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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 empowered or delegated to set rules (for example reg ...
parent body for TAFE
technical and further education Technical and further education or simply TAFE () 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 ...
training in the Australian state of
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
. 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 organisation 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 ...
s (RTOs) into a single RTO.


Regions

* TAFE Queensland Brisbane * TAFE Queensland Gold Coast * TAFE Queensland Sunshine Coast * TAFE Queensland Darling Downs and South West * TAFE Queensland Wide Bay Burnett * TAFE Queensland Far North Queensland * 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 Education, with oversight from the States and Terri ...
, including entry-level skill sets, certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas and bachelor degrees. *Certificate I *Certificate II *Certificate III *Certificate IV *
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 offi ...
* Advanced Diploma *
Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...


See also

*
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 ( ...
* TAFE Queensland Brisbane * TAFE Queensland Gold Coast * TAFE Queensland East Coast * TAFE Queensland South West *
TAFE Queensland SkillsTech 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 acr ...
* TAFE Queensland North


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