Apprentice Portfolio Coordinator

About Us

As Tasmania's publicly owned training provider, TasTAFE is a vital contributor to the prosperity of the state's economy through supporting jobs and employment and the economic resilience of our businesses and industry. With a focus on practical, real-life learning, we work hard to ensure the training our learners receive is industry relevant and we provide real industry skills that are highly valued by employers.

TasTAFE aspires to be a place of innovation, creating new ways of training, finding solutions, delivering differently and increasing access for all.

The Role

The Apprentice Portfolio Coordinator provides specialist case management support to apprentices and their employers, ensuring a positive and successful apprenticeship journey.

You'll work within a dedicated education team to manage a caseload of apprentices and employers, facilitating communication between learners, employers, teachers, and support providers. With a strong focus on student experience, progression and industry relationships, you'll play a key role in supporting both completion outcomes and TasTAFE's compliance requirements.

This role is full-time (73.5 hours per fortnight), fixed term from October 2025 (flexible start) until December 2026, and based at our Alanvale Campus.

On any given day, your duties will include:

• Managing relationships with apprentices, trainees, employers and training providers to ensure positive experiences and outcomes.
• Coordinating training, scheduling, progress reporting and worksite visits.
• Working closely with teaching teams and industry stakeholders to support student retention and completions.
• Providing tailored advice, negotiating outcomes, and influencing positive solutions.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation, policy and procedures, while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

What you will bring

• Experience building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships.
• Case management skills with the ability to provide tailored advice and support.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution abilities.
• Ability to adapt to change, contribute to continuous improvement and support high performance.
• Experience interpreting and reporting on complex information to provide solution-focused recommendations.

Desirable

Knowledge of VET or Australian Apprenticeship systems

Automotive or trade industry experience

A current Working with Vulnerable People registration is required, or the ability to obtain prior to commencement.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At TasTAFE, we encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people living with a disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexibility. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity in our community and we are committed to building a culture we are all proud of.

Ask us how we can make this role flexible to suit you.

Join TasTAFE

If you think this could be the opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply. To be eligible, you must have the right to work in Australia.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact our call centre on and ask to speak to the Talent Team.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our recruitment team know during selection.

Applications for this role close at 11:55pm on Sunday, 12 October 2025

TasTAFE is determined to create a positive application experience for all candidates.

We are committed to provide application outcomes via phone or email in a timely manner to all candidates.

TasTAFE prioritises Tasmania's Child and Youth Safe Standards and the Universal Principle for Aboriginal Cultural Safety in its recruitment process, ensuring the safety and cultural well-being of children, youth, and Aboriginal individuals.