TAFE NSW Courses

Leading the world in vocational education TAFE NSW are the pioneers in the field. The TAFE system was founded in Australia in the region of New South Wales (NSW) and since that time Australia has been leading the world in this innovative teaching system. This system works remarkably well with international students.

Facts about TAFE NSW Courses:

TAFE NSW is Australia’s leading provider of vocational education and training with more than 500,000 enrolments each year. 

TAFE NSW offer 1,200 plus vocational qualifications from Certificate to Advanced Diploma level, as well as Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Statements of Attainment and TAFE NSW statements.

TAFE NSW also offers higher education qualifications at Degree level. A wide range of short courses provide professional development opportunities and career acceleration options.

TAFE NSW delivers a range of long and short courses that offer a choice of industry areas, learning styles and qualifications to suit individual needs. Courses are offered full-time, part-time and flexibly through distance and online learning.

This is all really good stuff but even better is that TAFE NSW courses are available internationally through The Open Training and Education Network (OTEN). OTEN work with TAFE NSW courses to provide the same internationally recognized Australian credentials to students around the globe. In fact, through OTEN, Australian Nationally Recognized Training in a range of vocational areas is offered by distance learning to people living anywhere in the world. Almost all of the TAFE NSW courses available are offered internationally through OTEN?

In addition to the range of certificate and diploma courses offered through TAFE NSW there are a number of courses that fall under a category of TAFE Plus and these courses are unbelievably flexible and they are offered primarily online so again, you can take these courses wherever in the world you are. One of the most unique advantages of TAFE Plus courses are that students can enroll at any time of the year. That is a big plus for many people. In particular, students who want to enroll to up skill for work or employers wanting to increase worker skill sets find that being able to jump into a program at any time is a major benefit.

TAFE NSW courses do not stop there when it comes to being aligned to the needs of industry. In fact, nationally recognized qualifications offered by TAFE NSW are developed in consultation with industry. Courses are updated regularly to ensure their currency and relevance so that when students graduate with a TAFE NSW qualification, they have skills and knowledge that are relevant and closely linked to industry needs. Employers of TAFE NSW course students are confident employees can perform tasks to a required industry standard.

TAFE NSW courses also offer modern and traditional apprenticeships and traineeships. The differences between these are the type of work and the length of study. Apprenticeships usually last three or four years and cover 'traditional' trades such as carpentry, electrical, hairdressing and plumbing. Traineeships typically last one or two years and provide training in vocational areas not usually covered by apprenticeships. Traineeships are available across a diverse range of emerging careers in most sectors of business and industry.

TAFE NSW courses provide amazing opportunities to improve, up skill or improve career prospects no matter what kind of lifestyle you have or where in the world you live. They are worthwhile investigating especially if you want the flexibility these courses offer.