About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. Our award-winning training is delivered on campus, online, and in the workplace to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies.

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce that is closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

Your Opportunity

As the Schools Partnership Mentor, you will be a key liaison point between TAFE Queensland SkillsTech (the Region) and partnered schools to ensure that training and assessment services being delivered under Third Party Agreements:

- meet the expectations of all parties in relation to quality; and
- comply with applicable legislative and regulatory requirements.

You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to:

- facilitate the promotion of partnership programs;
- identify opportunities for the professional development of school/third party educators,
- capitalise upon opportunities to drive the personal and professional growth of Third Party educators in Schools through the provision of effective mentoring; and
- identify new Third Party business opportunities for the organisation.

This position reports to the TAFE at School Manager.

This is a Permanent, Part-time (29 hours a week - 0.8 FTE) prospect.

The position will be based primarily at Acacia Ridge however you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.

Key Responsibilities

- Contribute to the success of the organisation through promoting and modelling SkillsTech’s core values and Agreed Behaviours and the established TAFE Queensland values of Working Together, Focussing on our Customer, Taking Responsibility, Showing Initiative, and Safety First.
- Work collaboratively with the Manager, TAFE at Schools in operational matters concerning the Third Party and TAFE Queensland SkillsTech operations, including the provision of pre-enrolment information to students, student enrolment and resulting, the collection of completed student assessment and other relevant training records.
- Consult with key Regional and TAFE Queensland Corporate stakeholders to ensure compliance requirements are met in relation to: the Third Party Agreement; Training and Assessment Strategy; educator induction, currency and competency and professional development; educator vocational monitoring agreements and teaching supervision agreements; subject selection brochure content; physical resource verification and quarterly monitoring reporting.
- Maintain and document regular contact with the Third Party, including preparation of quarterly monitoring reports for relevant internal stakeholders, and verification of adequate physical resources and facilities provided by the Third Party.
- Provide expertise to monitor student academic progression,



including overseeing the use of Connect for master product and resulting, verification of student orientation and BKSB completion, ensuring record keeping practices are compliant with applicable legislative, regulatory and procedural requirements, and providing effective feedback to Third Party educators.
- Actively participate in internal or regulatory audit activities, including monitoring assessment practices, and the review and verification of assessment outcomes prior to final resulting.
- Analyse and report on third party educator currency and competency and the impact of product transition on student progression, including liaising with all relevant internal stakeholders to ensure the timely transition of students into replacement training products and provision of appropriate advice to students.
- Contribute to third party educator professional development, currency and competency by:
- conducting and/or arranging timely RPL assessments of third party educators as required;
- providing effective and supportive mentoring to Third Party educators;
- supervising educators under Supervision and Support Agreements; and
- assisting the Region with the monitoring of vocational currency for Third Party educators.

- Maintain currency of skills and knowledge relevant to vocational education and training and third party arrangements, including:

- TAFE Queensland programs and services;
- a working knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines to ensure the Region’s Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) compliance;
- completion of relevant induction/development activities pertinent to Third Party arrangements; and
- ensuring the maintenance of own vocational education and training competency and currency.

- Proactively participate in local Performance Planning and Development (PPD) processes, seeking opportunities for self-development and contributing to the development of both Region employees and Third Party educators.

How you will be assessed

The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

1. Demonstrates existing (or the ability to acquire) knowledge of TAFE Queensland products and services, national training packages to support competency development, and applicable legislative frameworks and compliance obligations.
2. Proven ability to nurture and develop others, including contributing to a collaborative working environment which rewards initiative, creativity and innovation and maximises workforce capability.
3. Demonstrated commitment to self-development, with a focus on maintaining skills and knowledge in contemporary vocational training, learning and assessment practices and the use of educational technologies and learning management systems to support learning and assessment.
4. Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal and communication skills,



as evidenced by the ability to effectively liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders and the proven ability to respond positively to school Third Party needs.
5. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities, meet externally imposed deadlines and bring projects to completion, either independently or as a member of a team.

Mandatory Qualifications/Requirements

This role is comprised of both administrative and educational elements, including a requirement to undertake recognition of prior learning (RPL) processes, which necessitates the possession of appropriate training and assessment credentials as outlined below:

Mandatory requirements:

- Current knowledge and skills in vocational training and assessment; and
- Evidence of undertaking professional development in the field of the knowledge and practice of vocational training, learning and assessment; and
- Possession of one of the following training and assessment credentials:
- TAE40116 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
- TAE40110 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment plus TAELLN411 - Address Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Skills and TAEASS502 - Design and Develop Assessment Tools; or
- TAE50111 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training; or
- TAE50116 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training; or its successor; or
- TAE50211 - Diploma of Training Design and Development; or
- TAE50216 - Diploma of Training Design and Development, or its successor; or

- Higher-level qualification in adult education (approved by TAFE Queensland)

Note: Proof of qualifications is required to be provided at interview. In some industry areas, educational staff are required to hold current licences (such as electrical, refrigeration, gas fitting, asbestos).

Highly desirable requirements:

- In the fields of either construction or furniture making:
- a vocational qualification within the relevant trade area;
- current industry skills relevant to the monitoring of the relevant trade area; and
- recognised teaching experience within the relevant trade area.

Working with Children Check (Blue Card)

Confirmation of employment is conditional upon the preferred applicant being issued with a Blue Card. For further information, please access the Public Safety Business Agency’s Blue Card Services: http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/.

Note: Proof of qualifications and industry currency/experience to be provided at interview.

How to apply

If you’re interested in this role, click the ‘Apply’ button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

- A detailed resume;
- A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the “How you will be assessed” criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total); and
- The contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor)

Closing date: 5:00pm, Monday 2 November 2026.

Job Reference Number: TQ2026-1037

For further information, please contact:

Bernadette Wilson

TAFE at School Manager

(07) 3259 9*** or ***************@tafe.qld.edu.au

📌 Schools Partnership Mentor (Brisbane)
🏢 Tafe Queensland
📍 Brisbane