14-443: Chisholm Institute is a government-owned Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institute located in south-east Melbourne Australia . It provides adult education in several areas including the arts, hospitality, information technology , trades and business . Chisholm offers over 250 certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, bachelor and graduate certificate courses. The Institute takes its name from Caroline Chisholm . Its name
28-834: A FEE-HELP loan scheme. 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). 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
42-729: 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. In
56-688: A wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known as "Tech". Individual TAFE institutions (usually with numerous campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory. In Australia , where the term TAFE originated, institutions usually host qualifying courses, under the National Training System / Australian Qualifications Framework /VET Quality 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
70-456: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a Victoria (state) school is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Technical and Further Education Technical and further education or simply TAFE ( / ˈ t eɪ f / ) is the common name in Australia for vocational education , as a subset of tertiary education . TAFE institutions provide
84-690: The Australian Capital Territory , these include: There were ten TAFE NSW Institutes in NSW , which have since been joined into a state-wide service. OTEN or TAFE Digital is TAFE's online offering. In the Northern Territory , these include: 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: And as of
98-537: The 1 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. In South Australia : In Tasmania , there are two government TAFE organisations: In Victoria these include: In Western Australia , this includes: TAFE course comparison sites Charles Darwin University Too Many Requests If you report this error to
112-478: 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 of June 2009, ten TAFE colleges (mainly in New South Wales and Victoria, but also Western Australia, ACT, and Queensland) now confer their own degree-level awards and post graduate diplomas, though initially not beyond
126-489: 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. 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
140-658: The level of bachelor's degree. However Melbourne Polytechnic was accredited in 2015 to offer two master's degree courses. 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. 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
154-404: 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,
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#1732858739270168-567: 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. 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
182-520: Was also inspired by the Chisholm Institute of Technology , a tertiary institution that operated in southeast Melbourne from 1982 to 1990 before becoming part of Monash University . Chisholm Institute has campuses in Dandenong , Springvale , Berwick , Frankston , Wonthaggi , Cranbourne , and Mornington Peninsula Campus along with central Melbourne . Berwick Technical Education Centre (TEC)
196-551: Was established at the Berwick campus with the new building completed in 2009. A new trade careers centre worth $ 26 million associated with the TEC was announced in the 2011 State Budget in May. 37°58′30.68″S 145°13′11.06″E / 37.9751889°S 145.2197389°E / -37.9751889; 145.2197389 This Australian university, college or other education institution article
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