Definition of "TAFE"

TAFE Colleges are organized in Australia on a State or Territory basis, and considerable variation is to be found in the way that TAFE Colleges are linked to the other educational sectors.

2003, Y. Y. Jessie Wong, R. Gerber, K. A. Toh, “Chapter XXI: A Comparative Study of Distributed Web-Based Education (WBE) in Singapore and Australia”, in Anil Aggarwal, editor, Web-Based Education: Learning from Experience, page 358

Going to TAFE is a good option if you want to gain more technical skills or if you don′t get a placement at the university you wanted. TAFE is a great place to build up a portfolio of work in preparation for applying for university, especially in the case of some universities where a portfolio presented at interview determines whether an applicant is accepted.

2007, Michelle Hespe, Industrial Design, Career FAQs, page 129

Financial security, coupled with a desire for an exciting or satisfying career is a partial explanation of why some inner east students had such positive attitudes to TAFE.

2010, Madaleine Mattarozzi Laming, “9: Stories of Difference: Metroploitan and Rural Students′ Attitudes to University”, in Joseph Zajda, editor, Globalisation, Ideology and Education Policy Reforms, Springer, page 147