Gayle TIERNEY (Western Victoria – Minister for Skills and TAFE, Minister for Regional Development) (09:50): The community spirit and resilience of western Victorians is something I am so very proud of, and I am absolutely proud of what I have seen throughout February and March as we faced extreme weather and tackled the devastating impacts…
TIERNEY (Western Victoria – Minister for Skills and TAFE, Minister for Regional Development) (12:33): Today is a great day: we are celebrating five years since the introduction of free TAFE. Since 2019 more than 157,000 students have had the chance to get the skills they need for the jobs they want, while saving $436 million in fees.…
TIERNEY (Western Victoria – Minister for Skills and TAFE, Minister for Regional Development) (12:04): I thank the member for his question, and I do find it really interesting that they have a play on words with ‘saving TAFE’ given that they shut down 22 campuses and they sacked over 2000 workers and TAFEs were just hanging in…
