TAFE NSW has helped Mitch Tarlinton take a career leap of faith, arming him with the skills to seamlessly switch from mining to construction and reap the rewards of this booming industry, after completing an Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying online. Continuous relocation in the mining sector led Mitch to seek alternate career options, hence his leap of faith to become a building certifier and study online with TAFE Digital.

Since moving from Russia to Australia to be with her husband, Kristina Martynova’s ambition to secure permanent work with Leda Ag quickly came to fruition after completing a Certificate III in Spoken and Written English with TAFE Digital. Her interest in business English helped her play a key role in preparing Standard Operating Procedure documentation to stabalise work processes and increase manufacturing productivity.

Angela Lynch had her sights firmly set on working on a large infrastructure project when she enrolled in a Certificate IV in Project Management Practice with TAFE Digital. Steve Pascall, Project Director at Transport for New South Wales, said it is great to see how Angela applied the vocational experience she gained at TAFE to help maximise return on investment for this massive infrastructure project, which has generated 10,000 direct and indirect jobs for NSW.

Jolie King’s desire and entrepreneurial flair to produce custom building designs has come to fruition since completing a Diploma of Building Design with TAFE Digital and starting JE Design Studio in Coffs Harbour. Jolie is currently working on a Riverside alterations and additions project, opening up the floor plan to create an inviting space, capturing river views.

Ashleigh Toynton, a TAFE Digital graduate and award winning teacher, has established a niche business related to childhood hearing loss, called Hearing Tests 4 Kids.

Cremorne finance specialist, Margaret Scott, was inspired to use her spreadsheet skills to develop a travel app showcasing the best views in the world and studied a Certificate IV in Guiding with TAFE NSW, followed with an online Certificate III in Travel with TAFE Digital. Views On Top for iPhone and Android showcases over 850 destinations in 450 popular locations, across 85 countries.

The career of one St Ives school leaver is sailing ahead at a rapid rate of knots as he chalks up thousands of nautical miles’ seafaring experience with NGOs Sea Shepherd Global in Africa and YWAM Medical Ships in Papua New Guinea, and now with Reef Encounter, a Great Barrier Reef tourism and diving vessel.

TAFE NSW graduate Thi Tuyet Le, also known as Elle, is combatting the hospitality skills deficiency in the Australian Capital Territory by upskilling to pursue her dream job at the prestigious Hyatt Hotel in Canberra. Elle said it was tremendous she could set her own schedule to study a Diploma of Hospitality Management with TAFE Digital in an online environment, from the comfort of her home, at her own pace.”

Sonia Ursino has landed her dream job at Flight Centre Seven Hills since completing a Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management with TAFE Digital. Travel is an exciting, constantly evolving industry Sonia has always wanted to pursue for a career. She said the teachers were amazing and kept her motivated with their in-depth, industry-relevant experience.