2006 News Archive
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December
Wauchope student art exhibited at TAFE campus
Tuesday 5 December 2006
Students of Certificate IV in Fine Arts at Wauchope Campus are staging an extensive exhibition of this year’s work,, which includes paintings, drawings, photographs, prints and sculpture...more
November
Grand Finale “Blunt Pencils” Art Exhibition
Monday 27 November 2006
Each year TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute, Great Lakes Campus proudly showcases artwork produced by their Fine Arts students, finishing with the ‘Grand finale’ art exhibition which this year is titled “Blunt Pencils”...more
Computer Generated Art
Friday 24 November 2006
The graphic design students from TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute, Port Macquarie Campus have had a very productive and energetic year and will be showcasing their work at the Graphic Design and Design Fundamentals Exhibition 2006...more
TAFE staff helping to ‘beat the blues’
Friday 24 November 2006
The nursing and aged care section of the TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute staged a conference for health care workers on dementia, depression and delirium called ‘Beating the Blues’. The conference was held at the Port Macquarie Campus on Friday 24 November, 2006...more
Landscaping at Huntington School
Thursday 23 November 2006
Horticulture Students from TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Wauchope campus completed Landscaping works at the Huntington Primary School on Thursday 23rd November...more
Digital media on show
Friday 17 November 2006
Students from the Digital Media Certificate IV and Diploma courses host a presentation of their work at Taree Campus on Thursday 27 November....read more
A Taste of TAFE
Wednesday 8 November 2006
High school students will have the opportunity to gain a Taste of TAFE through the TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute to help them decide their future career. This initiative, part of the NSW government’s strategy for students between the ages of 15 and 19, will be run at TAFE campuses throughout NSW in late 2006 and early 2007....read more
Grafton TAFE Campus Market Day on again
Friday 3 November 2006
The grounds of Grafton TAFE Campus will be open to the public for the twenty-second year running in what has become the famous Grafton TAFE Jacaranda Festival Market Day....read more
VIDIUALITY - Lismore Campus best of Short Film screening
Thursday 2 November 2006
On the evening of Thursday the 2nd of November at the Star Court Theatre, Lismore Campus presents a best of screening of some of the many short films and video productions produced over the last four years entitled – VIDIUALITY. ...read more
October
Speed on Tweed and TAFE great partners
Friday 27 October 2006
TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute's Murwillumbah Campus has an enthusiastic automotive section who have committed to providing specialist workshop support to the annual Speed on Tweed automotive festival in Murwillumbah each year
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Refugee Week commemorated at TAFE’s Coffs Harbour Campus
Friday 27 October 2006
Staff and students from the Ceramic and Drawing Outreach course being run at TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Coffs Harbour Campus commemorated Refugee Week by painting a pole with peace motifs on Friday 27 October 2006...read more
Winning hairdresser at TAFE
Friday 27 October 2006
Natalie Smith, a hairdressing teacher at TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute’s Coffs Harbour Education Campus, took out the title of Senior Stylist 2006, in a hairdressing competition at Port Macquarie recently...read more
Course aims for safer crossing of dangerous Tweed River ocean bar
Thursday 19 October 2006
TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute’s Kingscliff Campus is offering a new short course in early November that aims to give boat operators more knowledge and skill in bar-crossing which will enable them to navigate the dangerous Tweed River bar more safely...read more
TAFE takes part in Grafton Gathering
Wednesday 11 October 2006
The 14th Annual NSW Women's Gathering will be held in Grafton from 20-22 October and women from all over NSW will come together for three days of meeting, networking, entertainment & workshops....read more
Partnering brings the North Coast nationally accredited lifeguards
Tuesday 10 October 2006
TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute were successful in winning Government Funding to assist the Surf Life Saving NSW (SLS NSW) achieve their goal of ensuring their qualified lifeguards are fully trained and highly skilled...read more
September
Koori Art Impressions
Monday 29 September 2006
The Arts and Media section of TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute, Great Lakes Campus, is featuring over 80 artworks by emerging Aboriginal artists who live in the Taree and Forster regions ...read more
TAFE teams up with Tastings in the Hastings
Monday 25 September 2006
Cookery students and staff from TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Port Macquarie Campus showed their support for the community by running a unique interactive hospitality tent at ‘Tastings in the Hastings’ ...read more
TAFE students able to fast track IT career through university
Thursday 21 September 2006
TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute has special arrangements in a range of courses with regional universities that enable students to commence a course at TAFE and ‘articulate’ into a degree course towards the end of the course...read more
Murwillumbah TAFE students keep Speed on Tweed competitors on track
Monday 18 September 2006
Teachers and students from Murwillumbah Campus, TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute, equipped and ran a repair workshop for the duration of the Speed on Tweed Festival from 22-24 September and enabled over a dozen drivers and their cars to continue to compete in the event...read more
Port Macquarie design student wins national awards
Monday 18 September 2006
Port Macquarie-based graphic design student Jordan Pollard has won two awards in the 2006 Australian Bookplate Design Award competition...read more
Spring is in the air at Comboyne
Friday 15 September 2006
The annual Spring Fair will be held at Comboyne on the weekend of 16 and 17 September and floristry students from TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute, Taree and Wauchope Campuses have contributed to the fair by constructing a display....read more
Confetti mosaic adds colour to TAFE Campus
Wednesday 13 September 2006
A colourful mosaic was unveiled at the Great Lakes Joint Education Campus on Wednesday 13 September...read more
TAFE tops in tourism training awards
Wednesday 6 September
The pre-eminent tourism and hospitality trainer in the region has reinforced its 'simply the best' status with wins in both local Tourism Awards for 2006. ...read more
Fifth year for successful child care conference
Monday 4 September
Some of Australia’s leading experts in the fast-growing sector of child care will be speaking in Coffs Harbour on Saturday 16 September at the 2006 TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute Children's Services Conference...read more
August
Hospitality Networking Evening
Tuesday 28 August
Have you ever wondered about a career in hospitality? Do you love to travel? Or are you an employer seeking skilled staff with hard earned qualifications in all aspects of the hospitality industry...read more
TAFE NSW worth $196 billion to NSW economy
Wednesday 16 August 2006
An independent report to be released today has found that TAFE NSW will contribute $196 billion to the NSW economy over the next 20 years - providing a 640% return on government investment. TAFE NSW, the largest training provider in Australia, provides direct benefits for both employers and employees as well as for regional industry and communities...read more
July
Nursing facilities at Coffs Harbour Education Campus officially opened
Monday 24 July 2006
New nursing facilities at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) will be officially opened at 10.15am on 31 July 2006 by the Parliamentary Secretary Mr Paul McLeay, representing the NSW Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Carmel Tebbutt MP) and the Federal Minister for Health, the Hon Tony Abbott MP...read more
Splendour in a class of its own
Monday 17 July 2006
Floristry students from TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Wollongbar Campus are showcasing their floral skills in this year’s Splendour in the Grass Window Dressing competition at Byron Bay...read more
North Coast Institute students receive major awards in regional presentation
Friday 14 July 2006
At the NSW Training Awards Regional Presentations, held in Coffs Harbour on 14 July, 2006, three students who studied with TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute received major awards for their outstanding results...read more
TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute enrolling for Semester 2
Friday 14 July 2006
TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute will be enrolling students into Semester 2 courses from 17 July and there are still limited places available in some courses...read more
Grafton student receives Gili Achievement Award
Friday 7 July 2006
Luke McKenna, who studied his Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in 2005, was awarded with a TAFE NSW Gili Award for Achievement in July...read more
June
Youth talent showcased in DVD
Saturday 17 June 2006The results of 12 weeks of hard work by students of the TAFE Outreach Youth Media Project were enthusiastically received by parents and friends at the launch of eZine DVD at the Nambucca Cinema on Saturday 17 June at 10am...read more
Life Skills learnt at Murwillumbah Campus
Friday 2 June 2006
A unique course focussing on life skills is being offered at Murwillumbah Campus. Targeting young people, the course deals with the significant life changes experienced by anyone with a new born child and provides hands-on experience through the use of a ‘simulator baby...read more
Grafton TAFE students receive major awards
Thursday 1 June 2006
Two students from Grafton Campus have featured prominently in the TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute Student Achievement Awards...read more
Local TAFE students scoop major awards
Thursday 1 June 2006
Three students from Wollongbar Campus have featured prominently in the TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute Student Achievement Awards...read more
Macksville TAFE student wins major achievement award
Thursday 1 June 2006
Rachel Koch, a Certificate III in Business Administration student from Macksville Campus has won the Business Services Faculty Award in the 2006 TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute Student Achievement Awards...read more
Wingham High student receives top TAFE award
Thursday 1 June 2006
A student from Wingham High School has shone in the 2006 TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute Student Achievement Awards. Sally McNamara, who studied Retail Operations Certificate II in her Higher School Certificate last year has won the TVET Student of the Year Award...read more
Amber has the answer – an award
Thursday 1 June 2006
Kempsey Campus TAFE student Amber Priestley has won the Community Services and Health Faculty Student Achievement Award in the 2006 TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute Student Achievement Awards...read more
World Environment Day observed with free gifts for TAFE students
Thursday 1st June 2006
All TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute students who are members of the TAFE Student Association are eligible to receive free energy and water saving packs as a way of observing World Environment Day, Monday 5th June, 2006...read more
May
TAFE staff, students set personal bests at Byron Bay Triathlon
Tuesday 23 May 2006
The Health and Recreation section of the Kingscliff campus of TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute entered seven teams in the Byron Bay Triathlon event on May 13. The entry was the biggest single entry in the field of approximately 1000 competitors and it was the fourth year in a row they have entered the event...read more
Horticulturist Training offered to horticulturists / landscapers without qualifications
Tuesday 23 May 2006The landscaping and horticultural industry is facing increasing demand for workers with the qualifications that address licensing requirements, more formal quality assurance and issues like professional indemnity and public liability insurance, particularly in relation to business trading relationships and tendering to government and major clients...read more
TAFE staff, students set personal bests at Byron Bay Triathlon
Friday 19th May 2006
The Health and Recreation section of the Kingscliff campus of TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute entered seven teams in the Byron Bay Triathlon event on May 13. The entry was the biggest single entry in the field of approximately 1000 competitors and it was the fourth year in a row they have entered the event...read more
Homeless issues addressed by new workshop
Friday 19th May 2006
The Positive Tenancy Training Workshops for Workers aim to empower and resource community workers to train clients and consumers so that the negative effects of homelessness can be minimized....read more
Love of cars drives school student to top achievement award
Thursday 4 May 2006
Mullumbimby High School student Ben Robbins loves cars, and it was this passion that took him along a vocational pathway that led him to a major award and new career opportunities...read more
April
TVET a good bet for Jody
Friday 21 April 2006
For those school students in Years 9 and 10 wondering about what path they could take for the commencement of their careers, Jody Gough’s story provides a valuable inspiration...read more
Taree TAFE students star at Awards ceremony
Wednesday 12th April 2006High achieving students studying a range of courses at TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Taree Campus in 2005 were presented with special awards at a special ceremony held at the Waterfront Cafe on the evening of Tuesday, 11 April. ....read more
TAFE staff take steps to raise money for NSW Cancer Council
Monday 10th April 2006Staff members from TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute raised over $1,300 in the highly successful Relay for Life, the annual fundraising event for the Cancer Council of NSW held on Saturday8th April at Stuart Park, Port Macquarie ....read more
Coffs Harbour TAFE graduates celebrate their achievements
Thursday 6th April 2006Graduating students from TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Coffs Harbour Campuses celebrated the completion of their 2005 studies on Wednesday evening, where well over 500 students, friends and family gathered at the Coffs Ex-Services Club Auditorium....read more
March
TAFE Students star at Wauchope Campus graduation
Wednesday 29th March 2006
Over 250 certificates, diplomas and awards were announced at the thirty-ninth Graduation ceremony of TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Wauchope Campus, held at the Campus on the evening of 28 March....read more
140 dinner guests gather to raise funds for WorldSkills competitors
Friday 24th March 2006A full-house is expected for Friday night’s glamorous and entertaining five-course dinner at Rydges to help raise funds for local Worldskills competitors to compete for NSW in the National WorldSkills finals in Melbourne in May.....read more
February
Clarence community learning expanded through second e-Hub
Friday 24th February 2006
A second community e-learning centre, known as an e-Hub, was launched on the NSW north coast on Friday 24 February, 2006...read more
Call for students to join TAFE staff in Relay for Life
Thursday 16th February 2006Staff members from TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute have formed a team to enter the Relay for Life, an annual fundraising event for the Cancer Council of NSW being held on Saturday 8th April. The staff members have challenged any current or former TAFE NSW students to join the staff members on the team...read more
North Coast design flair featured at International Furniture Fair
Friday 10th February 2006The North Coast Institute award winning Furniture Design Program was again featured at the Sydney International Furniture Fair held in Darling Harbour, 7-9 February 2006...read more
TAFE disabilities teacher Woman of the Year in Lismore
Friday 10th February 2006Teacher Bronwyn Watson was named Woman of the Year for 2006 in the Lismore electorate, in an awards initiative organised by National Party Member for Lismore Thomas George...read more
January
New opportunity to learn Animation skills at Kingscliff
Tuesday 31 January 2006TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute’s Kingscliff Campus is offering a highly specialized training opportunity to those wishing to study 3D Animation and Digital Effects. Students will study computer generated animation incorporating 3D and 2D for film, internet and mobile phone display using MAYA 7 and Flash...read more
New facilities announced for Wauchope TAFE Campus
Thursday 19th January 2006The recent announcement by David Campbell, acting NSW Minister for Education and Training, of a $33.1 million investment in TAFE facilities in 2006 includes $3.1 million for an upgrade at Wauchope Campus. The project had been previously announced by the Minister for Education and Training, Ms Carmel Tebbutt in November 2005 when tenders were called...read more
Unique dual diploma course offered for first time on North Coast
Thursday 19th January 2006The North Coast Institute has launched a special 12 month course for 2006 which, on completion, provides a dual qualification of a Diploma in Business Marketing and a Diploma in Business Management – which has never before been offered on the North Coast...read more
Study at TAFE increases in numbers and delivers employment
Thursday 19th January 2006The numbers of students enrolling and studying to completion at all campuses in TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute increased in 2005, and a national survey has identified that vocational education and training provides the best pathway to employment...read more