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TAFE Queensland engineering teacher Brian Siebert is helping usher trades into the future – and people are taking notice.

When Sydney Torchia was six years old, she stepped onto the stage for her first school play and unknowingly stepped into her lifelong passion.

TAFE Queensland Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining (CPC31220) apprentices Tyler Henricks, Josh Hudson and Amirul Conran will represent the state in an epic battle of skills to determine which state is top dog at plastering, travelling down from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney this weekend to compete in the inaugural Association of Wall & Ceiling Industries New South Wales (AWCINSW) State of Origin for wall and ceiling lining apprentices.

TAFE Queensland’s cyber security students have proven they can hold their own on the national stage, with one team earning a top-three finish at the 2025 Cyber Battle Australia Grand Final in Melbourne.

At just seventeen years old, Max Bingham is already making his mark in the culinary world. A commercial cookery student at TAFE Queensland, and apprentice chef at a Japanese fine dining restaurant in Toowoomba, Max recently showcased his skills on the national stage at the prestigious 2025 Australian WorldSkills competition — proudly bringing home a Medallion for Excellence.

Growing up in a small coastal city in the Philippines, Jack Woodsford didn’t have easy access to technology, but that didn’t stop him from being captivated by it.

Should you take the leap and choose to study? We answer the tough questions you've probably been asking yourself.

At TAFE Queensland, we have a range of payment options, concessions, loans and scholarships you may be eligible for to assist you with the cost of your study. You may also be eligible for a TAFE Queensland payment plan to help you pay your course fees over the course of your studies.

TAFE Queensland’s Event Management students were front and centre at one of Queensland’s biggest sporting spectacles, gaining hands-on experience and making a meaningful impact at the 2025 EVA Air Brisbane Marathon Festival.

As Australia celebrates NAIDOC Week this July 6 – 13, TAFE Queensland proudly recognises the resilience, aspirations and achievements of First Nations learners across the state. In April, TAFE Queensland opened doors to a new training site in Cloncurry, where locals can now access free employability skills training under the government-funded Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program.

After years of working on building sites, Keegan Hague swapped his steel caps for servers, launching his Information Technology (IT) career with TAFE Queensland.

Shae Dingle is working towards a rewarding career caring for others, thanks to a lifechanging TAFE Queensland Scholarship.