Ways to Study
TAFE NSW offers you the study options to suit your needs with a range of delivery modes to suit your learning style at different schedules to work around your life.
Delivery Modes
Connect with your teacher and other students in real-time via web-conferencing at scheduled class times. With options to study both on campus or off campus.
Complete your course online and be supported with online study materials accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Workplace training is undertaken at your place of employment or in a simulated work-place environment.
Combination |
Gain your qualification by learning through a combination of on campus, online and workplace training. |
Attendance Mode
The pace and number of hours of your course.
Full time
More than 15 hours per week.
In addition to your chosen delivery mode you may also be required to complete self-directed learning such as via online activities or work placements.
Part time
Up to 15 hours per week.
In addition to your chosen delivery mode you may also be required to complete self-directed learning such as via online activities or work placements.
Self paced
Set your own pace and choose when you study.
You’ll learn through self-directed activities and assessment.
Variable
A combination of all of the above.
You’ll progress through your course through a combination of full time, part time and self paced schedules specific to your course.
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Study options are found in the details of each available course.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Study in purpose built facilities that supports and accelerates your learning - from art studios and mechanical workshops to laboratories and bakeries. Learning via a structured weekly schedule where you can immerse yourself in your craft, build friendships and networks, and enjoy an impactful learning experience.
You will attend a TAFE NSW campus or Connected Learning Centre to connect with your teachers and other students in a virtual classroom where you will participate in learning activities via video or web conferencing technology. Much like a regular class, you will have scheduled times of attendance. Depending on what you are studying, your course may also include some online units or practice training though our network of Mobile Training Units.
Connect with your teachers and other students in a virtual classroom to participate in learning activities via video or web conferencing technology. You will be able to join the class from anywhere with a good internet connection, such as your home or a TAFE campus. If you would like to join from TAFE, please contact your local campus to book a space. Much like a regular class, you will have scheduled times of attendance. Depending on what you are studying, your course may also include some online units.
Choose when and where you study. Set your own pace, with all your study materials online, allowing you to manage your own workload. Access your learning management system 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is a highly collaborative space that involves more than simply reading and consuming.
You will interact creatively with content, teachers and your peers, improving your overall engagement with the course. Teaching staff are available to provide you with support, enabling you meet your course outcomes. You may need to attend a vocational placement, on campus assessment and/or a teacher might need to observe and assess you in a real or simulated environment. Online courses require access to a computer with an internet connection.
You will get your training on the job, supervised by a workplace training officer or your employer. This training is undertaken at your place of employment. Work-based learning may also include completing work-based projects while under supervision. You may need to attend an on campus assessment and/or a teacher might need to observe and assess you in a real or simulated environment.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.