TAFE NSW Armidale graduates have returned to the classroom to inspire English language students with stories of education, resilience and career success.
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Posted inArmidale, Awards, Education, Good News
Armidale hairdresser named NSW’s top apprentice
Armidale hairdresser Nikita Wells was crowned New England’s Apprentice of the Year earlier this year has now gone one better, taking out the title across the whole of NSW and earning a shot at the national stage in November.
Posted inBendemeer, Education, Feature
Bendemeer student powers towards mining career during National Skills Week
Bendemeer student Ava Gregory is turning her passion for hands-on work into a career in mining after completing two TAFE NSW qualifications.
Posted inEducation, Energy, Tamworth
TAFE NSW Tamworth to get $950,000 clean energy training upgrade
TAFE NSW Tamworth is getting a $950,000 clean energy upgrade, part of a $25 million push to train the workforce that will build the New England REZ.
Posted inAwards, Education, Glen Innes
Glen Innes’ Sonia Lawson recognised at 2026 TAFE NSW Gili Awards
Glen Innes’ Sonia Lawson has been named Creative Cultural Experience Services Student of the Year at the 2026 TAFE NSW Gili Awards, recognising her contribution to cultural education and community events.
Posted inEducation, Tamworth
Mature-age apprentice recognised at 2026 TAFE NSW Gili Awards
A Brewarrina man who changed careers in his 30s has received the Construction and Energy Student of the Year award at the 2026 TAFE NSW Gili Awards.
Posted inEducation, Tamworth
TAFE NSW helps third-generation Tamworth plumber Makenzie break new ground
Tamworth apprentice Makenzie Noble is carrying on a three-generation plumbing tradition while helping pave the way for more women in the trade.
Posted inEducation, Moree, Mungindi
Mungindi father, 58, starts over as apprentice plumber
At 58, Francois Henning is back on the tools, retraining through TAFE NSW and stepping into a new plumbing apprenticeship in Moree.
Posted inArmidale, Women
Women trades surge: How an Armidale teen is helping build the local construction workforce
A 19-year-old Armidale apprentice is part of a sharp rise in women entering the construction trades across NSW.
Posted inEducation, Local News
TAFE NSW to receive stable funding
The State Government has announced a major reform to TAFE NSW, removing it from the contestable funding model and committing to a stable, long-term budget.