The head of the nation’s peak fitness group has welcomed a move by TAFE NSW Young 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 Young is helping Hilltop locals tap into the booming community services sector, with record enrolments and extra teaching staff at the campus in 2023.

A TAFE NSW Young graduate who has harnessed the power of education to overcome the scars of a traumatic childhood has been awarded a prestigious Aboriginal education and training award.

A Cootamundra man has vowed to use the pain of his own childhood and the skills learned at TAFE NSW to help light a new path for vulnerable locals.

A Young mum whose life has been punctuated by hardship has thanked TAFE NSW for allowing her to channel her experience into a rewarding career helping others.

A former Young HSC student forced to abandon his studies due to a battle with mental health has urged last year’s local HSC students “not to despair” if they didn’t get the ATAR they wished for.

A Young woman who made a mid-life career switch to an industry where jobs are plentiful and the work rewarding has declared it the “best decision I’ve ever made”.

For Ally Smith, watching a client walk out of the salon with an extra bounce in their step is the ultimate job satisfaction.

Emma Godsell has stood above her male colleagues and claimed a prestigious TAFE NSW award, despite being in an overwhelmingly make-dominated trade.