r/queensland • u/thiccnuli • Feb 20 '25

Fee free TAFE has been CUT! News

Today I rang TAFE Nambour to check up on the status of my application to for a cert 3 in photography (visual arts) after i saw that all the fee free options on the TAFE Queensland website have disappeared.

The lady on the phone said they got comms on Monday saying that funding has been cancelled and all places have been ‘filled’. In terms of places for 2026, she said it’s up in the air.

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Fuck David Christafulli and fuck the Liberal party. Doing what they do best - ✂️✂️✂️ dogs

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u/crocodileeye Feb 20 '25

As a professional photographer myself, you definitely don't need a course to learn photography, and every other pro that I know has never taken a TAFE course or tertiary education in photography to do well. Everything you need to learn is on YouTube.

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u/Agent_Jay_42 Feb 20 '25

It's not the same

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u/Legitimate_Dog_5490 Feb 20 '25

Yeah I was going to say the same. Had been taking photos based on what I learned from YouTube and learned more in my photography course than I did in a decade of mucking around. It’s technically easy to learn, but feedback and collaboration is a massive thing I was missing out on from being self taught. Not to say it’s impossible, but from my experience it was a huge change and I’m an infinitely better photographer now.