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[Lionelgee]

Hello Mike,

Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately the days of Queensland Technical and Further Education (TAFE) offering Adult Community Education (ACE) 'Hobby' courses are gone from my district. The closest TAFE college that offers a MIG course is located 3 hours drive from me. The course looks like a certification one; as it is held every Wednesday evening over a 10 week period. That would mean a round trip of 6 hours and an overnight stay in a motel, plus the cost of fuel and meals all multiplied by 10.

The ACE courses should never have been axed. Oh, I am a former TAFE Trade Teacher. The ACE course were frequently an introduction to training that led people just wanting to do a hobby to them deciding to get qualifications in that area of interest. Just my humble opinion. I knew one person who followed their hobby through to a PhD and they started off doing an ACE course. Plus, people could do things like an Introduction to Gardening course, where they could learn to grow their own food. Or MIG weld. I missed out on doing a lead-lighting, stain glass ACE course that was once offered locally. I would still like to pursue that course somewhere too.

Kind regards
Lionel