About TAFE qualifications
Each qualification provides skills specific to that qualification. Select a level below for information on the outcome of study, or view by:
School sector
Vocational education and training sector
School sector
|
Qualification level
|
Distinguishing outcomes
|
|
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education
|
- generic and subject-specific knowledge and skills.
|
Vocational education and training sector, TAFE
|
Qualification level
|
Distinguishing outcomes
|
|
Certificate I
|
- demonstrate knowledge by recall in a narrow range of areas
- demonstrate basic practical skills, such as the use of relevant tools
- perform a sequence of routine tasks, given clear directions
- receive and pass on messages/information.
|
|
Certificate II
|
- demonstrate basic operational knowledge in a moderate range of areas
- apply a defined range of skills
- apply known solutions to a limited range of predictable problems
- perform a range of tasks where choice between a limited range of options is required
- assess and record information from varied sources
- take limited responsibility for own outputs in work and learning.
|
|
Certificate III
|
- demonstrate some relevant theoretical knowledge
- apply a range of well-developed skills
- apply known solutions to a variety of predictable problems
- perform processes that require a range of well-developed skills where some discretion and judgment are required
- interpret available information, using discretion and judgment
- take responsibility for own outputs in work and learning
- take limited responsibility for the output of others.
|
|
Certificate IV
|
- demonstrate understanding of a broad-range knowledge base, incorporating some theoretical concepts
- apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems
- identify and apply skill and knowledge areas to a wide variety of contexts, with depth in some areas
- identify, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources
- take responsibility for own outputs in relation to specific quality standards
- take limited responsibility for the quantity and quality of the output of others.
|
|
Diploma
|
- demonstrate understanding of a broad knowledge base incorporating theoretical concepts, with substantial depth in some areas
- analyse and plan approaches to technical problems or management requirements
- transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical or creative skills to a range of situations
- evaluate information and use that information to forecast for planning or research purposes
- take responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad quantity and quality parameters
- take some responsibility for the achievement of group outcomes.
|
|
Advanced Diploma
|
- demonstrate understanding of specialised knowledge with depth in some areas
- analyse, diagnose, design and execute judgments across a broad range of technical or management functions
- generate ideas through the analysis of information and concepts at an abstract level
- demonstrate a command of wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative or conceptual skills
- demonstrate accountability for personal outputs within broad parameters
- demonstrate accountability for group outcomes within broad parameters.
|
|
Vocational Graduate Certificate
|
- demonstrate the self-directed development and achievement of broad and/or specialised areas of knowledge and skills building on prior knowledge and skills
- initiate, analyse, design, plan, execute and evaluate major, broad or specialised technical and/or management functions in highly varied and/or highly specialised contexts
- generate and evaluate ideas through the analysis of information and concepts at an abstract level
- demonstrate a command of wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative or conceptual skills in complex contexts
- demonstrate responsibility and broad ranging accountability for personal outputs
- demonstrate responsibility and broad ranging accountability for the structure, management and output of the work of others and/or function.
|
|
Vocational Graduate Diploma
|
- demonstrate the self-directed development and achievement of broad and/or highly specialised areas of knowledge and skills building on prior knowledge and skills
- initiate, analyse, design, plan, execute and evaluate major functions either broad and/or highly specialised within highly varied and/or highly specialised contexts
- generate and evaluate complex ideas through the analysis of information and concepts at an abstract level
- demonstrate an expert command of wide-ranging, highly specialised, technical, creative or conceptual skills in complex and/or highly specialised or varied contexts
- demonstrate full responsibility and accountability for personal outputs
- demonstrate full responsibility and accountability for all aspects of work of others and functions including planning, budgeting and strategy.
|
Further information on these qualification levels is available from the Australian Qualifications Framework website.
This page was last updated at 08-January-2008
Other languages