Vocational education and training
Technical and further education graduates gain practical workplace skills and academic qualifications to move directly into a career or articulate with credit transfer to an Australian university.
Intensive English programs and university preparation courses develop competency for tertiary studies.
Certificate to advanced diploma level, and diploma-to-degree courses cover subjects such as:
- Business
- Information technology
- Marketing
- Engineering and building
- Child studies
- Telecommunications
- Hospitality and tourism management
- Applied sciences
- Design and visual arts
- Television and media
- Environmental studies and land management
- Sport and recreation
In Sydney and New South Wales vocational courses are provided at government Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes and non-government colleges. These institutions are carefully monitored by government to ensure the quality of curriculum, staff and teaching practices.



