Tania Lawrence (Hasluck, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Of the more than 3,500 students studying at Midland campus at the North Metropolitan TAFE in Hasluck, one in seven has been able to take advantage of the Albanese government's fee-free TAFE initiative. The top five fee-free fields of study at the North Metro TAFE are nursing, education support, early childhood education, IT programming and cybersecurity.

North Metro TAFE also leads the way in skills development for our green energy future, building capacity across training in solar, wind, electric vehicles, hydrogen and battery storage technology. With $3.2 million from the TAFE Technology Fund, the Midland TAFE is set to become a renewable energy trades training centre with wind turbines and a working at heights training tower to be installed to deliver courses in vertical rescue, hazard awareness and renewable energy storage. This adds to Midland's existing expertise in training Western Power and Horizon Power employees to install and maintain standalone power systems.

At the nearby METRONET Trade Training Centre, North Metro TAFE has trained over 3,000 students over the 2022-23 period in qualifications to support the rail sector, including electrical rail signalling, rail infrastructure and construction and maintenance of rail track.

To the students, educators, administrators and support staff at Midland's North Metro TAFE: congratulations. Continue the incredible work that you're doing educating the students of our future.

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