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full story - https://v.social/s/2LhxMZZ According to Pulse Tasmania, staff facing redundancy say morale has collapsed, with colleagues in tears as more cuts loom across the training provider. The report says 56 job cuts have already been identified, with more expected. One international student advisor said he and several colleagues were told they were likely to lose their jobs, while adult migrant English teachers were reportedly given the same warning. That is not just a workplace restructure. That is people’s lives. It is teachers, advisors, support staff, migrant English programs, students, apprentices, international learners, and communities all caught in the middle. TasTAFE is not some optional extra sitting on the edge of the Tasmanian economy. It is where people retrain, restart, upskill, learn English, get practical qualifications, and build a future. It matters to young people, older workers, migrants, regional communities, small businesses, and industries crying out for skilled workers. So when staff morale collapses, that should worry all of us. Because when the people holding the system together are exhausted, uncertain, and worried about losing their jobs, students feel it too. Tasmania talks a lot about skills shortages. We talk about needing workers. We talk about training pathways. We talk about helping people into jobs. But you cannot build a stronger skills system by gutting the people who deliver it.