Australian Vocational Education AND Training Sector

Australia's Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector offers a large variety of Certificate I, Certificate II & III, Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Vocational Graduate Certificate and Vocational Graduate Diploma courses. More details on the Australian VET qualifications can be found at training.gov.au.

TAFE - Technical and Further Education

TAFE institutes deliver VET training and qualification and are located all over Australia. TAFE courses can be used by international students as a pathway to pursue undergraduate programs at Australian universities. Some TAFE institutes offer university degrees through affiliated universities. Please refer below for some of the TAFE institutes in Australia.

• TAFE QLD (tafeqld.edu.au)
• TAFE NSW (tafensw.edu.au)
• TAFE VIC (tafe.educationapps.vic.gov.au)
• TAFE SA (tafesa.edu.au)
• TAFE WA (tafeinternational.wa.edu.au)

For many years Australia has welcomed overseas students into its universities. Australian Universities offer Diploma, Bachelor Degree, Bachelor Degree (Honours), Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters Degree (Coursework), Masters Degree (Research) and Doctoral Degree (PhD) courses. Australia is home to 41 universities, including 37 public universities, 3 private universities and 1 private international university. Please refer below for the list of the top 10 universities in Australia as per the QS World University Rankings 2024.

1. University of Melbourne (https://www.unimelb.edu.au/)
2. UNSW Sydney (https://www.unsw.edu.au/)
3. University of Sydney (https://www.sydney.edu.au/)
4. Australian National University (https://www.anu.edu.au/)
5. Monash University (https://www.monash.edu/)
6. University of Queensland (https://study.uq.edu.au/)
7. University of Western Australia (https://www.uwa.edu.au/)
8. University of Adelaide (https://www.uwa.edu.au/)
9. University of Technology Sydney (https://www.uts.edu.au/)
10. Macquarie University (https://www.mq.edu.au/)

For a complete list of Australian Universities and the courses offered by each university, please refer to https://www.studyaustralia.gov.au/.