TAFE pay & conditions

Your enterprise agreement

Your enterprise agreement lays out the terms and conditions of your work, including your wage, leave, workload, and dispute resolution processes.

Victorian TAFE teachers in standalone institutes are covered by the Victorian TAFE Teaching Staff Agreement 2018 (MEA 2018).

Victorian TAFE teachers in the dual sector universities are covered by the following dual sector agreements

Australian Education Union Implementation Guide 

Your wages

Employees shall be paid the salary appropriate to their classification.

All TAFE teachers employed in standalone institutes are covered by the MEA 2018, which came into effect on October 19, 2018.

MEA wage TABLE 2018 

Victorian TAFE teachers in the dual sector universities are covered by their respective dual sector agreements.

VU WAGE table 2019 

RMIT WAGE table 2019 

FEDERATION UNI WAGE table 2019 

swinburne UNI WAGE table 2019 

TAFE webinars

We have created webinars to assist with implementation and agreement explanations. Click below, and searh for TAFE specific training, to access these recordings.

 wEBINAr recordings 

Your award

The award sets the minimum terms and conditions of a workplace. Each award is determined by Fair Work Australia, and an employer cannot lawfully provide terms and conditions that are worse than the award.

When an enterprise agreement is in operation, the award does not apply.

Victorian TAFE teachers are covered by the Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2020.

Member advice

We have a range of advice sheets covering all the most common professional and industrial questions.

Can’t find the answer you need? Our Member Support Centre (MSC) knows your rights and entitlements inside out!

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