Share your views to help us understand your local needs

We're seeking feedback from everyone across NSW, whether you've been to TAFE NSW or not.

Your input will help TAFE NSW deliver services and spaces to help your community thrive.

Take the survey to share your views and ideas.

Open and listening

  • This consultation is open for feedback until 11:59pm, 31 March 2025.

Under review

  • We will review what you've told us.

Sharing the recommendation

  • We'll share insights and report back with next steps and outcomes.

Did you know TAFE NSW enables more communities and people facing disadvantage than any other training provider?

Every community is different, and many economies are changing. That's why we need your help to better understand your local needs.

Your input will allow us to continue making a difference through effective, meaningful and locally relevant services.

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We asked for your feedback in 2023, here's what you told us

We asked for your feedback to help shape our strategy to best meet local needs. You shared your ideas, feedback and stories.

Share an idea

What’s one thing TAFE NSW could do for a big impact in your local community?

Tell us about your idea and how it would benefit the community.

17 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Offer more free courses please as it was very hard to get into in 2023 & hours were limited & not flexible for workers

17 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Provide more parking for student use despite the good public transport links to Meadowbank Tafe. Driveway encroached & streets littered

17 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Offer free Aboriginal language courses for Aboriginal peoples across nsw.

17 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Please assist majority of Seniors, pensioners & self-funded retirees bank money are kept secured & with No Online banking & Not scammed!

16 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Offer more courses related to the tourism industry (i.e. visitor servicing, online marketing, hospitality, etc.)

16 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

We are a community organization at Bonnyrigg Community Services; we have a few support support groups running at the centre, we need help

16 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Provide more fee free options for rural areas

16 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Provide more short course and licencing for local jobs and opportunities - white card, chainsaw, forklift etc

15 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Need motor trade courses in Hornsby

15 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

I have no confidence in private educational institutions which generally exploit education seekers for financial gain- poor programs.

15 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

A strong fully financed state tafe system is needed to help poor achievers get on track to use adult education opportunities.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Need to add more varieties of courses (including Diploma of Nursing ) at TAFE Granville.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

I have telephoned the new 13 number and found myself having to call several times and not get a result. I end up visiting the college.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

I find enrolling on a mobile phone to be very difficult. More support at the TAFE colleges would be helpful. it is very frustrating

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

I have found the student service area to not be inviting at Lithgow. There is no actual reception desk and the staff member is often busy

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

The Lithgow TAFE has a student hub however there is no staff member to offer actual support to students doing their studies.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

My child would benefit from a face to face session with a counsellor however Lithgow TAFE has not offered this service for a few years

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

enrolment day like years ago mailbox drops - not everyone is digital, mailbox notice can be looked at several times before being discarded

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

TAFE should have funds set aside to have more events at campuses. Whether this be an Open Day, Welcome to TAFE, Semester events all year

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

More local teachers to offer face to face classes. New signage to make more appealing to community.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Competitively select/appoint one person to be responsible and accountable for each TAFE Campus/Site.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

I want to learn how to clone all sorts of plant by cuttings in small green house is there a online course for this I heard they’re was one

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Better internet and WIFI for staff and students. Moving from USB to One drive is a disaster because the upload speeds are slow.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Get better WiFi for students at loftus tafe. They're expected to learn online, yet don't have the facilities to support them.

14 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

More courses that can be done through distant-learning including taking an exam.

13 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Run more courses on the Mid North Coast.

13 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Give more direct support to students with Disabilities & those from CALD background. ie Introduction to Computer skills that are targeted.

13 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Offer a bigger range if courses & a flexible duration. 1 year is a really long time to take to obtain a cert 2 or 3.

13 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Get back to the local community instead of Ringing a number and getting someone who has no knowledge of how and what is going on locally.

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

More assistance for people with disabilities

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Make more variety of trade courses and other courses available at local tafes. As some tafe courses are too far away for people to get too.

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

A variety of courses on offer at my local tafe so I don’t have to travel - from a young mum

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

Support learning for those people who don’t fit other learning pathways like migrant and disability students

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

TAFE NSW could supply more face to face courses in local areas for example computer courses, Administrative courses and Bookkeeping courses.

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

creating face to face classes for improving communication and learning - online does not suit all learners or courses

12 February, 2024

Anonymous says:

I worked for TAFE as a part-time teacher 10 years & this was the worst employment experience of my life now working for a private RTO.

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