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TAFE Queensland is empowering students with cutting-edge skills through strategic industry partnerships that promote sustainable practices.

Getting up to go to work everyday is one of the greatest joys in James Kreppold’s life and one that the newly employed retail worker will never take for granted.

Close your eyes. Picture your wedding day. Not just the Pinterest board version—but the real thing. From the excitement of getting ready, to saying ‘I do’, to those first photos as newlyweds, and finally, dancing the night away at your reception —now imagine it all unfolding without a hitch, and all in one location. At Robina Events Centre (REC), they make the magic happen, effortlessly.

It was love at first flight. The moment Blair Renwick took the controls during a trial flight at Airways Aviation on the Gold Coast, he knew there was no turning back.

The partnership between TAFE Queensland and Southern Downs Industry Education Association (SDIEA) is providing valuable hands-on training and career pathways for community members.

For 23-year-old Margarita Abednego-Muhamad, the dream of becoming a police officer is one step closer to reality.

At TAFE Queensland, Shayne Vaughan is more than a cookery and hospitality educator. With nearly a decade of teaching experience under his belt and two decades of industry experience, Shayne’s career is a perfect blend of culinary expertise, education, and a deep commitment to helping students change their lives.

Delia Negrillo is a TAFE Queensland Nail Technology and Beauty Teacher who epitomises determination — a trait she uses to inspire students along the same path she once walked.

Kingsley Wright is an engineering educator with 14 years’ experience in training and education. His career in industry took him all over the world and now Kingsley is teaching at TAFE Queensland’s Metal Trades, Manufacturing, and Robotics Centre at the Ipswich campus, given its focus on executing advanced manufacturing techniques.

For as long as he could remember, Stanley Harlen had a dream to share his love of music with young people. After a medical diagnosis and a long journey of self-discovery, the 34-year-old has now achieved his dream and is using his skills and life experience to help young people reach for the stars.

Breaking away from traditional career paths, husband and wife duo Jesse and Erin Bickford are rewriting the narrative —he’s a registered nurse, while she’s a skilled mechanic, proving stereotypes have no place at their dinner table.

David and Kathlyn Harrison have spent nearly five decades navigating life’s twists and turns together—raising three kids, doting on grandkids, and building careers. But nothing tested their teamwork like enrolling in a Certificate III in Pathology Collection at TAFE Queensland on the Gold Coast.