Australian Immigration Daily News

Sydney Tafe held a Scholarship Presentation on 18 June 2013 to acknowledge students who were awarded scholarships from the contributions received through 457 Training Benchmarks. Migra

457 business sponsors were invited to the presentation to see first hand how their funds were used. 

Each student told their own story of how the funds have helped them to achieve their potential:    

•    Tim is an Aboriginal student who has overcome personal life challenges and is now studying music.  Tim wants to “help people through music” and volunteers teaching piano at Redfern Community Centre.
•    Adam is a young refugee orphan who arrived in Australia at age 14 with minimal schooling and no English language skills.  Adam wants to be a builder and is now studying building and construction. 
•    Alex has overcome homelessness to follow his goal of studying and working in the field of audio and sound production.
  
Business sponsors can easily become an acknowledged sponsor of a Sydney Institute scholarship for a student enrolled in a course related to their industry.  The following link provides further information:

Scholarship sponsor

Sydney Tafe also uses 457 contribution funds to support students with a disability, students from a non English speaking background and programs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Aboriginal communities.

Sydney Tafe is an excellent example of how the funds are invested back into training or up-skilling Australians, especially those with low socio economic status (SES).

If you would like to contribute to the winning team, call the Sydney Institute Visa Team on their hotline (02) 9217 4570 or email Elizabeth Mitchell, Manager Visa Contributions on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sydney Tafe forms are available on the Migration Alliance website:

http://migrationalliance.com.au/457-training-benchmark/457-training-benchmark.html
 
Photo caption: Sydney TAFE students at 2013 Scholarship Presentation