TAFE Queensland is leading the TAFE Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries, the TAFE Centre of Excellence Construction Tech and the TAFE Centre of Excellence Health Care and Support.
Through the National Skills Agreement, the Australian Government has partnered with states and territories to establish nationally networked TAFE Centres of Excellence to deliver a skilled workforce for strategically important industries.
TAFE Queensland will play an essential role collaborating with partners across Queensland and Australia to develop innovative training to meet current and emerging skill needs in the battery technology, construction and health care and support industries.
TAFE Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries
The TAFE Centre of Excellence Clean Energy Batteries will develop innovative, hands-on training to establish Queensland as a skills leader in battery technology, supporting a reliable and sustainable energy future for all Queenslanders.
TAFE Centre of Excellence Construction Tech
The TAFE Centre of Excellence Construction Tech will build innovation in vocational education and training to meet growing housing and infrastructure needs across Queensland and Australia, with a strong focus on small to medium enterprises.
TAFE Centre of Excellence Health Care and Support
The TAFE Centre of Excellence Health Care and Support will strengthen skills and capacity for the essential care and support sector, with a focus on health, nursing and community services, including aged care, disability support and mental health.
About the Centres
As a leader in VET, TAFE Queensland is spearheading three national TAFE Centres of Excellence to strengthen Australia's workforce.
The Centres are collaborating with various national clean energy, construction and health partners to develop innovative and industry-relevant vocational education and training (VET) opportunities to produce a pipeline of skilled workers.
The TAFE Centres of Excellence emphasise a national perspective on training and skills development, fostering increased collaboration and partnerships between TAFEs, industries, employers, unions, universities and other stakeholders across Australia.
Collaborative applied research
The TAFE Centres of Excellence at TAFE Queensland are investing more than $8 million in applied research.
The Centres are working collaboratively with industry, universities, researchers, not-for-profit organisations and First Nations groups to advance education and training to solve industry-identified challenges across the battery technology, construction and health care and support sectors.
Read more about our awarded applied research rounds
Inclusive education
Designed in close consultation with Community, download our Culturally Appropriate and Safe Training Framework 2025-2028 to learn more about our commitment to create a learning environment that is spiritually, socially, emotionally, and physically safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Connect with us
TAFE Queensland is collaborating with health care and battery industry experts and organisations to develop a network of national leadership in the delivery of skills, education and training through the TAFE Centres of Excellence. Get in touch with us to learn more.
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