VTAC
For course research through Courselink and tertiary applications
www.vtac.edu.au

MYFUTURE
A comprehensive career information service. It has a career exploration tool, career information, advice on making career decisions
www.myfuture.edu.au

Going to Uni
Provides information for Commonwealth supported students about costs and payment of fees
www.goingtouni.gov.au

VCAA
For all VCE information, including course outlines and past exams
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

Gradlink
A graduate recruitment site run by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia
www.gradklink.edu.au

Careering on the web
A fantastic array of useful information, especially for students thinking about applying for courses through VTAC
www.careers.mlckew.edu.au

Alphabetical listing of Australian Careers Links
www.educationindex.com/careers/

Job Guide Online
www.deetya.gov.au/jobguideonline/default.htm

TAFE Course Directory
www.otte.vic.gov.au/studinfo/courses/

National Training Information Service (NTIS)
www.ntis.gov.au

Council of Adult Education (CAE)
www.cae.edu.au

Shortcourses Victoria
www.shortcourses.vic.gov.au

University courses via DETYA
www.detya.gov.au/tenfields/Default.htm

Finding a course to study
A list of web sites and tools to use to find a course.
www.otte.vic.gov.au/studinfo/coursesinfo/index.htm

Education Network Australia (EdNA)
A one-stop shop directory of on-line education and training information and services for the whole Australian
education and training community.
www.edna.edu.au

Victorian Education Channel (DE&T - Victoria)
Portal to key Victorian and Australian education resources providing enhanced public access and discovery
of educational resources for students of all ages, teachers, parents and the wider community.
www.education.vic.gov.au

Access Training and Employment Centre
Promotes diversity in the vocational education and training sector and expands career path choices for diverse client groups.
home.vicnet.net.au/~atec/

Australian Council for Private Education & Training (ACPET)
Established in 1992, their aim being to assist private providers in becoming more competitive and to ensure that the public
has a real choice between government and private providers of education and training.
www.acpet.edu.au

Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
A Commonwealth Statutory Authority responsible for the development of a national vocational education and training
system in cooperation with State and Territory Governments, the Commonwealth Government and industry.
Includes: Australian TAFE Staff Exchange Consortium (ATSEC) (www.atsec.cit.act.edu.au) promoting professional
development in State TAFE Authorities
www.anta.gov.au

Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
An independent association for research in vocational education and training
www.avetra.org.au

Centre for the Economics of Education and Training
Research centre operated by Monash University in cooperation with the Australian Council for Educational Research.
www.education.monash.edu.au/centres/ceet/

Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)
www.dest.gov.au

Group Training Australia Victoria Inc
Umbrella organisation of member Group Training Companies in Victoria and Victoria’s representative with Group
Training Australia National Inc (www.gtaltd.com.au).
www.gtavic.asn.au

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
National VET research and evaluation organisation
www.ncver.edu.au

NAC InfoService
About training packages; provides examples of how competencies can be packaged to meet skill requirements
of common industry occupations.
www.nacinfo.com.au

Research Centre for Vocational Education & Training (RCVET)
Located within the Faculty of Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. The Faculty contains the largest
group of specialist VET researchers, writers, thinkers and teachers in Australia.
www.rcvet.uts.edu.au

Vocational Education in Schools
Programs at Department of Education and Training.
See also related site from VCAA (www.bos.vic.edu.au/vce/vet/vetgate.htm).
www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/voced/

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
This is the main training and development association in the USA. There are publications available online plus resources in training.
www.astd.org

Center for Work and Learning Studies (CWALS)
The Centre for Work and Learning Studies (CWALS), based in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, is
concerned with learning and working. The Centre is involved in teaching, research and consultancy focused on:
learning about work and through the life course from the post-compulsory years onwards; and working that supports learning.
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/research/research_centres/cwals.html

Department for Education and Employment (DfEE)
The United Kingdom's Department for Education and Skills web site.
www.dfee.gov.uk