Careers at TAFE NSW
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact. That’s why we’re the leading provider of vocational education and training in Australia, delivering the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Life-changing impact doesn’t happen by itself. It starts with an incredible team who see their career as an opportunity to shape someone’s world – whether we’re inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. That’s why we invest in our people – ensuring they have access to an inclusive, flexible work environment, ongoing training and professional development, wellbeing programs and positions spanning 130+ locations across NSW.
It’s a career that allows you to transform someone’s world - as well as your own. Are you ready for a career of life-changing impact?
Teach at TAFE NSW opportunities
Work at TAFE NSW opportunities
Share your passion for your industry and build the skills, qualifications and employability of people in NSW. Benefit from excellent conditions and work/life balance while supporting and encouraging students towards their career goals.
Explore open opportunities
Becoming a Teacher
As a Registered Training Organisation TAFE NSW educators must meet ASQA’s standards.
To apply for a teaching role you must have:
- a nationally recognised qualification in the discipline in which you want to teach
- between three and five years industry experience (depending on the industry)
- a relevant education qualification
The Benefits
- Share your knowledge and skills to develop the future workforce
- Enjoy a career change
- Benefit from a good salary
- Excellent conditions and work/life balance
- Take pride in student achievements and outcomes
- Varied educational career path
Your Day to Day
- Teach students face-to-face in classrooms and online
- Support students 1:1
- Issue, mark and provide feedback on assessments
- Student administration, including marking rolls and recording results
- Maintain relationships with local industry and employers
- Stay current with industry practice
- Students need to be assessed to ensure that they have the skills/knowledge needed to be deemed competent for each subject, and ultimately the qualification
- Assessors specialise in assessment. They work with teachers to write, facilitate and mark assessments
- Assessors do not teach
- The qualification needed by Assessors is a subset of the qualification needed by a teacher
- Education Support Officers support students by maintaining a close relationship with them
- They provide industry specific and general guidance
- They support teachers by assisting in the classroom with discipline specific support of students
- Education Support Officers do not teach
Teach at TAFE NSW
Share your skills and passion for your industry and inspire the next generation of students.
If you’re looking to transition to a teaching career, TAFE NSW is currently offering qualified industry experts with 3-5 years’ experience the opportunity to gain the mandatory Certificate IV in Training and Assessment TAE40116 (TAE) qualification via two options:
Paid to Learn Program
Fast track becoming a TAFE NSW Teacher via our 14-week fulltime Paid to Learn program, where you will be paid to learn.
At successful completion of your TAE course, and post qualification, you are guaranteed a permanent role as a TAFE NSW Teacher.
Teacher Scholarship
The Scholarship program covers the cost of your TAE course through a fully funded, fee-free enrolment and, done this way, takes up to 18 months to complete.
At successful completion of your TAE course, and post qualification, you may be offered a casual or part time TAFE NSW Teacher role.
TAFE NSW Teaching Areas
If you’re considering becoming a TAFE NSW teacher, the Teacher Scholarship may be available.
Teacher scholarship for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
TAFE NSW is looking for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals with extensive experience in their industry to participate in the Teacher Scholarship Program and to join our team of Teachers at TAFE NSW.
We are now offering Scholarship positions for the Trainer and Assessment qualification, which enables key industry professionals to become Teachers in the vocational sector. A position in the Scholarship program not only includes Fee-Free enrolment into the course, but also the guarantee of employment as a casual TAFE Teacher once qualified.
Aboriginal Employment
TAFE NSW is committed to growing and developing a talented and adaptable Aboriginal workforce. We have opportunities for Aboriginal people right across the organisation in a wide range of roles and at all levels – from trainees to managers and executive roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
TAFE Careers can be contracted by:
Email: careers@tafensw.edu.au
- A brief cover letter (if required)
- A current resume | Download Resume Template
- Responses to targeted questions
- Providing a written response that addresses the targeted questions forms a specific part of the selection process
- Two referee contact details
The Essential Requirements describes the knowledge, skills and capabilities required to perform the duties of the position and can be found in the position description.
For permanent jobs in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident. For most temporary jobs, you need a visa that gives you permission to work in Australia.
If the position you are applying for requires academic qualifications, certificates or licenses, certified copies are to be brought with you to the interview, should you progress. Alternatively, the original documents can be brought and sighted by the interview panel. The academic and professional qualifications of candidates recommended for the appointment talent pool may be verified by the convener of the selection panel with the relevant issuing institution.
In addition, if you are successful, you will be required to undertake a National Criminal Records Check to determine suitability for employment. A person who is unwilling to give consent cannot be employed.
Following submission of your application, you may be contacted by the TAFE NSW Recruitment Team to conduct a telephone screening in relation to your application. You may be asked what your reasons for applying are, and other questions in relation to your skills and experience.
If you are successful in your application for the role, you are required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance as a condition of employment.
Referee reports form an important part of the selection process. Applicants are required to provide the details of at least two referees with their application. The following information must be included when providing your referee detail:
- Current and/or previous position title
- The referee's relationship to you (e.g. direct supervisor, team leader, senior manager within your organisation)
- Contact details, including email and telephone number/s
TAFE NSW is an inclusive employer that is committed to fostering a diverse workforce in which uniqueness is valued and everyone has the opportunity to share their skills and represent their communities. Our diverse candidates will experience a fair and merit based recruitment process and we will make any adjustments needed, both in the recruitment process and on the job.