Premier Peter Gutwein said 100 more teachers would be recruited if the Liberals were re-elected into majority government

"Ensuring young Tasmanians can get the training, apprenticeships and jobs for their future here in Tasmania is a key part of our Plan to Secure Tasmania's Future," he said.

"This massive additional investment into new TasTAFE teachers will help more young Tasmanians get the jobs they need.

"Importantly, it will also help Tasmanian employers to get the skilled young Tasmanians they need to expand and employ more young Tasmanians.

"TasTAFE will always remain in public hands as a Government organisation under a Liberal government and will be strengthened."

TasTAFE has long been plagued with teacher recruitment issues, delays to student graduation and communication issues.

In an interview in early March, TasTAFE's new chief executive Grant Dreher has said that teacher recruitment is an "interesting game", because teachers needed when an industry is "booming".

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"They are getting paid a lot of money to work in that industry and trying to bring them across to teach is very difficult," he said.

"When industries plateau or decline then you can recruit into that area without a problem.

"So teacher improvement intake generally and certainly here it's is a real challenge because we're looking for someone who can be a teacher, but they also need to be a professional in their field."

No details were provided as to what the delivery of 100 new teachers would cost, the timeframe for employment, or how the government planned to recruit the numbers required.

More information is expected in coming days.

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