Basic knowledge: TAFE (technical and continuing education)
The College of Technology and Continuing Education is a special vocational education and training system of Australia 1, which is equivalent to the synthesis of vocational schools, technical schools, technical secondary schools and universities in China. TAFE system in Australia has become one of the most successful and distinctive education systems in the world, including public colleges and private colleges. It plays an important role in Australia's national economic development.
Study time:
Various forms, 1- two-year system, and some are divided into classes, just like provincial technical training colleges; Some of them are affiliated with universities, just like the TAFE courses at Swinburne University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Many vocational TAFE courses have a history of 100 years. Until 1973, the Australian federal government established the Technical and Continuing Education Committee, which clearly put forward that technical education should be combined with continuing education, academic education should be linked with on-the-job training, and flexible education and training methods should be implemented, specializing in academic education of technical personnel.
Course advantages:
First of all, it is practical.
In curriculum creation, learning and practice go hand in hand, and in employment, students directly cooperate closely with industry associations, so that students can participate in their future careers in advance during their studies. This is also the fundamental reason why students are highly valued by employers.
Example: Ms. Yang Jing
After graduating from high school, students studied in New Zealand for half a year, with an IELTS score of 5.5, and transferred to Australia. In July, 2007, they entered the HOLMESGLENINSTITUTEOFTAFE Technical College in Homs to study nursing. During the study period of 1 year, the school arranged no less than 16 weeks of hospital internship opportunities. At present, a diploma has been obtained, and Miss Yang is choosing. You can work directly in the society, study while working, apply for immigration while changing your work visa, or enter the society after two years, and choose to enter a university for two years between projects. Because some nurses in Australia have the right to prescribe, their status is equal to that of doctors, and they are highly respected, so Miss Yang's idea is to continue her studies.
Second, the academic system is not long.
TAFE courses are usually 1-2 years, and internship courses account for a large proportion during the study period, so students have a prerequisite that they are better than general education students in part-time jobs. Because the course is not long and the tuition is cheap, it is a low-cost investment, which is generally acceptable to domestic families. At present, many overseas students from China who already have a bachelor's degree, especially those who want to start a business in the future, choose low-cost food, automobile maintenance and other majors as their first choice.
Example 1: Mr. Zhang Jian
I graduated from college in 2008, majoring in mechanical technology and manufacturing, with an IELTS score of 5.5. Undergraduate majors belong to the direction of production and processing. Most of the internship occasions of junior college students are factory processing, thinking that it is not difficult to start a business. China's 4S shop provides a lot of inspiration, and the idea of expanding new car sales through after-sales service is his ideal. Students think that starting a business directly is risky. If they have more knowledge in automobile maintenance, the investment cost is relatively low at the beginning of their business, and they are more practical as migrant workers and bosses. At present, Mr. Zhang has applied for TAFE courses in New South Wales and embarked on a trip to Australia after graduating from China in July.
Example 2: Mr. 2: Chen Peng
Just like the previous example, the students already have a bachelor's degree background in China, but the difference is that their major is tourism management. The students' entrepreneurial idea is to set up their own chain restaurants. In 10, Mr. Chen chose TAFE course in the West Point Military Academy of Meridian College. One of the keys to successful diet is special taste. Teacher Chen wants to learn the best western food taste in Australia, a diversified country with many immigrants in the world. After returning to China, she will create a special western food diet and manage the group with her own university knowledge.
Third, the curriculum is extensive.
Industry fields include art, automobile, community service, construction, food and home? H, public education, information technology, communication engineering, electronic engineering, aircraft machinery and automatic control, local government, light industry production, mechanical engineering, mining, processing technology, leisure sports and fitness, aquaculture, science and technology, seafood, tourism and hotel services, transportation, property management and services, wholesale and retail, garden technology, e-commerce, enterprise management, commercial trade, etc. Among them, the most popular courses for China students are: car maintenance, cooking, bread and French cake making, hairdressing and so on. Because of the lack of immigrants in the course, you can not only apply for general skilled immigrants after graduation, but also have promising employment prospects.
Fourth, it is flexible.
Some courses can be converted and linked to university degree courses. The flexibility of TAFE course is reflected in many aspects, such as training methods, teaching methods and course arrangement. Courses can be oriented to social groups of different ages and industries, and can provide all kinds of knowledge and skills needed in the process of social change and career change. Teaching can be carried out in various ways such as classroom, on-site and network, and the teaching mode orientation characterized by technology and continuing education and taking learning as the main method can be truly realized. Many courses can also complete credit relief and course connection with university degree courses, such as:
Sydney Hotel Management Institute cooperates with Macquarie University to offer degree courses in tourism hotel management and retail management.
Credit transfer courses such as business, hotel management, computer and architectural design. It is jointly established by Homsgland Institute of Technology and Charles Stuttgart University, Monash University and Deakin University;
Australian Hotel Management Institute has carried out a series of degree conversion courses with CQU (Central Queensland University), VU (Victoria University) and Griffith University. To provide students with an overpass-style education and training platform, which has multiple functions such as improving academic qualifications, accumulating credits and cultivating skills in a certain professional field.
Fifth, TAFE courses are well known to the government and the industry, and the quality is guaranteed.
All courses must be registered with the government. At the same time, all TAFE courses have been recognized by the Australian government and industry associations, and the certificates have been recognized by Australia and internationally. In addition, many TAFE courses keep up with the pace of the times and market demand in setting, fully reflect the flavor of the times and the latest technical requirements in content, pay attention to practical skills and professional training, and constantly pursue Excellence in teaching, so that the quality of courses and teaching is fully guaranteed.