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Multicultural support at TAFE NSW
An Easy Read guide about multicultural support at TAFE NSW.
About this page
When you see the word we it means TAFE NSW.
We use big text to make it easier to read.
We wrote some important words in bold.
This means the letters are thicker and darker.
We explain what these words mean.
Summary of this page
This page explains how
- our student support works
- to get help to talk to us
- to contact us
- to get your documents turned into English.
Support for students
Our multicultural support services help students.
Multicultural means people from different cultures living, learning or working together.
People from different cultures may
- speak different languages
- eat different foods
- celebrate different special days.
Get help to talk to us
An interpreter can help you to talk to us.
An interpreter is a person who can help people understand different languages.
An interpreter can help people understand your language.
You can talk to an interpreter on the phone.
They will speak your language.
They can help you talk to our support people.
Talk to an interpreter on the phone
You can talk to an interpreter on the phone.
They will speak your language.
They can help you talk to our support people.
To talk to us using an interpreter call the Translating and Interpreting Service.
It is free.
Follow these steps
- Call 131 450
- Ask for your language
- Ask them to call TAFE NSW.
Meet with an interpreter
If you want to meet with an interpreter call Multicultural NSW.
Multicultural NSW helps people from different cultures.
They can help you talk to us.
To call Multicultural NSW follow these steps
- Call 02 8255 6767
- Press 1 for interpreters
- Ask for your language
You can also email Multicultural NSW contact@multicultural.nsw.gov.au
How we can support you
We’re here to support students who
- did not grow up speaking English
- are new to Australia
- come from different places.
We can help you choose a course.
We can help you start your studies.
We can help you get a job.
Watch a short video about how we can help you.
Call us for support
You can call us for support.
A multicultural coordinator can help you.
A coordinator is a person who helps organise things.
They make sure you know what to do.
Follow these steps to call us.
- Call 131 601
- Press 5 for counselling and disability services
- Press 2 for student support
- Ask for multicultural services
Email us for support
You can email us.
Use our online enquiry form.
Enquiry means asking us for information or help.
Get your documents in English
You can get some of your documents changed into English.
This is called a translation.
A translation changes writing from one language into another language.
Multicultural NSW can translate documents for you.
To call Multicultural NSW follow these steps.
- Call 02 8255 6767
- Press 1 for translations
- Ask for a translation service in your language
You can email Multicultural NSW.
Find out how we can support you
You can call us to find out more about the program.
Follow these steps
- Call 131 601
- Press 5 for counselling and disability services
- Press 2 for student support
- Ask to talk to someone about the fresh food training program.
You can fill out our online enquiry form.
Email the disability access and support team DisabilityandAccessStudentSupport@tafensw.edu.au
Chat online with our support staff.
Support to contact us
You can use the National Relay Service if you
- are deaf.
- find it hard to hear on the phone
- find it hard to speak on the phone.
The National Relay Service is free.
To use the National Relay Service follow these steps
- Call 1300 555 727
- When someone answers give them the TAFE NSW phone number 131 601
- Wait for them to call us.
- Start talking when you are told to “go ahead”.
The National Relay Service can help in other ways.
Visit their Help desk page to find out more. This is not Easy Read.
Difficult word list
This list explains what the words in bold on this page mean.
Coordinator
A coordinator is a person who helps organise things.
Culture
The way a group of people live.
It includes their beliefs, traditions and values.
Enquiry
Enquiry means asking us for information or help.
Free
Free means you do not pay a fee.
Interpreter
A person who helps people speak and understand another language.
Multicultural
Multicultural means people from many different cultures.
It means people may have:
- different backgrounds
- different languages
- different foods and traditions.
Translation
Changing words from one language into another.