Technical and Further Education
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Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are a type of adult education organisation in Australia. They offer a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses. Fields covered include hospitality, tourism, construction, secretarial skills, visual arts, computer programming and community work.
Individual TAFE institutions (usually with many campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory. TAFEs are owned, operated and financed by the various State and Territory Governments. This is in contrast to the higher education sector, whose funding is predominantly the domain of the Federal government and whose universities are predominantly owned by the state governments.
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Qualifications awarded by TAFEs
TAFEs generally award qualifications up to the level of advanced diploma, which is below that of Bachelor degree within the Australian Qualifications Framework.
In many instances TAFE study can be used as partial credit towards Bachelor degree-level university programs. Some TAFEs (primarily in Victoria and the ACT) now confer their own degree-level awards, though not beyond the level of Bachelor; this practice is somewhat controversial due to the blurring of once clearly defined boundaries between sectors.
TAFEs in some states can also teach senior high school qualifications, like the VCE. Some universities, e.g. Charles Darwin University and RMIT University, offer TAFE courses; these are funded by the local state and territory governments. Some High Schools also offer TAFE courses, although the curriculum and certification is the domain of other institutions.
Some private institutions also offer courses from TAFEs, however they more commonly offer other vocational education and training courses.
Note that many Australians consider all sub-degree courses to be "TAFE" courses, no matter what instituation creates or delivers the course. Before the 1990's, the TAFEs had a near monopoly in the sector.
TAFEs by state/territory
In most cases, TAFE campuses are grouped into TAFE institutions along geographic lines. Most TAFEs are given a locally recognised region of the country where they exclusivly operate. Most TAFEs institutions covers a wide range of subjects. A few TAFEs specialise on a single area of study. These are usually found near the middle of the capital cities, and service the whole state or territory.
New South Wales
There are eleven TAFE Institutes in New South Wales which include:
- Sydney Institute of Technology
- Western Institute of TAFE
- South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE
- North Sydney Institute
- Western Sydney Institute of TAFE
- Hunter Institute of TAFE
- North Coast Institute of TAFE
- New England Institute
- Illawarra Institute
- Riverina Institute
Victoria
In Victoria these include:
- Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (Local: Bendigo-Echuca)
- Box Hill Institute (Local: Eastern Melbourne)
- Chisholm Institute (Local: South East Melbourne)
- East Gippsland Institute of TAFE (Local: East Gippsland)
- GippsTAFE (Local: West and South Gippsland)
- Gordon Institute of TAFE (Local: Geelong)
- Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE (Local: North East Victoria)
- Homesglen Institute of TAFE (Local: Eastern Melbourne)
- Kangan Batman TAFE (Local: North West Melbourne, Specialist: Automotive)
- Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (Local: North East Melbourne)
- RMIT University (Specialist: Graphics, Printing, Textiles)
- South West Institute of TAFE (Local: Western District)
- Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (Local: North West Victoria)
- Swinburne University of Technology (Local: Eastern Melbourne)
- University of Ballarat (Local: Ballarat-Wimmera)
- University of Melbourne (Specialist: Agriculture)
- Victoria University (Local: Western Melbourne)
- William Angliss Institute of TAFE (Specialist: Hospitality)
- Wodonga Institute of TAFE (Local: Wodonga)
Queensland
In Queensland these include:
- Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE
- Bremer Institute of TAFE
- Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
- Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE
- Central Queensland Institute of TAFE
- Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
- Logan Institute of TAFE
- Moreton Institute of TAFE
- Mt Isa Institute of TAFE
- Open Learning Institute of TAFE
- Southbank Institute of TAFE
- Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
- Tropical North Queensland TAFE
- Wide Bay Institute of TAFE
- Yeronga Institute of TAFE
Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE
CSIT is a multi-campus institute with 12,000 students. It has 5 libraries.
South Australia
In South Australia, TAFE SA includes:
Western Australia
Image:Central TAFE, Perth, Western Australia.jpg In Western Australia these include:
- Central TAFE
- Challenger TAFE
- Swan TAFE
- West Coast TAFE
- Kimberley TAFE
- Pilbara TAFE
- Central West TAFE
- CY O’Connor College of TAFE
- South West Regional College of TAFE
- Great Southern TAFE
- Curtin Vocational Training and Education Centre at Curtin University of Technology
- Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University
Tasmania
In Tasmania these include: [1]
- Institute of TAFE Tasmania
- Drysdale Institute (for tourism and hospitality) [2]
- Hobart campus
- Launceston campus
- Devonport campus
Australian Capital Territory
In the Australian Capital Territory these include:
Northern Territory
In the Northern Territory these include:
See also
External links
State and Territory TAFE websites
VET
- Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)
- National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
- Australian Flexible Learning Framework (FLX)
- National Association of TAFE Managers - (AUSTAFE Inc.)
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