Mayor concerned over TAFE NSW restructure

Mayor concerned over TAFE NSW restructure  

Liverpool City Council Mayor Wendy Waller says she is concerned around the restructure of TAFE NSW, which will affect the positions of staff at campuses in South West Sydney and beyond.

TAFE NSW released documents that show a net loss of 678 positions and the Community and Public Sector Union of NSW says the documents suggest 92 jobs will go in south-west Sydney, and 42 in western Sydney.

Mayor Waller said the restructure could have a negative impact on those living in Liverpool and attending TAFE NSW locally.

“The South West is key to the future growth of Sydney. We need to be able to provide our community with a wide range of quality education options. Cutting staff is not the solution,” Mayor Waller said.

Liverpool is the gateway city to Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, due to open to passengers in 2026. It will be a source of future workers during the construction and operational phases of Sydney's second international airport.

In conjunction with the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, it will contribute towards 200,000 new jobs in the Western Parkland City and become a high-skill jobs hub across aerospace and defence, manufacturing, healthcare, freight and logistics, agribusiness, education, and research industries.

“We need skilled workers in Liverpool to support the changes and developments coming in the next few years with a current deficit in the trades and construction pipeline of over 30,000 workers needed in the next five years to work on the airport and surrounding infrastructure build. The restructure of TAFE NSW does not facilitate or support our future vision,” Mayor Waller said.

Liverpool is Sydney’s third CBD and Liverpool City Council is playing its part to ensure it is an even better place to live, work, invest, study, and visit.