Editing Technical and further education (section)

{{Short description|Vocational education system in Australia}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}}
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'''Technical and further education''' or simply '''TAFE''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|eɪ|f}}) 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 as "Tech".{{fact|date=March 2025}}

Individual TAFE institutions (usually with numerous campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory. 

In [[Australia]], where the term TAFE originated, institutions usually host qualifying courses, under the [[National Training System (Australia)|National Training System]]/[[Australian Qualifications Framework]]/VET Quality Framework. Fields covered include business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. TAFE colleges are owned, operated and financed by the various [[States and territories of Australia|state/territory]] governments.