Studying an Advanced Diploma at TAFE is a fantastic way to learn complex technical skills and in depth knowledge in an area of your choice. Students who wish to complete an Advanced Diploma can do so in a huge variety of fields, from accounting to transport.
Completing an Advanced Diploma can give graduates the skills they need to start their career in an industry, or continue on to a university degree with recognition of their prior learning at TAFE.
What can I study at TAFE?
An Advanced Diploma is usually designed as a follow on from a Diploma course. For example, the Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media is the second year of a two year course at RMIT, designed to be a complement to the Diploma of Screen and Media.
The Advanced Diplomas offered at TAFE institutes are designed in consultation with industry affiliates, and are reviewed often to make sure students are learning industry appropriate skills. Many Advanced Diploma courses offer industry placements, or practical learning in a simulated workplace environment, to make sure graduates are industry ready.
Where can I study an Advanced Diploma at TAFE?
TAFE institutes exist all across Australia, with access for most people in major cities. TAFE courses are available from providers such as TAFE SA, TAFE WA, TAFE VIC, Central TAFE, and TAFE Gold Coast, to name a few. All of these TAFE providers offer a different set of courses, though most of these TAFE institutes will offer the most popular set of courses.
Students who are geographically isolated from a TAFE provider can also choose to study their Advanced Diploma at online with OTEN, or the Open Training and Education Network. This allows students to gain their Advanced Diploma by learning from the comfort of home and at their own pace, meaning more students can have access to the qualifications they want.
Therefore there are many ways of accessing an Advanced Diploma in the area of your choice, should you wish to complete this qualification at a TAFE institute.