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TAFE NSW helps migrants adapt to new and improved lifestyles in Cowra
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06 November 2019 - 1:40 PM

Eight new Cowra residents who have migrated to the Central West from Congo are accessing a unique program at TAFE NSW to learn English, find employment and adapt to their new lifestyles.

Local deaf woman on a studying mission at TAFE NSW
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18 February 2019 - 1:44 PM

Deaf Iraqi refugee Khishkok Hameed is on a studying mission now she has found independence and freedom in Australia, having completed a range of course in only 18 months – including learning English and sign language

 Sumi takes a whisk and changes careers
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17 January 2019 - 9:04 AM

After discovering cooking was a therapeutic way to de-stress at the end of the day, 42-year-old father-of-one, Sumidohlo Sutirman (Sumi) is turning his love of baking into a career.