We want to hear from you. All feedback we get from our learners and community partners helps us to improve our services.
There's no fee for giving us feedback.
We have an online form you can use to submit your feedback to us. The form has 3 options you can use to tell us what you think: feedback, compliments or complaints.
Share your thoughts, opinions, or suggestions about our training, education, or services. It helps us make things better and fix any problems.
Share praise, support, or thanks to a person, team, or service and show your appreciation.ĢżWeāll share it with the right people and recognise a job well done.
Tell us if you are unhappy with our services, systems, buildings or how we handle complaints. Weāll do our best to respond and resolve the issue. We follow rules when handling complaints.
Do not use the online feedback form for:
Appeals of academic results or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), see Guides, appeals and protections
Requests for compensation, email insuranceclaims@tafensw.edu.au.
Former employees requesting statements of service or previous employment entitlements, email PeopleHub@tafensw.edu.au
If youāre ready to submit your feedback, compliment or complaint use our form below.
Learn how to submit your feedback using our online form and find out more about our processes.
Let us know if you need a translator, interpreter, or help to fill in the form. Weāre here to help.
Select āProvide feedbackā when you want to share your thoughts, opinions, or suggestions about our training, education, or services.
Use the feedback option when you want to help us improve, but you donāt expect a particular outcome or response. If you are seeking a specific resolution, use the āMake a complaintā option instead.
Weāll make sure your feedback is recorded and considered. Where possible weāll use it to help improve our services. Learn more about how we handle feedback in theāÆŠćɫֱ²„.
How to provideĢżfeedback
Select āProvide Ģżfeedbackā in the online form.
If you provide your contact details in the form:
We value all feedback, and you can submit it anonymously. If you donāt provide your contact details, we wonāt be able to follow up with you to better understand your feedback.
Select āGive a complimentā in the online form if you want to share a message of praise, support, or thanks. It can be about a person, team, service or any aspect of your experience with TAFE NSW.
Weāll be sure to share your appreciation with the right people and recognise them for a job well done. Receiving positive feedback helps us know whatās working and helps shape our services.
Giving a compliment
Select āGive a complimentā on the form.
If you provide your contact details, weāll send you an email confirming weāve received your submission.
You can submit your compliment anonymously. If you do, we wonāt be able to follow up with you.
Weāll share your compliment with any employees or teams you mention. Weāll make sure their good work is recognised more broadly.
Complaints are when you want to tell us you are unhappy with our services, systems, buildings, how we deliver services or how we handle complaints. Complaints are the option to use if youād like a response and a particular outcome.
When you make a complaint, weāll listen and treat you with respect. Our process ensures your complaint reaches the best person to address your issue.
Find more information about your rights and responsibilities as a student at Šćɫֱ²„on our webpage: Guides, appeals and protections.
There's no fee for making a complaint or requesting an internal review.
Weāll do our best to respond and resolveĢżthe issue. We follow rules when handling complaints. Learn more about how we handle complaints in theĢż
Confidentiality
We will treat every complaint with sensitivity. We cannot guarantee confidentiality in all situations. If your complaint is about someone, they have a right to know about any allegations made against them and to respond.
Anonymous complaints
You can submit your complaint anonymously. Not having your personal details may limit the steps we can take to work through issues.
It also means we can't contact you to better understand your situation.
We treat all feedback with fairness and respect. We'll do our best with information provided anonymously.
Making a complaint for someone else
You can appoint someone to make a complaint on your behalf. If you are 18 or over you must sign an authority form. We can't discuss the issue with anyone other than you until we have a signed Complaint Authority form.
Youāll need to print and physically sign the form. We cannot accept a typed name without a signature.
You can then upload the signed Authority form in the Complaint and feedback form.
How to make a complaint
If youāre a student, talking with someone who knows your situation first will often lead to a quicker resolution. You can talk to your teacher, head teacher or Student Services.
If you can't reach a resolution by talking with them then you can 'make a complaint' using the online form.
To help us resolve your complaint, include as much information as possible about whatās happened. Also let us know if you're hoping for a particular outcome. You can let us know:
Providing your contact details
If you provide your contact details in the form:
We aim to resolve complaints within 30 business days.
We'll update you on the progress of your complaint until we resolve it.
More serious or complex complaints may need more in-depth investigation.
The person reviewing your complaint might request a face-to-face meeting.Ģż You can bring a friend or relative for support.
Request an internal review
If youāre not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint or how your complaint was handled, you can request an internal review.
Reply to the outcome email and let us know:
An independent person will then review the original complaint and its outcome.
Serious wrongdoing includes things like fraud, corruption, major mismanagement, or a large waste of public funds.
You can report anonymously. If you do, this might limit our ability to investigate your report.
To make a complaint of serious wrongdoing:
You can also contact the . Call them on (02) 8281 5999 or .
Learn more in the
Let us know if you need a translator, interpreter, or help to fill in the online feedback form.
Call us on 131 601 or .
We understand that these processes can be difficult. You can reach out for support from our TAFE Counselling service by calling 131 601. Learn more about our Counselling service.