The Hon Steve Whan MP

  • NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education

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$1.3 million investment to boost skills training at TAFE NSW Cessnock

TAFE NSW Cessnock will benefit from a $1.3 million joint investment by the Albanese and Minns Labor Governments to upgrade training facilities and support growing workforce demand across…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 22 April 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Yasmin Catley MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Digital skills boost through Meadowbank TAFE Centre of Excellence

More than 50,000 Australians each year will gain the benefits of industry-led digital training with a new TAFE Centre of Excellence opening at the Institute of Applied Technology – Digital at…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 April 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Jerome Laxale MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

$100 million to back First Nations Vocational Education And Training in New South Wales

First Nations students across New South Wales will be benefiting from expanded access to Vocational Education and Training (VET) support under a $100 million joint investment by the Albanese and…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 18 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

New South Wales proves itself as state of innovation at 2025 Australian Training Awards

New South Wales has scooped the Innovation in Vocational Education and Training (VET) category at the 2025 Australian Training Awards (ATAs) held in Darwin last night. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 6 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

$2.5 million investment takes clean energy training on the road to NSW communities

The Albanese and Minns Governments have launched a $2.5 million mobile training fleet at TAFE NSW Wollongong, bringing hands-on clean energy training to communities across New South Wales.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Major investment to boost skilled workforce across New South Wales

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments have today announced an investment of almost $150 million in joint funding to strengthen the skilled workforce across NSW.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 September 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Investing to Close the Gap in First Nations skills in NSW

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are investing $4.76 million to partner with, and build the capability of, Aboriginal Community Controlled (ACC) Registered Training Organisations (…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 27 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP
  • The Hon David Harris

$9.8 million set to boost number of TAFE teachers in NSW

The Albanese and Minns Governments are partnering to invest an additional $9.8 million to train Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers, as part of the NSW TAFE Paid to Learn program (PTL…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Heavy Industry Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in the Illawarra backs a Future Made in Australia

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are jointly investing more than $47 million to establish the Illawarra Heavy Industry Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at TAFE NSW Wollongong.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 December 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Chris Minns MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Net Zero Manufacturing TAFE Centre of Excellence in the Hunter

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are jointly investing more than $60 million over five years to establish the Hunter Net Zero Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at TAFE NSW’…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 29 October 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Chris Minns MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Joint investment in NSW adult literacy and numeracy

The NSW Government has launched its Adult and Community Education Strategy, outlining its plan to deliver crucial training and education in language, literacy, numeracy and digital to equip…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 27 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Meeting of Skills and Workforce Ministerial Council

Joint communique

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP
  • The Hon Jo Hersey MLA
  • The Hon Lance McCallum MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • The Hon Felix Ellis MP
  • The Hon Gayle Tierney MP
  • The Hon Simone McGurk MLA