What is TAFE?
TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is the Technical and Further Education institution of Australia. There are many professional courses at TAFE, which lead to Certificate and Advance Diploma level. Students must achieve a minimum IELTS score of 5.5 or pass an exam in English for TAFE (EFT) directly.
Technical and Further Education or TAFE as it is commonly referred to offer courses designed for: • young people preparing for their first job • mature age people looking to train or retrain • people preparing for university studies Courses offered at TAFE provide students with practical skills that are transferable to the workplace. Most TAFE courses are based on national competency standards that are set around industry training packages. These packages are designed to produce a nationally consistent curriculum and levels of training so that students receive the same standard of training no matter which TAFE they attend. The content of courses run by TAFE are vocationally orientated and require students to undertake practical placements in the workplace. This aspect to TAFE courses provides employers with the knowledge that TAFE graduates have practical experience in applying their skills. Most TAFE courses are developed in consultation with industry. There are currently six levels o
