LOCAL residents will have access to new courses to address community needs in growth areas such as agriculture industry expansion and innovation, community services, NDIS readiness and more, thanks to a $7.5M boost to GOTAFE.
The new courses are being funded through the Regional Specialist Training Fund, which is ensuring students receive high quality training that delivers the workforce skills employers need.
As part of the funding, a number of new courses will support Indigenous Australians to access apprenticeships, traineeships and training. In one case GOTAFE is partnering with Indigenous National Technology & Telecom Network to provide pathways into telecommunications work.
More than $3M in TAFE Community Service funding will go to a range of GOTAFE community services including support for Skills and Job Centres in Shepparton, Wangaratta, Benalla and Seymour.
Extra support will also be provided to help boost student’s literacy and numeracy skills as well as creating a supportive TAFE environment for all ability levels and from all backgrounds.
The GOTAFE TAFE Community Service funding boost is part of the Government’s $48.8M investment across the state to help to give every student the support they need to get the most out of their time at TAFE.
To make it easier to access training, the government is investing $172M to make 30 priority TAFE courses and 18 pre-apprenticeship courses that lead to jobs that are most in demand from Victorian employers tuition free.
Minister for Training and Skills, Gayle Tierney said, “GOTAFE is vital to delivering quality training to people in Northern Victoria, that’s why we’re funding 12 new courses and boosting support for students.
“This funding means that more people will have access to training closer to home and get the support they need to finish their course.”
