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It was established as an independent statutory body under the TAFE Commission Act 1990. The Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small Business is responsible for TAFE NSW. TAFE NSW awards qualifications as specified in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), and accredited to the Vocational Education and training (VET). [1]
The National Training System is the Australian system for vocational education and training (VET) under the VET Quality Framework (VQF), in which employers, the States of Australia, and the Commonwealth Government, formalise a curriculum available for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to teach and assess the competency of students.
Technical and further education or simply TAFE (/ ˈ t eɪ f /) is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known as "Tech".
TAFE Queensland is the statutory authority parent body for TAFE technical and further education training in the Australian state of Queensland.. Established in 1882, TAFE Queensland is one of Australia's largest education providers with 120,000+ students trained each year [1] across the state, nationally and internationally.
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 Territories, through the Standing Council of Tertiary Education Skills and Employment.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the national Education policy of Australia. It integrates all levels of tertiary education (both vocational and higher education), from trade certificates to higher doctorates, into a single unified classification system based on the following 10 levels. [3] Definitions: [3] Tertiary education: Level ...
TAFE Queensland SkillsTech (previously known as SkillsTech Australia and Trade and Technician Skills Institute) is a pre-eminent provider of vocational education and training in Queensland, Australia. It operates four trade training centres across Brisbane. TAFE Queensland SkillsTech offers specialist trade training for many industrial areas. [1]
Minister for Vocational and Further Education 23 January 2007 3 December 2007 314 days 7 Chris Evans: Labor Gillard: Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations: 14 September 2010 14 December 2011 2 years, 172 days Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research: 14 December 2011 2 February 2013 8 Chris Bowen