$1.5m boost to tackle NSW family violence

Frontline workers who deal with domestic and family violence in NSW will get a $1.5 million training boost.

Minister for Women Pru Goward has announced a new partnership between Family and Community Services and TAFE NSW that will provide education, training and professional development for caseworkers.

"We need to better train and equip our frontline workers to provide effective and timely services to victims and their families," Ms Goward said.

"This new training, the first of its kind in this sector, will do just that."

The Skills Development Strategy would focus on remote and regional workers and on services for Aboriginal, migrant and refugee populations.

Domestic and family violence is the biggest cause of death and disability for women under the age of 40, Ms Goward said.

NSW Police recorded 30,000 domestic and family violence assaults in NSW between October 2011 and September 2012.