A TAFE NSW report found the success rate in the last five years of 3014 Aboriginal students aged 15 to 24 was on the rise for those studying Certificate 2 and above.

The report, titled Not just a dream: Aboriginal pathways to higher level qualification in TAFE NSW, tracked the pathways of Aboriginal students over a six-year period (2005-2010).

TAFE Western's manager of Aboriginal education and Dubbo City councillor Rod Towney said he was passionate about seeing improvements in educational attainments of Aboriginal people within western NSW and throughout Australia.

"As a Wiradjuri man, I am proud to work for TAFE Western," he said.

"The organisation is committed to closing the gap on the disadvantage Aboriginal people experience in education and training."

He said TAFE had undertaken a number of important strategies to improve the services for Aboriginal people.

These include the formation of an Aboriginal Community Reference Group, increasing the number of Aboriginal teachers and appointing Aboriginal student support officers to work directly with students to help them succeed in their studies.

NSW Minister for Education Adrian Picolli said government welcomed the steady increases in the overall number of Aboriginal young people enrolling in and completing their TAFE courses.

"Total commencements for 15 to 24-year-olds more than doubled from 6868 in 2005 to 17,718 in 2010," he said.

"Over the same period course completions rose more than 50 per cent from 3288 to 5183 in the final year of the study.

"In 2012 TAFE NSW had close to 37,000 Aboriginal students enrolled.

"This report confirms we still have a way to go to close the gap in education, training and employment outcomes for Aboriginal people."

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello said it was encouraging to see more young Aboriginal people successfully completing TAFE training.