Alumni
Progress your career,
as an alumnus
Just because you already have a qualification from TAFE NSW, it doesn’t mean that your time with us is over. Whether you’re thinking about continuing education to upskill, further study to re-skill, accessing alumni career services to change careers, or you just want to see what else has been happening at TAFE NSW, you can find out here.
As you know, TAFE NSW offers a variety of certificates, diplomas, and degrees across a wide range of career areas. If you’re looking to add to your existing skills quickly, take a look through our short courses. And if you’re after flexible learning to fit your lifestyle, don’t forget about the online study options available.
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Recognition of prior learning
You already know how big a commitment studying can be. TAFE NSW wants to help you get credit where and when it's due, to try and lessen your load. We understand that you already have skills and knowledge, gained through working, volunteering, or previous study, that could be directly relevant to your course. We want to give you that “recognition”, so you don’t have to go over subject matter that you already know.
Take the next step in your career
If you’re not already there, you’re probably well on your way to a rewarding career. Upskilling will improve your career prospects and offer you more opportunities for career progression, including into senior roles and higher salaries. Make the move to improve, today.
Consider a career change
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FAQs
Further study helps to deepen your expertise and increase your qualifications in a single area. And beyond simply increasing your skills, knowledge, and understanding of a particular area, being versatile always looks valuable to potential employers when applying for jobs. It is also one of the main reasons why further study is never a bad idea.
It is important to continue your education because employers tend to look for two things when hiring: highly developed skills and knowledge, and a current industry qualification from a trusted education provider.
Continuing study with TAFE NSW is an ideal way to ensure that you have the best possible job-ready skills and knowledge to land your next job, and the qualification that tells your new employer, you can back up the claims in your résumé, as soon as you start.
When you are planning to continue your education, you’re also planning to improve your career development.
There are a lot of factors to consider when changing careers.
First, it helps to understand what about your current role makes you want to change. Then, by exploring your study options, you can better understand the kind of work that might be more appealing and rewarding.
The TAFE NSW course guide is a great way to see what options are out there, and what options might just be perfect for you, to change your career path.
Alumni is the plural form of the word alumnus. An alumnus is a former student of a particular school, college, or university.
As an alumnus, keeping in touch with TAFE NSW is a great way for you to stay up to date with everything that is happening, and for keeping an eye out for the perfect course to take your career even further.