TAFE Queensland is the
statutory authority
A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being Primary and secondary legislation, empowered or deleg ...
parent body for TAFE
technical and further education
Technical and further education or simply TAFE (), is the common name in English-speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational cours ...
training in the Australian state of
Queensland
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Established in 1882, TAFE Queensland is one of Australia's largest education providers with 120,000+ students trained each year across the state, nationally and internationally.
On 1 July 2013, the state's TAFE institutes were organised into six regions; Brisbane, East Coast, Gold Coast, North, SkillsTech, and South West.
On 1 July 2014, TAFE Queensland was officially established as a statutory body by the TAFE Queensland Act 2013.
On 1 July 2017, TAFE Queensland began consolidating their six regional registered training organisations (RTO) into a single RTO.
Regions
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TAFE Queensland Brisbane
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TAFE Queensland Gold Coast
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TAFE Queensland Sunshine Coast
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TAFE Queensland Darling Downs and South West
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TAFE Queensland Wide Bay Burnett
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TAFE Queensland Far North Queensland
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TAFE Queensland North Queensland
Education & Training Offerings
TAFE Queensland offers a wide range of qualifications under the
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) specifies the standards for educational qualifications in Australia. It is administered nationally by the Australian Government's Department of Industry, with oversight from the States and Territor ...
, including entry-level skill sets, certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas and bachelor degrees.
*Certificate I
*Certificate II
*Certificate III
*Certificate IV
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Diploma
A diploma is a document awarded by an educational institution (such as a college or university) testifying the recipient has graduated by successfully completing their courses of studies. Historically, it has also referred to a charter or offici ...
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Advanced Diploma
is the Japanese original academic degree given to people who had spent more than 4 years and successfully completed a particular specialized course of study at the vocational schools certified by Japanese MEXT (the educational ministry of the Japa ...
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Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
See also
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Education in Australia
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (un ...
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Registered Training Organisations
A registered training organisation (RTO), in Australia, is an organisation providing Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses to students, resulting in qualifications or statements of attainment that are recognised and accepted by indust ...
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TAFE Queensland Brisbane
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TAFE Queensland Gold Coast
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TAFE Queensland East Coast
TAFE Queensland East Coast covers the Sunshine Coast and part of the Wide Bay Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2013 by the amalgamation of the Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE and the Wide Bay Institute of TAFE and ...
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TAFE Queensland South West
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TAFE Queensland SkillsTech
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TAFE Queensland North
TAFE Queensland North was formed on 1 July 2013 by the merger of Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE. It services North Queensland and Far North Queensland, and is the largest TAFE region in Queensland with close ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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Education in Queensland
Australian vocational education and training providers