News

Monday 14th July, 2008
Two young people from the North Coast of NSW won their competition categories at the national WorldSkills competition held in Sydney over the weekend....read more

Three Kempsey students take out top North Coast TAFE Awards

Friday 6th June, 2008
THREE students from North Coast TAFE’s Kempsey Campus have taken out FIVE of the top awards in this year’s North Coast TAFE Student Achievement Awards...read more

North Coast TAFE’s Indigenous artists get carded

Monday 19th May, 2008
Three Lismore TAFE students will have their artworks displayed Australia-wide thanks to a new initiative supporting emerging indigenous artists...read more

Coffs Harbour TAFE trainees take top honours in training awards

Monday 12th May, 2008
COFFS Harbour TAFE’s school-based trainees in Aged Care took out eight of the top awards at the annual North Coast Group Training Awards which were held at the Novotel Pacific Bay in Coffs Harbour last Friday night (May 9)...read more

North Coast TAFE presented Star Rating Plaque for construction courses 

Monday 12th May, 2008
North Coast TAFE’s Construction section located at Kingscliff has received a plaque in recognition of receiving a Three Gold Star Rating for their carpentry courses...read more

North Coast TAFE’s pharmacy students are prized employees

Friday 9th May, 2008
Coffs Harbour pharmacist Liz Innes prides herself on offering the best service to her customers – which is why she has encouraged ten of her fifteen employees to complete TAFE qualifications in recent years...read more

North Coast TAFE’s Kingscliff Campus ahead of the rest

Friday 9th May, 2008
North Coast TAFE’s Kingscliff Campus has been recognised as “a cut above the rest” when it comes to hairdressing, with the award of a Two Gold Star Rating by the Institute For Trade Skills Excellence...read more

Innovative North Coast TAFE teacher leads the way

Thursday 8th May 2008
Attendees at this year’s Innovation Northern Rivers festival had the opportunity to pick one of the best brains in innovative business at the North Coast TAFE trade stand...read more

TAFE NSW supports Innovation in the Northern Rivers

Wednesday 7th May, 2008
TAFE NSW has thrown its support behind Innovation Northern Rivers – an annual festival giving local business-people, entrepreneurs and inventors new insights into the benefits of innovative business practices..read more

Coffs Harbour TAFE teacher in running for top inventor award

Monday 5th May, 2008
COFFS Harbour TAFE teacher, Dr Paul Brockwell, is one of 21 finalists in the 2008 INNOVIC Next Big Thing Award™...read more

North Coast TAFE recognises top Kempsey students for 2007

Friday 2nd May, 2008
A CRESCENT HEAD mother-of-two has taken out the top award at North Coast TAFE’s Kempsey Campus graduation awards....read more

North Coast TAFE students set their eyes on top industry prize

Wednesday 30th April 2008
THREE North Coast TAFE students are in the running for the North Coast Entertainment Industry’s top awards, to be announced tonight in Lismore...read more

Study with North Coast TAFE to start on the road to success

Thursday 24th April, 2008
It’s not too late to embark on the career of your choice or build on your existing skills, with North Coast TAFE now taking mid-year enrolments...read more

Taree TAFE teacher secures seat at 2020 Summit

Monday 21st April, 2008
Taree TAFE teacher, Susan Roberts, joined the nation’s best and brightest at the 2020 Summit in Canberra....read more

TAFE North Coast Aboriginal Learning Partnership receives funding for three education festivals

Thursday 3rd April, 2008
Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, in her dual role as Minister for Education and for Social Inclusion, yesterday announced major funding under the Community Festivals for Education Engagement program to support targeted events....read more

North Coast Institute TAFE’s Port Macquarie Campus recognised for excellence in Electrical skills training

 Friday 28th March, 2008
The North Coast Institute of TAFE’s Port Macquarie campus has been recognised as a leading registered training organisation with a Two Gold Star Rating for their electrical courses...read more

Upgrade to Casino TAFE

Wednesday 26th March, 2008
NSW Minster for Education and Training, John Della Bosca today announced a development application has been lodged to local council for a major upgrade of facilities at North Coast TAFE’s Casino Campus....read more

Grafton TAFE student achievements recognised

Wednesday 19th March, 2008
North Coast TAFE Grafton Campus celebrated the achievements of 2007 graduating students at an awards presentation evening on Tuesday 18th March....read more

North Coast TAFE presented Gold Star Rating plaque for aquaculture courses

Wednesday 5th March, 2008
TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Aquaculture section located at Trenayr was today presented with a plaque in recognition of receiving a Three Gold Star Rating for their Primary Industries courses...read more

TAFE Diploma course leads to better business governance for Indigenous organisations

Monday 3rd March, 2008
“For Indigenous organisations on the North Coast to achieve full ‘self-determination’ and to be on a level playing field with other mainstream organisations, it is essential that key staff members undertake the Diploma of Business Governance”; said Dianne Harrington, North Coast TAFE Student and Programmes Officer, with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations...read more

Special event for Port Macquarie’s health industry showcases guest speaker and new TAFE facilities

Tuesday 26th February, 2008
The Child and Family Services section at North Coast TAFE’s Port Macquarie Campus is inviting Early Childhood professionals from all over the Hastings to attend a special industry event on Wednesday 5 March 2008 at 5:00 pm...read more

TAFE drives first-time auto course for Hastings schools

Monday 18th February, 2008
As a result of a new partnership with North Coast TAFE and the Australian Technical College in Port Macquarie, school students in the Port Macquarie and Hastings region are now able to study a TVET course in automotive without having to travel...read more

TAFE students and staff observe national apology

Wednesday 13th February, 2008
Tears flowed as nearly a hundred students and staff at Port Macquarie TAFE Campus gathered in rapt silence to see and hear the national apology delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today at 9:00 am...read more

North Coast TAFE commits to learning partnership as part of National reconciliation

Wednesday 13th February, 2008
In the lead up to the Federal Government’s release of a national apology, North Coast TAFE has announced plans for new partnerships with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities on the North Coast..read more

Local auto apprentices from TAFE benefit from industry support

Tuesday 12th February, 2008
The national industry training advisory body, Automotive Training Australia (ATA) and Ford dealer, Mike Blewitt Ford of Coffs Harbour, have combined to make a current model Ford sedan available to the Coffs Harbour Campus’ Automotive training workshop, thus ensuring that TAFE apprentices are able to work on the latest vehicle technology...read more

TAFE Childcare offers play sessions to Coffs families

Wednesday 6th February, 2008
TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute’s Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC) has announced a special shared learning opportunity for members of the Coffs community with young children under five and students studying Certificate III and Diploma in Children’s Services at the Campus...read more

New courses on offer at Maclean Campus

Friday 1st February, 2008
Maclean Campus has been a hive of activity in the last couple of weeks with many people enrolling in courses to help increase their opportunities to find work, switch careers or just to ensure that their learning and skills are current .... read more

Unique TAFE course targets youth with designs on surfing

Thursday 31st January, 2008
The world’s first course in Surf Design is being offered at North Coast TAFE’s Kingscliff Campus, situated between the surf meccas of Byron Bay and the Gold Coast...read more

TAFE’s hair and beauty salon ‘best kept secret’

Friday 25th January, 2008
The Hair and Beauty faculty at North Coast TAFE’s Coffs Harbour Education Campus has a long standing reputation for delivering a high standard of nationally accredited training for the region’s apprentice hairdressers, according to Teacher-in-Charge, Julie-ann Willis...read more

Career nurse changes into fashion boutique owner

Thursday 24th January, 2008
Local TAFE student, Margaret Harley, has just made a major career change after recently completed a course in Applied Fashion Design at the Coffs Harbour Campus.... read more

TAFE offers new gold-star options for New Year

Thursday 17th January, 2008
The Director of TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute, Ms Elizabeth McGregor, today encouraged people wanting to make a fresh start in 2008 to consider the many options available through vocational education and training, and emphasised that TAFE NSW-North Coast Institute continues to provide nationally recognised and awarded education and training.... read more

Natfish lands gold-star rating for meeting customer needs

Monday 14th January, 2008
NATFISH at the Trenayr Campus, North Coast Institute of TAFE NSW has been recognised by the national Institute for Trade Skills Excellence as one of Australia’s premier providers and awarded three gold stars under the Institute’s Star Rating Scheme. NATFISH delivers flexible training for the aquaculture and seafood Industry... read more