Media Centre - TAFE NSW

With a burning ambition to study paramedicine when he finishes his home schooling, 15 year-old Albury local, Stuart Nichols, has recently completed a Certificate III in Business with TAFE Digital. Stuart has now enrolled in a Certificate IV in Medical Practice Assisting, which he will study while completing his HSC.

Illawarra local, Rachel Ryan, has risen in the ranks to take on a high-performing managerial role at the Department of Human Services after completing a Diploma of Leadership and Management online with TAFE Digital. Her team contributed to transferring $3.6 billion between separated parents, which supports approximately 1.2 million children nationwide during the last financial year.

A home-schooled Nimmitabel teenager is using a TAFE NSW course to graduate from year 12 without having set foot in a classroom for seven years.

At the end of her third shift, Samantha Brewer who studied a Certificate IV in Vet Nursing online with TAFE Digital, was pulled aside by her manager and offered a full-time role. Everyone was extremely impressed with her dedication and passion for working with animals.

Michael Fisher recently moved from Moree to join St Vincent de Paul (Vinnies), Tamworth in his ongoing quest to make a positive difference in the lives of Australians after completing not only one, but two Diplomas of Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD). Michael is passionate about seeing people getting their lives back on track and gets a sense of being part of something very special when they become independent and live healthy lives.

Blacktown local, Melissa Neish, is on a mission to ensure that veterans across Sydney have access to the accommodation and support services they need at Homes for Heroes. As a therapeutic specialist at Homes for Heroes and further inspired by her involvement with the Invictus Games last year, Ms Neish remains committed to assisting veterans experiencing homelessness in their recovery journey, after completing a Bachelor of Community Services online with TAFE Digital.

Rutherford local, Renae Sim, isn’t letting her age deter her from taking on her family’s cattle breeding business, All State Agricultural Service, after her father passed away last year. After completing a Certificate IV in Vet Nursing online with TAFE Digital, Renae also started working for Jurox Animal Health as a large animals research scientist, complemented with her love of vet nursing, with PAWs Mobile Pet Vet.

Students at TAFE NSW are getting ahead of the competition through top-of-the-line instruction from expert teachers like Dana-Lee Mierowsky Bennett. Dana-Lee is an internationally recognised, award-winning director, writer and producer who teaches screen and media at TAFE NSW.

Wollongong local, Lauren Beattie, has landed two physiotherapy support jobs at Lawrence Hargrave and Wollongong Private Hospitals, putting a small dent in the 28,900 qualified assistants needed this year alone. She chose to study the Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance online, while on maternity leave, to fit in with the hectic schedule of taking care of her two small children.