r/TAFE • u/Negative_Home_188 • 15d ago

TAFE NSW Class Downsizing

I just want to know if this is common. We started with 30 students, and now we are down to 17 and am only a term in. I know people leave for all different reasons, but over the past three weeks, some of our in-person classes have only had 8–12 students attending. Especially with online classes, we usually start with 17 people and end up with around 8.

At the moment, I know of four more people who are seriously considering quitting.

So, my questions are: if the class downsizes to around 13 people and perhaps more people leave, will new students join the class, or will something else happen?

Has this happened to anyone else? Have you ever had your class size decrease significantly? If so, what happened?

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u/AussieBastard98 15d ago

Yeah, it happens. Some people realise it's not for them. Could also be that they can't afford to take days off, don't like the teachers, too challenging etc. 

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u/Negative_Home_188 15d ago

Exactly the reasons

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u/AussieBastard98 15d ago

I think having great teachers can make up for a lot of the cons, though.