Student updates

Are you passionate about creating a more inclusive, respectful, and empowering learning environment? Do you want your voice to help shape the future of diversity and inclusion at TAFE Queensland?

At 53, Karren Edmonds is proving it's never too late to chase a lifelong dream.

At TAFE Queensland, we believe students should be at the centre of decision-making, and now, they are.

After 12 years, Rebekah Taylor’s career in optometry was steady, until it wasn’t. At 28-years-old, the career she’d built hit a dead end, and not knowing what to do next terrified her.

When 22-year-old Ahmad Fadhil Soddam Lubis, or Loui to his classmates, watched a once-shy young netballer take charge during a training drill, something clicked.

When TAFE Queensland hairdressing graduate Lexie Shay returned to campus to speak with current students, her message was clear – never forget why you started.

TAFE Queensland’s Charters Towers campus has welcomed three passionate new teachers, each bringing their own experience and enthusiasm to help shape the region’s future workforce.

Ben Smyth, a Chinchilla local and TAFE Queensland student, is undertaking a Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30820) apprenticeship — powering up a successful career in the sector.

TAFE Queensland is percolating a new initiative, with the arrival of 2nd Shot on its Toowoomba campus, serving up more than just great coffee — but brewing brighter futures.

At 29 years old, TAFE Queensland student Anita Merriman has shown what determination, hard work, and a passion for making a difference can achieve.