Building our future workforce with free TAFE for Territorians
The Northern Territory and Australian Governments are providing free TAFE courses in 2024 to upskill Territorians and ease cost of living pressures.
The Territory Government invests more than $90 million each year under its Skilling the Territory Investment Plan, to grow a skilled and capable workforce and achieve a $40 billion economy by 2030.
Under the Fee-Free TAFE program, Territorians can study over 80 TAFE courses or free across a number of sectors including construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism, child care, aged care and more.
Between 2024-2026 an additional 2,200 Fee-Free TAFE training placements will be made available to support Territorians to study with Charles Darwin University and Batchelor Institute. To date over 1,500 Territorians have undertaken a free TAFE course.
Vocational education and training provides Territorians with practical, transferable skills, work experience and the foundations towards a solid career.
Through Fee-Free TAFE courses you can study a nationally accredited diploma, certificate or short course. These courses can prepare you for work in fast growing industries needing skilled workers.
Fee-Free TAFE is a jointly funded initiative of the Australian Government and the Northern Territory Government and was first launched in 2023 and has been rolled out in each state and territory to tackle a national skills shortage.
For more information and to apply, go to the Northern Territory Government website.
