Election result a massive win for public education
5 May 2025
Section: News
“It’s official – we’ve stopped Peter Dutton becoming Prime Minister,” Federation President Henry Rajendra said today (Monday). “The weekend’s election…
Coalition’s plans to scrap Free TAFE “reckless” and “disgusting”
16 April 2025
Section: News
“Senator Henderson’s leaked comments that Free TAFE is ‘just not working’ show without a shadow of a doubt that a…
NSW Teachers condemn Coalition plan to scrap free TAFE
15 April 2025
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teachers Federation has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Shadow Education Minister Sarah Henderson’s plans to abolish free…
Voting for candidates who support public education is critical
10 April 2025
Section: News
Voters in the marginal seat of Cowper heard about the importance of voting for a candidate who supports public education…
This is what happens when you gut TAFE
8 April 2025
Section: News
Today’s revelations in the Sydney Morning Herald that hundreds of tradespeople with fraudulent qualifications bought from criminal syndicates are working…
Albury teachers rally for fee-free TAFE
27 March 2025
Section: Media Release
NSW Teachers Federation President Mr Rajendra will join dozens of local Albury TAFE teachers for a campaign rally to highlight…
Critical time for the future of fee-free TAFE — sign up for Do Your Block
21 March 2025
Section: News
The coming weeks are vital to the future of fee-free TAFE, Federation Acting Senior Vice President Sharryn Usher said today.…
TAFE TA celebrates successful secure work campaign
17 March 2025
Section: News
TAFE members who dreamed of secure work for themselves and their colleagues and then set out to make it happen…
Federation TAFE Teacher Scholarship 2025
17 March 2025
Section: News
In celebration of the contribution of NSW TAFE teachers and their commitment to public education and their union, Federation is…
Clean Sweep: Cleaner Schools and TAFE
19 June 2024
Section: News
Federation is calling for school and TAFE cleaners to transition to direct government employment. “We need a system that doesn’t…
Greater job security for TAFE teachers on its way
18 June 2024
Section: News
The 2024–25 NSW Budget contained great news for TAFE members who want a permanent job but have been employed insecurely…
Revitalising TAFE
24 April 2024
Section: News
Federation endorses the recommendations of the NSW Government- appointed Vocational Education and Training Review Panel’s first report, released on 25…
Negotiations underway for new enterprise agreement
20 November 2023
Section: Columns
TAFE Talk: Education Quarterly, Issue 8 2023 Federation and TAFE NSW have begun formal bargaining for a replacement to the…
Teachers Welcome Billions For Skills, Vocational Training
17 October 2023
Section: Media Release
The NSW Teacher Federation welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of a National Skills Agreement with state and territory governments to…
Members mark TAFE Day
6 September 2023
Section: News
NSW Teachers Federation members celebrated National TAFE Day today and reflected on the difference a TAFE education has made to…
Recurrent funding must be restored
4 September 2023
Section: Columns
TAFE Talk: Education Quarterly, Issue 7 2023 There’s a $200 million recurring shortfall in the TAFE NSW budget, a joint…
Reimagining VET through expansive public education provision
12 July 2023
Section: News
Federation Senior Vice President Amber Flohm told Annual Conference that ‘opportunities to reimagine the provision of vocational education with the…
Putting the up in skill sets
9 June 2023
Section: News
What would you think if garbage trucks honked at you as you made your way along the street? Sally George,…
Officers meet with state’s new TAFE Minister
18 April 2023
Section: News
Federation held its first meeting with Tim Crakanthorp as Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education on Friday, 14 April,…
Switch Now campaign
13 March 2023
Section: Columns
TAFE Talk: Education Quarterly, Issue 5 2023 Great news: union fees for part-time casual TAFE members have been slashed under…
The education choice
2 March 2023
Section: News
Teachers face an important choice on 25 March, with the major parties presenting a very different view of what they…