Vocational Training Australia

Vocational education and training (VET) - What is it?

Vocational education and training (VET) provides skills and knowledge for work, enhances employability and assists learning throughout life.

In today’s Australia, VET is offered not only in the public TAFE Australia system, but also through private and community training providers and in secondary schools. It can link to university study options, and provides up to six levels of nationally recognised qualifications in most industries, including high growth, new economy industries.

Training Packages provide the central ‘architecture’ of the VET system. Training Packages are sets of nationally endorsed standards and qualifications for recognising and assessing people’s skills. In industry areas where there are not yet Training Packages, accredited courses are used instead.