Australia's VET system
VET stands for Vocational Education and Training. VET is a system designed to skill workers to work in particular industries and is underpinned in Australia by a National Training Framework. VET works on a national level, covering four levels of certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas and vocational graduate certificates and diplomas within the Australian Qualifications Framework.
International students at Queensland VET providers have opportunities available to develop their skills and improve their employability through a wide range of programs.
These include institutional training programs, pre-vocational courses, certificates, diploma and advanced diploma courses, as well as through traineeships and other work placement schemes.
The emphasis in VET is practical skills development. Training can take place in simulated workplaces at the training institution or can be workplace-based learning. Training may include flexible, self-paced learning and/or online training as well as formal assessment to see whether the student is competent at the skill or not.
Overview of Queensland's VET sector
Queensland's Vocational Educational and Training (VET) system includes an extensive network of public and privately owned training providers - which deliver education and training services to 310,000 Queenslanders per year.
The diverse network of private and public training providers include:
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TAFE Queensland with 13 multi-campus institutes
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the Australia Agricultural Colleges Corporation
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over 900 registered training organisations including privately owned colleges.
National Skills Framework
