For the similar concept in the United Kingdom and Ireland, see Further education. For the similar concept in the United States and Canada, see Continuing education.
Technical and further education or simply TAFE (/ˈteɪf/), is the common name in English-speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses.
Individual TAFE institutions (usually with numerous campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the country, state or territory.
In Australia, where the term TAFE originated, institutions usually host qualifying courses, under the National Training System/Australian Qualifications Framework/Australian Quality Training Framework. Fields covered include business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. TAFE colleges are owned, operated and financed by the various state/territory governments.
TAFE colleges award Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications accredited in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector that align to Certificate I, Certificate II, Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma qualifications.[1] In many instances, TAFE study at a Diploma or above level can be used as partial credit towards bachelor's degree-level university programs.
From 2002 the TAFE education sector has been able to offer bachelor's degrees and post-graduate diploma courses to fill niche areas, particularly vocationally focused areas of study based on industry needs. As at June 2009 10 TAFE colleges (mainly in New South Wales,[2] Victoria, but also Western Australia, ACT, and Queensland) now confer their own degree-level awards and post graduate diplomas, though initially not beyond the level of bachelor's degree. However Melbourne Polytechnic has been accredited in 2015 to offer two master's degree courses.[3] Similarly, some universities (e.g., Charles Darwin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) offer vocational education courses (traditionally the domain of TAFE); these are funded by the local state and territory governments. Some high schools also deliver courses developed and accredited by TAFEs.[4][5]
Students who enrol in these undergraduate degree courses at TAFE are required to pay full fees and are not entitled to Commonwealth Government supported student fee loans, known as HECS loans, but may access a FEE-HELP loan scheme.[6] While Universities have the ability and power to design and offer their own degree courses, each TAFE degree course must be assessed and approved by the Higher Education Accreditation Committee (HEAC).[4]
Some private institutions also offer courses from TAFEs, however they more commonly offer other vocational education and training courses. Many Australians refer to all sub-degree courses as "TAFE" courses, no matter what institution creates or delivers the course. Before the 1990s, the TAFEs had a near monopoly in the sector. TAFE courses provide students an opportunity for certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma qualifications in a wide range of areas.
TAFE colleges by state/territory
In most cases, TAFE campuses are grouped into TAFE institutions or institutes along geographic lines. Most TAFEs are given a locally recognised region of the country where they exclusively operate covering a wide range of subjects.
A few TAFEs specialise in a single area of study. These are usually found near the middle of the capital cities, and they service the whole state or territory. For example, the Trade and Technician Skills Institute in Brisbane, from 1 July 2006, has specialised in automotive, building and construction, manufacturing and engineering, and electrical/electronic studies for students throughout Queensland and the William Angliss Institute of TAFE in Melbourne has specialised in food, hospitality and tourism courses for Victoria.
As of May 2014, the TAFE institutes have amalgamated into six regions of the central TAFE Queensland (parent body). The regions of TAFE Queensland are:[7]
Brisbane (formerly Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE and Southbank Institute of Technology)
Gold Coast (formerly Gold Coast Institute of TAFE)
East Coast (formerly Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE and Wide Bay Institute of TAFE)
South West (formerly Bremer Institute of TAFE and Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE)
North (formerly Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, Mount Isa Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE)
And as of the 1st of July 2014, Central Queensland TAFE (branded as CQ TAFE) was merged into Central Queensland University (branded as CQUniversity) to create Queensland's first dual sector university.
^ abTAFE gears up to offer degrees By Rebecca Scott, The Age 24 July 2002. Accessed 3 August 2008
^Leesa Wheelahan, Gavin Moodie, Stephen Billett and Ann Kelly, Higher education in TAFE, Research report published by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 3 September 2009. Accessed 24 September 2009
^See Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations, Full Fees and FEE-HELP 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, goingtouni.gov.au website. Accessed 19 September 2011
^. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
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^"North Metropolitan TAFE -". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^"South Metropolitan TAFE - More courses, more qualifications, more places to learn". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^"Central Regional TAFE -". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^"South Regional TAFE -". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^"North Regional TAFE -". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links
State and territory TAFE websites
TAFE NSW
TAFE Victoria
Victorian TAFE Courses
TAFE QLD
Trade and Technician Skills Institute
TAFE SA
West Coast Institute of Training
Canberra Institute of Technology
International colleges in Australasia
Victorian Association of TAFE Libraries
VATL
Vocational education and training (VET)
(DEST)
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
Australian Flexible Learning Framework (FLX)
National Association of TAFE Managers – (AUSTAFE Inc.)
National Register of VET (TGA formerly known as the NTIS – national database of VET providers and qualifications)
Career guidance
Australian Government myfuture portal: career guide Registration required
Free to Individuals & Businesses
TAFE union sites
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For the similar concept in the United Kingdom and Ireland see Further education For the similar concept in the United States and Canada see Continuing education TAFE redirects here For the Indian manufacturing company see Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited Technical and further education or simply TAFE ˈ t eɪ f is the common name in English speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education as a subset of tertiary education TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses Individual TAFE institutions usually with numerous campuses are known as either colleges or institutes depending on the country state or territory In Australia where the term TAFE originated institutions usually host qualifying courses under the National Training System Australian Qualifications Framework Australian Quality Training Framework Fields covered include business finance hospitality tourism construction engineering visual arts information technology and community work TAFE colleges are owned operated and financed by the various state territory governments Contents 1 Qualifications awarded by TAFE colleges 2 TAFE colleges by state territory 2 1 Australian Capital Territory 2 2 New South Wales 2 3 Northern Territory 2 4 Queensland 2 5 South Australia 2 6 Tasmania 2 7 Victoria 2 8 Western Australia 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 5 1 State and territory TAFE websites 5 2 Victorian Association of TAFE Libraries 5 3 Vocational education and training VET 5 4 Career guidance 5 5 TAFE union sitesQualifications awarded by TAFE colleges EditTAFE colleges award Australian Qualifications Framework AQF qualifications accredited in the Vocational Education and Training VET sector that align to Certificate I Certificate II Certificate III Certificate IV Diploma Advanced Diploma Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma qualifications 1 In many instances TAFE study at a Diploma or above level can be used as partial credit towards bachelor s degree level university programs From 2002 the TAFE education sector has been able to offer bachelor s degrees and post graduate diploma courses to fill niche areas particularly vocationally focused areas of study based on industry needs As at June 2009 10 TAFE colleges mainly in New South Wales 2 Victoria but also Western Australia ACT and Queensland now confer their own degree level awards and post graduate diplomas though initially not beyond the level of bachelor s degree However Melbourne Polytechnic has been accredited in 2015 to offer two master s degree courses 3 Similarly some universities e g Charles Darwin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology offer vocational education courses traditionally the domain of TAFE these are funded by the local state and territory governments Some high schools also deliver courses developed and accredited by TAFEs 4 5 Students who enrol in these undergraduate degree courses at TAFE are required to pay full fees and are not entitled to Commonwealth Government supported student fee loans known as HECS loans but may access a FEE HELP loan scheme 6 While Universities have the ability and power to design and offer their own degree courses each TAFE degree course must be assessed and approved by the Higher Education Accreditation Committee HEAC 4 TAFEs in some states can also teach senior high school qualifications like the Victorian Certificate of Education Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning and the Higher School Certificate Some universities e g Charles Darwin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology offer TAFE courses these are funded by the local state and territory governments Some high schools also deliver courses developed and accredited by TAFEs Some private institutions also offer courses from TAFEs however they more commonly offer other vocational education and training courses Many Australians refer to all sub degree courses as TAFE courses no matter what institution creates or delivers the course Before the 1990s the TAFEs had a near monopoly in the sector TAFE courses provide students an opportunity for certificate diploma and advanced diploma qualifications in a wide range of areas TAFE colleges by state territory EditIn most cases TAFE campuses are grouped into TAFE institutions or institutes along geographic lines Most TAFEs are given a locally recognised region of the country where they exclusively operate covering a wide range of subjects A few TAFEs specialise in a single area of study These are usually found near the middle of the capital cities and they service the whole state or territory For example the Trade and Technician Skills Institute in Brisbane from 1 July 2006 has specialised in automotive building and construction manufacturing and engineering and electrical electronic studies for students throughout Queensland and the William Angliss Institute of TAFE in Melbourne has specialised in food hospitality and tourism courses for Victoria Australian Capital Territory Edit In the Australian Capital Territory these include Canberra Institute of TechnologyNew South Wales Edit There are ten TAFE NSW Institutes in NSW namely Hunter Institute Illawarra Institute New England Institute North Coast Institute Northern Sydney Institute Riverina Institute South Western Sydney Institute Sydney Institute Western Institute Western Sydney Institute including OTENNorthern Territory Edit In the Northern Territory these include Charles Darwin University Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary EducationQueensland Edit In Queensland TAFE Queensland includes As of May 2014 the TAFE institutes have amalgamated into six regions of the central TAFE Queensland parent body The regions of TAFE Queensland are 7 Brisbane formerly Brisbane North Institute of TAFE Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE and Southbank Institute of Technology Gold Coast formerly Gold Coast Institute of TAFE East Coast formerly Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE and Wide Bay Institute of TAFE South West formerly Bremer Institute of TAFE and Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE North formerly Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE Mount Isa Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE SkillsTech formerly SkillsTech Australia And as of the 1st of July 2014 Central Queensland TAFE branded as CQ TAFE was merged into Central Queensland University branded as CQUniversity to create Queensland s first dual sector university South Australia Edit In South Australia TAFE SATasmania Edit In Tasmania there are two government TAFE organisations TAFE Tasmania includes Institute of TAFE Tasmania general 8 Drysdale Institute for tourism and hospitality 9 Australian Maritime College TAFE maritime studies Victoria Edit In Victoria these include Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE Local Bendigo Echuca Box Hill Institute of TAFE Local Eastern Melbourne Specialist Short courses Chisholm Institute Local South East Melbourne East Gippsland Institute of TAFE Local East Gippsland Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE Local West and South Gippsland Specialist High voltage electrical Federation TAFE Local Ballarat and Horsham Central Highlands Wimmera Specialist Agriculture amp Horticulture Building amp Construction Business amp IT Community Services Food amp Hospitality Hair amp Beauty Manufacturing Engineering Gordon Institute of TAFE Local Geelong Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE Local North East Victoria Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Local Eastern Melbourne Kangan Institute Local North West Melbourne Specialist Automotive Fashion Melbourne Polytechnic Local Northern and inner East Melbourne Specialist Equine Aquaculture Agriculture Viticulture Music RMIT University Specialist Various 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 Victoria University Local Western Melbourne William Angliss Institute of TAFE Specialist Hospitality Wodonga Institute of TAFE Local Wodonga Specialist Driving The University of Melbourne discontinued its TAFE arm which specialised in agriculture and forestry at the start of 2007 Western Australia Edit North Metropolitan TAFE Perth campus In Western Australia this includes North Metropolitan TAFE Formerly Central Institute of Technology amp West Coast Institute of Training 10 South Metropolitan TAFE Formerly Challenger Institute of Technology amp Polytechnic West 11 Central Regional TAFE Formerly Durack Institute of Technology Goldfields Institute of Technology amp C Y O Connor Institute 12 South Regional TAFE Formerly South West Institute of Technology amp Great Southern Institute of Technology 13 North Regional TAFE Formerly Kimberley TAFE amp Pilbara Institute 14 See also EditEducation in Australia Further education Registered Training Organisations TAFE Outreach Vocational educationReferences Edit About the AQF Register Archived from the original on 4 July 2015 Retrieved 17 July 2015 TAFE NSW Higher Education Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report pp22 a b TAFE gears up to offer degrees By Rebecca Scott The Age 24 July 2002 Accessed 3 August 2008 Leesa Wheelahan Gavin Moodie Stephen Billett and Ann Kelly Higher education in TAFE Research report published by National Centre for Vocational Education Research NCVER 3 September 2009 Accessed 24 September 2009 See Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations Full Fees and FEE HELP Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine goingtouni gov au website Accessed 19 September 2011 TAFE Queensland Retrieved 26 April 2014 Campus Locations Archived from the original on 5 January 2006 Retrieved 20 November 2005 Drysdale Archived from the original on 24 October 2005 Retrieved 20 November 2005 North Metropolitan TAFE Retrieved 14 December 2016 South Metropolitan TAFE More courses more qualifications more places to learn Retrieved 14 December 2016 Central Regional TAFE Retrieved 14 December 2016 South Regional TAFE Retrieved 14 December 2016 North Regional TAFE Retrieved 14 December 2016 External links EditState and territory TAFE websites Edit TAFE NSW TAFE Victoria Victorian TAFE Courses TAFE QLD Trade and Technician Skills Institute TAFE SA TAFE WA West Coast Institute of Training TAFE Tasmania Canberra Institute of Technology International colleges in AustralasiaVictorian Association of TAFE Libraries Edit VATLVocational education and training VET Edit 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 National Register of VET TGA formerly known as the NTIS national database of VET providers and qualifications Career guidance Edit Australian Government myfuture portal career guide Registration required Training Advisor Career amp TAFE Course Advice Free to Individuals amp BusinessesTAFE union sites Edit AEU Victoria TAFE Teachers Our TAFEs Matter NTEU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Technical and further education amp oldid 1135246946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
