career in the booming industry.

TAFE NSW Griffith has helped a local woman realise her dream of a career working with animals amid sustained demand for veterinary professionals in the region.

Corowa locals will be given the hands-on skills and practical knowledge to tap into the booming wool industry as part of a course being offered for the first time at TAFE NSW Corowa this month.

The head of the nation’s peak fitness group has welcomed a move by TAFE NSW Wagga Wagga to incorporate a mental health unit into its fitness courses, amid new research showing almost a third of gymgoers now exercise to aid their mental health.

TAFE NSW Griffith has empowered a former Solomon Islands casino dealer to change the course of her family’s life and also help address the region’s crippling aged care skills shortage.

TAFE NSW has helped a former café manager with a passion for horticulture land a job helping maintain one of Brisbane’s most iconic inner-city parks.