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class="mw-redirect" title="TAFE">TAFE</a>)</span></div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="content"> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the similar concept in the United Kingdom and Ireland, see <a href="/wiki/Further_education" title="Further education">Further education</a>. For the similar concept in the United States and Canada, see <a href="/wiki/Continuing_education" title="Continuing education">Continuing education</a>. For a related but different category of educational institution in various countries, see <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Institute of Technology">Institute of Technology</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"TAFE" redirects here. For the Indian manufacturing company, see <a href="/wiki/Tractors_and_Farm_Equipment_Limited" title="Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited">Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited</a>.</div> <p><b>Technical and further education</b> or simply <b>TAFE</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span></span>/</a></span></span>) is the common name in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> for <a href="/wiki/Vocational_education" title="Vocational education">vocational education</a>, as a subset of <a href="/wiki/Tertiary_education" title="Tertiary education">tertiary education</a>. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known as "Tech". </p><p>Individual TAFE institutions (usually with numerous campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, where the term TAFE originated, institutions usually host qualifying courses, under the <a href="/wiki/National_Training_System_(Australia)" title="National Training System (Australia)">National Training System</a>/<a href="/wiki/Australian_Qualifications_Framework" title="Australian Qualifications Framework">Australian Qualifications Framework</a>/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 the various <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">state/territory</a> governments. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Qualifications_awarded_by_TAFE_colleges"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications awarded by TAFE colleges</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#TAFE_colleges_by_state/territory"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TAFE colleges by state/territory</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Australian_Capital_Territory"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Australian Capital Territory</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#New_South_Wales"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">New South Wales</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Northern_Territory"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Northern Territory</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Queensland"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Queensland</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#South_Australia"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">South Australia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Tasmania"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Tasmania</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Victoria"><span class="tocnumber">2.7</span> <span class="toctext">Victoria</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Western_Australia"><span class="tocnumber">2.8</span> <span class="toctext">Western Australia</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#State_and_territory_TAFE_websites"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">State and territory TAFE websites</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Victorian_Association_of_TAFE_Libraries"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Victorian Association of TAFE Libraries</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Vocational_education_and_training_(VET)"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Vocational education and training (VET)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#TAFE_union_sites"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">TAFE union sites</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Qualifications_awarded_by_TAFE_colleges">Qualifications awarded by TAFE colleges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Qualifications awarded by TAFE colleges" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In many instances, TAFE study at a Diploma or above level can be used as partial credit towards bachelor's degree-level university programs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>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 of June 2009, ten TAFE colleges (mainly in New South Wales <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 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 <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Polytechnic" title="Melbourne Polytechnic">Melbourne Polytechnic</a> was accredited in 2015 to offer two master's degree courses.<sup id="cite_ref-annualreport2014p22_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annualreport2014p22-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, some universities (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Charles_Darwin_University" title="Charles Darwin University">Charles Darwin University</a> and <a href="/wiki/RMIT_University" class="mw-redirect" title="RMIT University">Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology</a>) 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.<sup id="cite_ref-theage2002_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theage2002-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-highered_in_tafe_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-highered_in_tafe-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Students who enrol in these undergraduate degree courses at TAFE are required to pay full fees and are not entitled to <a href="/wiki/Tertiary_education_fees_in_Australia" title="Tertiary education fees in Australia">Commonwealth Government supported student fee loans</a>, known as HECS loans, but may access a FEE-HELP loan scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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).<sup id="cite_ref-theage2002_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theage2002-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>TAFEs in some states can also teach senior high school qualifications, like the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Certificate_of_Education" title="Victorian Certificate of Education">Victorian Certificate of Education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Certificate_of_Applied_Learning" title="Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning">Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Higher_School_Certificate_(New_South_Wales)" title="Higher School Certificate (New South Wales)">Higher School Certificate</a>. Some universities, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Charles_Darwin_University" title="Charles Darwin University">Charles Darwin University</a> and <a href="/wiki/RMIT_University" class="mw-redirect" title="RMIT University">Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology</a>, offer TAFE courses; these are funded by the local state and territory governments. Some high schools also deliver courses developed and accredited by TAFEs. </p><p>Some private institutions also offer courses from TAFEs, however they more commonly offer other <a href="/wiki/Vocational_education_and_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Vocational education and training">vocational education and training</a> 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. 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Most TAFEs are given a locally recognised region of the country where they exclusively operate covering a wide range of subjects. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Trade_and_Technician_Skills_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade and Technician Skills Institute">Trade and Technician Skills Institute</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/William_Angliss_Institute_of_TAFE" title="William Angliss Institute of TAFE">William Angliss Institute of TAFE</a> in Melbourne has specialised in food, hospitality and tourism courses for Victoria. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_Capital_Territory">Australian Capital Territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australian Capital Territory" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian Capital Territory">Australian Capital Territory</a>, these include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canberra_Institute_of_Technology" title="Canberra Institute of Technology">Canberra Institute of Technology</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_South_Wales">New South Wales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: New South Wales" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>There were ten <a href="/wiki/TAFE_NSW" title="TAFE NSW">TAFE NSW</a> Institutes in <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">NSW</a>, which have since been joined into a state-wide service. <a href="/wiki/OTEN" title="OTEN">OTEN</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tafensw.edu.au/digital">TAFE Digital</a> is TAFE's online offering. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Territory">Northern Territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Northern Territory" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Territory" title="Northern Territory">Northern Territory</a>, these include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Darwin_University" title="Charles Darwin University">Charles Darwin University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batchelor_Institute_of_Indigenous_Tertiary_Education" title="Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education">Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Queensland">Queensland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Queensland" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, <a href="/wiki/TAFE_Queensland" title="TAFE Queensland">TAFE Queensland</a> includes: </p><p>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:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Brisbane (formerly Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE and Southbank Institute of Technology)</li> <li>Gold Coast (formerly Gold Coast Institute of TAFE)</li> <li>East Coast (formerly Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE and Wide Bay Institute of TAFE)</li> <li>South West (formerly Bremer Institute of TAFE and Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE)</li> <li>North (formerly Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, Mount Isa Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAFE_Queensland_SkillsTech" title="TAFE Queensland SkillsTech">SkillsTech</a> (formerly SkillsTech Australia)</li></ul> <p>And as of the 1 July 2014, Central Queensland TAFE (branded as CQ TAFE) was merged into <a href="/wiki/Central_Queensland_University" title="Central Queensland University">Central Queensland University</a> (branded as CQUniversity) to create Queensland's first dual sector university. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Australia">South Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: South Australia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TAFE_SA" class="mw-redirect" title="TAFE SA">TAFE SA</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tasmania">Tasmania</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=8" 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title="Australian Maritime College">Australian Maritime College TAFE</a> (maritime studies)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Victoria">Victoria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Victoria" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> these include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_Regional_Institute_of_TAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE">Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: Bendigo-Echuca)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_Institute_of_TAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="Box Hill Institute of TAFE">Box Hill Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: Eastern Melbourne, Specialist: Short courses)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chisholm_Institute" title="Chisholm Institute">Chisholm Institute</a> (Local: South East Melbourne)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Gippsland_Institute_of_TAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="East Gippsland Institute of TAFE">East Gippsland Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: East Gippsland)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Gippsland_Institute_of_TAFE" title="Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE">Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: West and South Gippsland, Specialist: High-voltage electrical)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_University_Australia" title="Federation University Australia">Federation University</a> (Local: Ballarat and Horsham - Central Highlands/Wimmera, Specialist: Agriculture & Horticulture, Building & Construction, Business & IT, Community Services, Food & Hospitality, Hair & Beauty, Manufacturing Engineering)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Institute_of_TAFE" title="Gordon Institute of TAFE">Gordon Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: Geelong)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goulburn_Ovens_Institute_of_TAFE" title="Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE">Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: North East Victoria)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holmesglen_Institute_of_TAFE" title="Holmesglen Institute of TAFE">Holmesglen Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: Eastern Melbourne)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangan_Batman_TAFE" class="mw-redirect" title="Kangan Batman TAFE">Kangan Institute</a> (Local: North West Melbourne, Specialist: Automotive, Fashion)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Polytechnic" title="Melbourne Polytechnic">Melbourne Polytechnic</a> (Local: Northern and inner East Melbourne, Specialist: Equine, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Viticulture, Music)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RMIT_University" class="mw-redirect" title="RMIT University">RMIT University</a> (Specialist: Various)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Institute_of_TAFE" title="South West Institute of TAFE">South West Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: Western District)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunraysia_Institute_of_TAFE" title="Sunraysia Institute of TAFE">Sunraysia Institute of TAFE</a> (Local: North West Victoria)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swinburne_University_of_Technology" title="Swinburne University of Technology">Swinburne University of Technology</a> (Local: Eastern Melbourne)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_University_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria University of Technology">Victoria University</a> (Local: Western Melbourne)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Angliss_Institute_of_TAFE" title="William Angliss Institute of TAFE">William Angliss Institute of TAFE</a> (Specialist: Hospitality)</li> <li>Wodonga Institute of TAFE (Local: Wodonga, Specialist: Driving)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Melbourne" title="University of Melbourne">University of Melbourne</a> discontinued its TAFE arm (which specialised in agriculture and forestry) at the start of 2007.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Australia">Western Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Western Australia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Central_TAFE,_Perth,_Western_Australia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Central_TAFE%2C_Perth%2C_Western_Australia.jpg/250px-Central_TAFE%2C_Perth%2C_Western_Australia.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="168" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2559" data-file-height="1716"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" 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Institute of Technology</a> & <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Institute_of_Training" title="West Coast Institute of Training">West Coast Institute of Training</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Metropolitan_TAFE" title="South Metropolitan TAFE">South Metropolitan TAFE</a> (Formerly <a href="/wiki/Challenger_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Challenger Institute of Technology">Challenger Institute of Technology</a> & <a href="/wiki/Polytechnic_West" title="Polytechnic West">Polytechnic West</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Central Regional TAFE (Formerly Durack Institute of Technology, Goldfields Institute of Technology & <a href="/wiki/C._Y._O%27Connor_College_of_TAFE" title="C. Y. O'Connor College of TAFE">C. Y. O'Connor Institute</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Regional_TAFE" title="South Regional TAFE">South Regional TAFE</a> (Formerly <a href="/wiki/South_West_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Institute of Technology">South West Institute of Technology</a> & <a href="/wiki/Great_Southern_Institute_of_Technology" title="Great Southern Institute of Technology">Great Southern Institute of Technology</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>North Regional TAFE (Formerly Kimberley TAFE & Pilbara Institute)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 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.cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704223551/http://www.aqf.edu.au/register/about/">"About the AQF Register"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aqf.edu.au/register/about/">the original</a> on 4 July 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 July</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+the+AQF+Register&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aqf.edu.au%2Fregister%2Fabout%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATechnical+and+further+education" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.highered.tafensw.edu.au/">"TAFE NSW Higher Education"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=TAFE+NSW+Higher+Education&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highered.tafensw.edu.au%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATechnical+and+further+education" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-annualreport2014p22-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-annualreport2014p22_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report p. 22</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-theage2002-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-theage2002_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-theage2002_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/24/1027332400427.html">TAFE gears up to offer degrees</a>" by Rebecca Scott, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Age" title="The Age">The Age</a></i>, 24 July 2002. Accessed 3 August 2008.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-highered_in_tafe-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-highered_in_tafe_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Leesa Wheelahan, Gavin Moodie, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Billett" title="Stephen Billett">Stephen Billett</a> and Ann Kelly, <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2167.html">Higher education in TAFE</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130515174100/http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2167.html">Archived</a> 15 May 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i>, research report published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 3 September 2009. Accessed 24 September 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations, <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/FeesLoansAndScholarships/Undergraduate/FullFeesAndFEE-HELP/FullFeesAndFeeHELP.htm">Full Fees and FEE-HELP</a></i> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100202084140/http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/FeesLoansAndScholarships/Undergraduate/FullFeesAndFEE-HELP/FullFeesAndFeeHELP.htm">Archived</a> 2 February 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>), goingtouni.gov.au website. Accessed 19 September 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tafeqld.edu.au/">"TAFE Queensland"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 April</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=TAFE+Queensland&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftafeqld.edu.au%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATechnical+and+further+education" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060105202941/http://www.tafe.tas.edu.au/institute/campuses.htm">"Campus Locations"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tafe.tas.edu.au/institute/campuses.htm">the original</a> on 5 January 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 November</span> 2005</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Campus+Locations&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tafe.tas.edu.au%2Finstitute%2Fcampuses.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATechnical+and+further+education" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051024154833/http://www.tafe.tas.edu.au/TAFEAPP.ASP?WCI=SigList&id=11">"Drysdale"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tafe.tas.edu.au/TAFEAPP.ASP?WCI=SigList&id=11">the original</a> on 24 October 2005<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 December</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=North+Metropolitan+TAFE+-&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northmetrotafe.wa.edu.au%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATechnical+and+further+education" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au/">"South Metropolitan TAFE - More courses, more qualifications, more places to learn"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 December</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=South+Metropolitan+TAFE+-+More+courses%2C+more+qualifications%2C+more+places+to+learn.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATechnical+and+further+education" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.centralregionaltafe.wa.edu.au/">"Central Regional TAFE -"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Institute of Training</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190524084833/http://wcit.wa.edu.au/">Archived</a> 24 May 2019 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080317010352/http://www.tafe.tas.edu.au/">TAFE Tasmania</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cit.act.edu.au">Canberra Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.globalcollege.edu.au/">International colleges in Australasia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Victorian_Association_of_TAFE_Libraries">Victorian Association of TAFE Libraries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Technical_and_further_education&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Victorian Association of TAFE Libraries" class="cdx-button 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050224091736/http://www.dest.gov.au/">Department of Education, Science and Training</a> (DEST)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ncver.edu.au/">National Centre for Vocational Education Research</a> (NCVER)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/">Australian Flexible Learning Framework</a> (FLX)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.austafe.edu.au/">National Association of TAFE Managers</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051023055404/http://www.austafe.edu.au/">Archived</a> 23 October 2005 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> – (AUSTAFE Inc.)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://training.gov.au/Home/Tga">National Register of VET</a> (TGA formerly known as the NTIS – national database of VET providers and 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