Government Hails Its Own Fees-Free TAFE Schemes as a Success

Published on April 8, 2024

A fees-free scheme at New South Wales (NSW) TAFE training institutes is “continuing to exceed targets,” says the federal and state governments, with interest surging in key vocations. In figures released on April 7, 182,124 people enrolled in fee-free TAFE courses last year in NSW, and subjects like health, construction, IT, and teaching are booming. Quoted figures show there were 34,630 enrolments in the care sector, 9,651 in the technology and digital sector and 8728 in construction. The figures exceed an original first-year goal of 180,000 new offers of place, promised by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare in 2023. The scheme, which the federal and respective state governments fund to the tune of $1 billion (US$657 million) across 12 months, aims to remedy the skill shortage in the most needed areas by removing economic barriers to study....

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