TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW

Type	Technical and further education
Established	1 March 1833
Students	400,000+
Location	New South Wales, Australia
Affiliations	Hunter Institute of TAFE Illawarra Institute of TAFE New England Institute North Coast Institute of TAFE Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE Riverina Institute of TAFE South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE Sydney Institute of TAFE Western Sydney Institute Western Institute of TAFE
Website	www.tafensw.edu.au

TAFE NSW is Australia's largest vocational education and training provider. Annually, the network trains over 400,000 people in campus, workplace, online, or distance education methods of education.

TAFE NSW comprises campuses grouped by geographic area into ten Institutes.

• Hunter Institute
• Illawarra Institute
• New England Institute
• North Coast Institute
• Northern Sydney Institute
• Riverina Institute
• South Western Sydney Institute
• Sydney Institute
• Western Sydney Institute, including OTEN
• Western Institute

Financial and attendance issues

Between 2012 and 2016 attendance at TAFE NSW campuses dropped by 83 000 students. In the same period, fees had increased substantially. In a bid to curb this reduction in attendance, 2016 fees were frozen at their 2015 level. ^[1]

In September 2015, a leaked document revealed the State government intended to close 27 sites in order to reduce costs and raise funds.^[2]

On Thursday 16 June 2016 the NSW Government announced that the EBS4 student management system for TAFE would be scrapped. NSW Skills Minister Mr John Barilaro has directed TAFE NSW to develop a new system in time for the 2018 peak enrolment period. The EBS4 rollout for TAFE NSW resulted in extensive major problems with enrolments, inability to track student financial data and generate testamurs, and a project budget over run of approximately $100m. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-16/nsw-government-scraps-troublesome-tafe-it-system/7517718 http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/tafe-nsw-government-dumps-531-million-computer-system-20160616-gpkhtv.html

See also

• Technical and Further Education

References

1. Bagshaw, Eryk (12 January 2016). "TAFE NSW: Fee freeze not enough to save institution, say teachers". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
2. Needham, Kristy (September 13, 2015). "TAFE to sell off 27 sites, close regional campuses". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

External links

• TAFE NSW website