About Us
TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) is the peak national body incorporated to represent Australia’s 58 public 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 1300 campuses located across Central Business Districts (CBD), suburban, regional and remote locations, with many Institutes offering further services through the Asia-Pacific and other offshore regions.
The core business of TDA is supporting our member Institutes and leading the advocacy for quality skills in Australia.
TAFE Directors Australia was established by TAFE directors in 1998, and incorporated as a not-for-profit educational organisation.
Our purpose is to:
- advance vocational education policy in Australia
- support policy development for improved outcomes for students – domestic and international
- lead the advocacy on funding
- provide member services for Tuition Assurance to facilitate Institutes’ Vocational Education and Training (VET) FEE-HELP registration
- position TAFE Institutes as the major training brand delivering skills in Australia.
In 2009, TDA relocated its National Secretariat to TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute (Ultimo campus) and has extended a network of representations on policy committees – at a domestic and international level.