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Vocational Education & Training · Australia

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VET (Vocational Education and Training) is the Australian system that puts theory and practice side by side. Industry-recognised qualifications that lead straight to work.

Cert I–IV
Certificates I to IV
Diploma
Counts as one year of a bachelor’s
Adv. Diploma
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16 institutions · 114 courses

Logo TAFE NSW

The public technical education network of New South Wales, with more than 30 campuses across Sydney, Newcastle and regional towns. It offers everything from Certificate to Bachelor level, plus English courses and university pathways.

Logo TAFE WA

The international arm of Western Australia's public technical education network, run by the state's Department of Training. It spans 24 campuses from Perth to Broome across twelve fields, from construction to hospitality and IT.

Logo TAFE QLD

Queensland's public technical education network, organised into six regional hubs — from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to the north of the state. It covers eight fields of study, from trades and hospitality to information technology.

Insight

A Melbourne college organised into three academies: English, business and trades. Its construction courses run from a dedicated campus in Southbank, with teaching built around hands-on workshop practice.

Laneway

A college with campuses in Sydney and Melbourne bringing trades, business and IT together in one catalogue. Teaching is project-based, led by working professionals and built on real briefs from partner companies.

Academique

A Gold Coast college in Southport offering carpentry, painting and decorating alongside business and care courses. Its trade qualifications run around 64 study weeks and require a minimum of 400 supervised work hours.

ECA

Part of the Education Centre of Australia group, with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and more than 2,500 students from over 50 countries. Its IT courses from Diploma level up include an internship with partner employers.

ACBI

The Australian College of Business Intelligence, a private college founded in 2013 with a campus in central Sydney. It focuses on information technology, cyber security, leadership and project management, taught on campus, online or blended.

Logo Greenwich College

An English language and vocational college with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide. It has twice been named Vocational College of the Year at the ST Star Awards and is part of the NextEd Group.

Logo Greystone College

The vocational arm of the ILSC group, with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. It focuses on business — from marketing and project management to artificial intelligence — and won the 2025 Study Travel Star vocational college award.

APC

Australian Pacific College

13 courses

A college with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Adelaide, offering 33 vocational courses from Certificate to Graduate Diploma. It holds fifteen university pathway agreements and teaches through real project work.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Education

5 courses

A Gold Coast college in Surfers Paradise, organised into seven faculties including design, entrepreneurship, trades, hospitality and English. Its design courses range from graphic to interior design.

ELC

A Sydney college founded in 1985, specialising in business, leadership, project management and marketing. It has taught more than 50,000 students from over 150 countries, and its trainers are specifically trained for non-native speakers.

KCA

A college with campuses in central Sydney and Brisbane, focused on care: early childhood, ageing, disability and community services. It brings together over 400 international students from 38 nationalities and runs its own work placement coordination.

CSF

College of Sports and Fitness (CSF)

2 courses

A sport and fitness college with campuses in central Sydney and Perth. It trains personal trainers, sports coaches and yoga teachers, and has been a finalist in the New South Wales Export Awards.

Logo Australian Learning Group (ALG)

Australian Learning Group (ALG)

3 courses

A college with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide focused on health and wellbeing: counselling, mental health, fitness, yoga and care. Its own 2023 survey reports that 75% of students are employed before they finish.

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