TasTAFE plans to cut 118 full-time jobs by 2030, documents show

TasTAFE plans to cut 63 full-time equivalent teaching roles by 2030. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)

A document from TasTAFE shows the organisation wants to cut 118 jobs, including 63 teaching roles by 2030.

The organisation is also planning to hike prices by 7 per cent.

TasTAFE cut 12 courses last year, but says no more significant changes to its offering will be made.

TasTAFE plans to cut 118 full-time roles — more than half of them teaching roles — by 2030 in a bid to get its finances in order, according to documents obtained by the state opposition.

A government spokesperson, however, said Labor was "peddling outdated and misleading information".

The documents show the staff cuts, which equate to around 14 per cent of the workforce level from 2024-25, would save $13 million.

They also reveal the public training provider plans to jack prices up by 7 per cent in 2027, and reallocate unused funds from 2021 state election commitments.

The entire restructure package saves $15.46 million, once $11.58 million in restructuring costs including redundancy payments are accounted for.

Tasmanian TAFE graduates worry as some locally taught courses that helped them forge a career may disappear, as the cost to study them increases dramatically.

In 2024-25, TasTAFE employed 865 full-time equivalents (FTE), made up of 480 teachers, and 385 non-teachers.

Under the proposed restructure, 63 teaching roles would be cut and 55 non-teachers would go, leaving a total FTE of 747 by 2030.

Labor leader Josh Willie said it was impossible for the job cuts not to affect service delivery.

"Skilled industries need skilled workers, trained by skilled teachers and TAFE is an invaluable institution to make sure that happens."

TasTAFE leadership, and Skills and Jobs Minister Felix Ellis were questioned about restructure pans in budget estimates hearings in Hobart this afternoon.

They did not answer questions from Mr Willie on what those teachers were currently doing.

Josh Willie says TasTAFE is an invaluable institution for training Tasmanian workers. (ABC News: Ebony ten Broeke)

TasTAFE chief executive Norman Baker said he was focused on the financial outcome of the restructure.

"So if we can achieve our financial outcomes by reducing less staff, then that is definitely the principle we are operating on," he told the committee.

However, he said the organisation's financial position was strong.

On Thursday evening, a government spokesperson issued a statement, saying that the documents weren't indicative of TasTAFE's plans.

"The workforce reductions referenced no longer re