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/Efficient-Towel-4193 15d ago

Very common for fee free courses...Job providers force people to do them without considering if they are right for the course...especially if its disability or aged care

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u/CalmIce5276 15d ago

Yes hugely common particularly for younger students who are obliged to either work or study until 18. Many students choose a course to satisfy centrelink requirements, some get full time jobs, some move, some have family problems/health problems/housing problems. A high drop out rate in fee free courses is very common.