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Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice

Includes what to do if staff or students had contact with a confirmed case and support for apprentices
Find a training course

Via the Victorian Skills Gateway
List of RTOs

That provide subsidised training

For learners

Find a training course or provider

Via the Victorian Skills Gateway. Includes fees and financial help, support for workers facing retrenchment
Apprentices and trainees

Includes how to apply, training types, trade papers and getting help
Find a Learn Local organisation

Community education, short courses and career training
Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for apprentices and trainees

Includes if you've lost your job or are changing training contracts
Program for retrenched apprentices and trainees

This program has been created in response to the challenges faced by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Big Build Apprenticeships (BBA)

Providing employment and training opportunities for more apprentices and trainees and ensuring a pipeline of skilled workers to deliver the Government's Big Build program

For the training sector and employers

Funding and grants

Funded course list, RTO lists, VET funding contracts, grants to grow the sector
TAFE and Training Update

News, highlights and information for the sector and its stakeholders
Running a training organisation

Training packages, purchasing guides, data collection, audits and governance
Running a Learn Local

Includes membership, grants and funding
Training reports and surveys

Market activity and analysis, survey results
Manage an apprentice or trainee

Recruiting, training, incentives and support

State budget highlights 2020/21

As our state emerges from the global pandemic, we need to make sure all Victorians have the support they need. Explore our education and training highlights.

TAFE teachers share their successes on World Teachers’ Day

Sarah Eldridge and Syndi Grambau discuss their experiences of remote and flexible teaching

Learn Local program keeps sinking work prospects afloat

Leiry, who prefers to be known by his nickname, had just graduated with a Certificate II in Automotive from Gordon TAFE and was all set to begin his new life as an apprentice when coronavirus (COVID-19) struck

Bunyip Childcare Centre’s James Robinson tells his story for Early Childhood Educators’ Day

On this Early Childhood Educators' Day, we are sharing the story of James Robinson, a passionate early childhood educator from Bunyip Childcare Centre.

Victorians winning with Free TAFE for priority courses

The 2019 report card shows that Free TAFE has been an overwhelming success.

Tanya McDonald on education and her experiences of family violence

Mother of four Tanya McDonald enrolled in a Diploma of Community Services at South West TAFE. During her studies, Tanya worked as a paralegal, helping vulnerable women while recovering from her own experiences of family violence.

Victorian Training Award helps Miranda make a difference

Winning a Victorian Training Award has opened up ‘great opportunities’ for Miranda Edwards.

'Life changing' Victorian Training Award for Bret

Being a Victorian Training Award winner has been a ‘life-changing’ experience for Bret Ryan.

TAFE and training