Technical and Further Education

In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related university course.

TAFE colleges in Australia are owned, operated and financed by the various State and Territory Governments. This is in contrast to universities which are not-for-profit organisations funded by the Federal Government. Some universities, however, such as Charles Darwin University and RMIT University, have TAFE sections.

In most States, the system of TAFE colleges are divided up into several Institutes corresponding to various regions. Each Institute consists of several campuses. For instance, the Illawarra Institute of Technology covers the south-eastern portion of the State of New South Wales with campuses in Wollongong, Dapto, Shellharbour, Bomaderry, Queanbeyan and Moruya, among many others. During 2002 the New South Wales government amalgamated the Schools Education Department and TAFE to form Department of Education and Training (D.E.T.) which is not to be confused with the federal D.E.E.T.

There are eleven TAFE Institutes in New South Wales which include:

• Sydney Institute of Technology
• Western Institute of TAFE
• South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE
• North Sydney Institute
• Western Sydney Institute
• Hunter Institute of TAFE
• North Coast Institute of TAFE
• New England Institute
• Illawarra Institute
• Riverina Institute

In Queensland these include:

• Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE
• Bremer Institute of TAFE
• Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
• Central Queensland Institute of TAFE
• Cooloola Sunshine Institute of TAFE
• Gold Coast Institute of TAFE
• Logan Institute of TAFE
• Moreton Institute of TAFE
• Mt. Isa Institute of TAFE
• Open Learning Institute of TAFE
• Southbank Institute of TAFE
• Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
• Tropical North Institute of TAFE
• WideBay Institute of TAFE
• Yeronga Institute of TAFE

In Victoria these include:

• Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
• Box Hill Institute of TAFE
• Chisholm Institute
• East Gippsland Institute of TAFE
• GippsTAFE
• Gordon Institute of TAFE
• Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE
• Homesglen Institute of TAFE
• Kangan Batman TAFE
• Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
• RMIT University TAFE
• South West Institute of TAFE
• Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
• Swinburne University of Technology TAFE
• University of Ballarat (TAFE)
• University of Melbourne (TAFE: Land and Food Resources).
• Victoria University TAFE
• William Angliss Institute of TAFE
• Wodonga Institute of TAFE

In Tasmania these include:

• Australian Maritime College TAFE

In Western Australia these include:

• Central TAFE
• Challenger TAFE
• Swan TAFE
• West Coast College of TAFE

In South Australia these include:

• Adelaide Institute (AIT)
• Douglas Mawson Institute (DMIT)
• Murray TAFE
• Onkaparinga Institute
• Regency Institute
• South East Institute
• Spencer Institute
• Torrens Valley TAFE