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The Australian Qualifications Framework provides the hierarchy of educational qualifications in Australia. It is administered nationally by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Technology. Few qualifications outside the system are accepted by employers or for entry to tertiary study. The main exceptions are IT vendor certifications and the International Baccalaureate. // Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a federation and a parliamentary democracy. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ...
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The framework divides all qualifications into three sectors, roughly correlating with the type of institution offer the courses. However, this correlation is becoming looser over time.
Schools Sector
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education The Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE) is the graduation certificate earnt by most students in Australian High Schools (known in Victoria as Secondary Colleges or Colleges). The title "SSCE" will likely soon to be changed to Australian Certificate of Education (ACE). Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...
The Australian Certificate of Education (ACE) is a new name proposed by the Australian state and territory education ministers to describe the various versions of the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education overseen by the Australian Qualifications Framework. ...
Students completing the SSCE are usually aged 16-18 and study full-time for two years. In some states adults may gain the certificate at an adult re-entry campus or through TAFE.
The SSCE is equivalent to the High School Diploma of North America, and the A Levels of the UK. Jump to: navigation, search World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on...
The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification, usually taken by students in the final two years of secondary education (after GCSEs). ...
The curriculum, assessment and name of the SSCE is different in each state and territory. The government of each determines these themselves, although the curriculum must address mutually agreed national competencies.
The state and territory SSCEs are:
Students completing these are given a nationally standardised final score (except in Queensland). Australian Higher Education providers typically use this mark as the main criterion in selecting domestic students. The Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee generates the score, officially known as the Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank. It is known by this name in Victoria, but is commonly known as the University Admissions Index (UAI) in NSW and the ACT, and the Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) elsewhere. NSW is a three-letter acronym that refers to: New South Wales, a state of the Commonwealth of Australia U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Board of Studies logo The Higher School Certificate, or HSC, is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (years 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales, Australia. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is the credential given to students who have completed Year 11 and Year 12 of their secondary schooling, in the state of Victoria, Australia. ...
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SACE logo The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) is the credential given to students who have completed Year 11 and Year 12 of their secondary schooling, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ...
The Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee advances higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action. ...
Equivalent National Tertiary Entry Rank (ENTER) is the national Australian tertiary entrance score, administered by the AVCC (Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee). ...
The University Admissions Index (UAI) is a measure of rank in the Higher School Certificate in New South Wales and ACT, Australia for entry into university. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) is a tertiary entrance score used in several Australian states as a tool for selection to universities in Australia. ...
Some students include courses from other sectors towards their SSCE, for example, a Victorian student may include the results of a "Certificate II in Multimedia" as the equivalent of Units 3 and 4 of a VCE subject. Such courses can be taught in High Schools as part of their standard curriculum. It is possible for a student to leave a High School with only a VET qualification.
Competing qualifications outside the ACF system are the International Baccalaureate (IB) and School of Tomorrow Year 12 Academic Certificate (previously Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)). The IB is well accepted by universities. ACE has lesser support, and students may also have to additionally pass a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)). Jump to: navigation, search The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes and their respective examinations, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ...
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) was founded by Dr. Donald Howard in 1970. ...
The SATs (pronounced S-A-T not sat) are standardized tests, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Tests and Scholastic Assessment Tests, frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming freshmen. ...
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There has been growing overlap between these sectors. Courses are primarily taken by those aged over 18, however in some vocational and general academic courses a minority of students entered at the compulsory school-leaving age in Australia (15 or 16) and are supported in Youth Units. This tends to happen particularly at TAFE, and is less likely to happen at a university or private institution. Vocational education (or Vocational Education and Training (VET)) prepares learners for careers or professions that are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or vocation in which the learner participates. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...
The two sectors form a continuum, from VET to Higher Education at the other. Courses at the VET end being short, practical and delivered by TAFE at a certificate to diploma level. Courses at the Higher Education end being three years or longer, academic and delivered by universities. There is significant overlap TAFE may offer degrees and universities certificates and diplomas. A number of private institutions and Adult and Community Education centres cover the full range of qualifications. In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related...
A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. ...
A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a document issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that is one of the following: A certificate testifying that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, A deed conferring an academic degree. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...
There has been a strong push towards mutual recognition of qualifications, with VET or Higher Ed courses recognised towards other courses (and for those under 21 towards a SSCE). A process of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) has been implemented to allow competencies gained through work and other experience to be assessed and recognised. A Diploma of Agriculture might be recognised as the equivalent of the first year of the degree, a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. A unit of "Letter Writing" in a "Certificate IV of Writing" might be recognised as a unit towards a "Bachelor of Business". Experience in aged care might be recognised towards a Certificate in Community Services.
Certificates: Certificate I-Certificate IV The basic post-secondary qualifications. There is no firm duration for these qualifications. A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. ...
Post-secondary education is a form of secondary education that is taken after first attending a secondary school, such as a high school. ...
Certificates I - IV prepare candidates for both employment and further education and training. Certificates I and II provide basic vocational skills and knowledge. Certificates III and IV largely replace trade certificates.
A Certificate IV is generally accepted by universities to be the equivalent of 6-12 months of a Bachelor's Degree. Jump to: navigation, search A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ...
These courses are usually delivered by TAFEs, adult and community education (for example WEA centres and registered private training providers. In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related...
Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuing education. ...
The Workers Educational Association (WEA) is a British voluntary organisation, active in the field of adult education. ...
These courses take between 2-3 years to complete, and are worth roughly 1-2 years of a Bachelor Degree. "Diploma" and "Advanced Diploma" are titles given more practical courses, while "Associate Degree" is given to more academic courses. A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a document issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that is one of the following: A certificate testifying that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, A deed conferring an academic degree. ...
An associates degree is the degree awarded by community colleges in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. ...
These courses are usually delivered by TAFEs, Adult and Community Education centres and private providers.
Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Vocational Graduate Certificate, Vocational Graduate Diploma These qualifications are much like Certificates and Diplomas without a "Graduate" or "Vocational Graduate" title, but must be completed by someone with a Bachelor Degree or higher. "Certificates" typically take 6 months to complete, while "Diplomas" take 12 months. The Graduate Diploma or Higher Diploma in Ireland is a postgraduate award taken after a Bachelors degree. ...
The newly devised "Vocational" title is intended to separate more practically-oriented courses from academic ones.
These courses are usually delivered by universities and private providers.
The Bachelor's degree is the standard university qualification, and is recognised worldwide. Having one of these is the minimum requirement to have been seen to have "gone to university". Most take 3-4 years to complete. Jump to: navigation, search A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ...
Honours degrees are usually the same as the Bachelor Degree of the same name (ie "Bachelor of Divinity" and "Bachelor of Divinity (Honours)"), but require a extra work. For a 3 year degrees this is usually a fourth year of study or research, for 4 year and longer degrees, it usually requires performance at credit or distinction level and/or completion of a research project.
These courses are usually delivered by universities.
These are the next step up, and usually require two years of full time study, on top of a Bachelor's degree. They generally take one of three standard forms, "coursework", "research" and "professional". The first is much like Bachelor Degree studies. The second requires the student to do a major thesis. The third involves projects completed in the workplace. Jump to: navigation, search A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...
These courses are delivered by universities and a limited number of registered providers.
The final step. Doctorates are either by "research" or are "professional". The "professional" option requires less research and some coursework. Jump to: navigation, search A doctorate is an academic degree of the highest level. ...
These courses are delivered by universities and a limited number of registered providers.
See also - Category:Schools in Australia
- Category:Australian tertiary institutions
- Category:Universities in Australia
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