An inspiring TAFE NSW Shellharbour graduate living with cerebral palsy and an intellectual disability has credited TAFE NSW with helping empower him to secure his first job.

A Wollongong childcare educator living with a rare condition that has seen her break bones nearly 50 times in her young life has now trained her focus on opening an “all-inclusive” childcare centre.

A Wollongong mum who arrived in Australia with little English but a long-held dream to be an early childhood educator has urged other locals to “believe in themselves and follow their professional passion”.

The health, wellbeing and community services sector needs qualified employees and a TAFE NSW is offering a seven-week taste of the industry. TAFE NSW Head teacher of Community...