Year 10 students are proving Girls Can Too, as part of a try-a-trade program with TAFE NSW Orange. The Canobolas High School students have been getting their hands dirty in carpentry, light automotive, electrotechnology, painting and decorating.

TAFE NSW students are applying the final touches to the construction of an incredible two-bedroom house to be auctioned in support of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation.

The changing face of the electrical trades and the continued strength of some of the region’s largest companies has “sparked” an enrolment boom at TAFE NSW Leeton.

Epping local Troy Ward was announced as the winner of the Phil Darby Memorial Award, Encouragement Award for an Apprentice or Trainee at the NSW Training Awards last night. NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said the strong showing by TAFE NSW students, including Mr Ward from Epping, was testament to their commitment to excellence in their chosen field.

Leonie Davies is the only female electrotechnology teacher at TAFE NSW Wollongong, and a bit of a rarity among electricians particularly in her previous workplaces of heavy industry and mining sites.

A Dubbo local, Ben Josephs, is encouraging others looking to progress their career to consider upskilling with a leadership and management course at TAFE NSW.

Emma Tyrrell is living proof that passion, talent and the right training can launch your career into the stratosphere.

Mark Woodhead, who completed a Certificate III in Electrotechnology at TAFE NSW Dubbo in 2018, was announced as the winner of the Infrastructure, Energy and Construction Student of the Year at a gala awards ceremony at Lazy River Estate.