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TAFE Directors Australia
(TDA)

UNEVOC Centre (National Body) since 2015

TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) is the peak national body incorporated to represent Australia’s 58 government owned Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes and university TAFE divisions, and the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC).

Australia’s TAFE Institute network is the largest and most diverse tertiary education sector in Australia with more than 1000 campuses located across Central Business Districts (CBD), suburban, regional and remote locations, with many institutes offering further services throughout the Asia-Pacific and other offshore regions.

The core business of TDA is supporting our member institutes, leading the advocacy for quality skills in Australia, and managing a range of international education and training projects in cooperation with our institutes.

Mission

Our Mission is to provide national leadership in the TVET sector through:

• Advocacy

• Research

• Marketing & promotion

• National & international networks

• Business development

Objectives

Our strategic objectives can be summarised as follows:

• advance vocational education and training policy in Australia

• support policy development for improved outcomes for students – domestic and international

• lead the advocacy on funding

• promote and support TAFE Institutes as the foremost providers of quality skills training in Australia and abroad

• support, expand and where appropriate lead international networks and business opportunities for our members

Regular tasks

Regular Tasks:

- Advocacy

- Research

- Marketing & promotion

- National & international networks

- Business development

Focus and interest