Skills Development: Vocational Education
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CHAPTER 6: TVET SECTORS OF AUSTRALIA
TVET System and Qualification Framework: The Australian sectors for Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system is a part of tertiary education and training,
which offers knowledge, skills, and attitude or competency directly linked with occupations.
These sectors cover a large number of professions (occupations) and industries (retail,
hospitality, technology, trades, office work, etc). In spite of tertiary level, vocational education
and training (VET) starts after primary education which offers generally Certificate I, II, & III
(See the educational framework: Figure 6.1).
Figure 6.1: The education structure of Australia
Source: TVET, 2018