TAFE Teacher
Teach and train students at a TAFE.
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- What's it like to be a TAFE Teacher?
- How to become a TAFE Teacher
- TAFE Teacher courses
- Latest TAFE Teacher jobs
- Top skills and experience for TAFE Teachers
- TAFE Teacher role reviews
What's it like to be a TAFE Teacher?
A TAFE Techer can sometimes be referred to as a Trainer and Assessor. TAFE Teachers specialise in teaching vocational education courses and training programs to TAFE students. TAFE Teachers also consult with industry partners to ensure students are developing necessary skills and competencies for the workplace. They commonly teach in areas such as automotive, electrical, plumbing, information technology, construction and manufacturing, design, hospitality, tourism and retail.
Tasks and duties
- Teaching students in a field of expertise.
- Training students in classrooms, online environments and workplace settings.
- Developing curriculums, teaching methods and resources.
- Assessing the progress and performance of students.
How to become a TAFE Teacher
To become a qualified TAFE Teacher, you need to have industry experience in the study area you want to teach, as well as a VET qualification in training and assessment.
- Gain industry experience in the field you want to teach. This is referred to as vocational competency.
- Complete a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116). This usually takes around 9 months of part-time study.
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Latest TAFE Teacher reviews
May 2021
Reviewer's Qualification
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Small (1-19 employees)
Specialisation
Warehousing
The good things
I find teaching most rewarding as I am able to draw from experience and relate to current industry practices when engaging students.
Watching and guiding students as they evolve from novices to accred...
The challenges
The biggest challenge is motivating some students who would rather be elsewhere.
Sometimes the teaching material is too rigid for some student to complete.
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Mar 2024
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
The good things
Very rewarding as for job satisfaction helping students complete their qualifications to achieve their goals in life.
The challenges
All aspects of the job provide challenges in helping students that learn at different levels. Funding or rather lack of funding to support students in their specific needs is frustrating.
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