Talent Pool - Engineering - Fitting and Turning

Your Opportunity

TAFE Queensland is offering a fantastic opportunity for industry tradespeople in the Engineering – Fitting and Turning field to transition into teaching roles. Here are some benefits of becoming a TAFE Teacher:

• Work/Life Balance: Teaching at TAFE Queensland can provide a more balanced lifestyle, allowing you to manage work commitments alongside personal life.
• Industry Impact: Share your valuable industry experience and knowledge with students who are eager to learn and enter the engineering trade.
• Career Development: Educators often find personal and professional growth opportunities as they prepare the next generation of tradespeople.
• Diverse Environment: Enjoy the dynamic setting of working with a wide range of students and stakeholders, enriching your own experience as well.

The Role

If you’re interested in a Teaching role as a rewarding next step in your career, apply to be included in this Talent Pool.

Please note that this is a talent pool for opportunities as they become available. 

Your application will be retained for 12 months. If vacancies matching your skills and experience arise, you may be contacted for further information.

Salary

Casual Teacher

$111.42 gross per hour (TAFE Queensland Educators’ Certified Agreement 2023)

Teacher (full-time equivalent)

$89,799 - $118,528 gross per annum (TAFE Queensland Educators’ Certified Agreement 2023)

Mandatory Qualifications/Requirements

Applicants must possess MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade and/or MEM31922 Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade or equivalent and the following:

• current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided.
• current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided.
• evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.
• current Queensland Driver’s licence.

Additionally to become a TAFE Teacher, you must hold one of the following training and assessment credentials:

• •  TAE40116 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or its successor;
  • TAE40110 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus TAELLN411 Address Adult Language,   Literacy and Numeracy Skills and TAEASS502 Design and Develop Assessment Tools;
  • TAE50111 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training;
  • TAE50116 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, or its successor;
  • TAE50211 - Diploma of Training Design and Development;
  • TAE50216 - Diploma of Training Design and Development, or its successor;
  • Higher-level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland);
• Current industry skills directly relevant to the training and assessment being provided;
• Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and learning that informs the training and assessment provided;
• Evidence of undertaking professional development in the fields of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment including competency-based training and assessment.

Note: Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.

Highly Desirable

 Candidates who possess the following will be highly regarded:

• High level of digital literacy skills across various platforms (online Learning Management Systems).

How to apply

If you’re interested in this role, please use the ‘Apply’ button to progress to the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• a detailed resume including the contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor); and
• a cover letter which outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in vocational education and training, why you are interested in the role (a maximum of 2 pages).

Closing date: 4:00pm, Monday 30 June 2025

Job Reference Number: TQ2025-199

Contact:

Jace Willocks

Educational Team Leader

Email: Jace.Willocks@tafeqld.edu.au 

About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. We have recently been named State Winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious Queensland Training Awards 2024 and the Australian Training Awards 2023. Our training is delivered to students and apprentices on-site, online, in the workplace, or on-campus to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies.

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be a part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

In TAFE Queensland, South West region, we have a strong focus on workplace culture and we value employee collaboration, strong leadership and high performing teams. We believe that every employee has a role to play in “making great happen” through the embodiment of the following core values and behaviours in all that we do:

• We take ownership
• We are brave and contribute
• We invest in each other
• We seek to understand
• We celebrate success

South West Region

TAFE Queensland’s South West Region (South West Region) plays a vital role in the economy and communities of over one-third of regional Queensland, with locations in Bundamba, Inala and Springfield in the east, Toowoomba and other key Darling Downs centres, Stanthorpe, Kingaroy and Cherbourg, to Roma in the west. South West Region offers an exciting range of study options aimed at preparing graduates for employment in the resources, agricultural and construction industries, through to health and aged care, community services, creative, hospitality, education and business. South West Region has first-class facilities, teachers who are industry professionals, and we use the latest materials and tools. As well as employment outcomes, a qualification from TAFE Queensland provides opportunities for further study at university level.