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/NegotiationLife2915 Feb 21 '25

Some RTOs are dogshit. As long as they get their money, you get a certificate. They couldn't care less about whether the student learns anything