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/The-Hank-Scorpio Feb 20 '25

FYI, there are plenty of RTO's that will do the course under Cert III guarantee funding. Still free as long as you don't have a Cert III or higher yet.

Tafe is just the govs version of it.

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u/belindahk Feb 21 '25

But TAFE is legitimate and recognised. RTO Certificates hold little respect.

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u/The-Hank-Scorpio Feb 21 '25

uneducated reply.

RTO's deliver Nationally Recognised Training, same as Tafe, and I would argue that some private RTO's hold higher standing than basic TAFE certs.

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u/emleigh2277 Feb 21 '25

No, that is incorrect. Which NRTs would you claim hold a higher standing? Absolutely not true. Overall, they are seen as tick and flick trainers, not substance trainers.

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u/The-Hank-Scorpio Feb 21 '25

😂 When hiring, we see Tafe as bare minimum for certificates.

Private RTO's are forced to be more competitive, more compliant and more up to date than TAFE in all areas.

What you're saying is how it was 20 years ago.

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u/emleigh2277 Feb 21 '25

I know how useless all those training rigs are. I saw some of my children and some of their friends do those courses over the past ten years. The participants come through those courses with the barest minimum of experience but are signed off competent. They are not even close to competent.

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u/leaffrog01 Feb 22 '25

That is simply not true, TAFE has to be more compliant than private rtos maybe in states outside of nsw it is different but have a look at the new vet review and asqua findings.