Australian Qualifications Framework Competitors

The Open Training and Education Network, OTEN, is the largest provider of distance education and vocational training in Australia. OTEN is part of the award winning TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute, national winner of the 2010 Large Training Provider and 2011 Skills for Sustainability at the Australian Training Awards. We offer world-class distance education services and products to more than 60,000 students in over 200 TAFE NSW courses. These courses give our graduates nationally recognised qualifications through the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). These qualifications are highly valued by industry and the wider community both in Australia and internationally.

Charles Sturt University is Australia’s largest regional university, with six main campuses in NSW – Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, and Port Macquarie – and specialist campuses in Canberra, Goulburn, Manly, and Parramatta, as well as study centres in state capital cities – Sydney (NSW), Melbourne (VIC), and Brisbane (QLD). Charles Sturt University is Australia’s online university of choice; more students choose to study online with Charles Sturt University than any other university in Australia. Charles Sturt University is Australia’s top university for graduate employment five years in a row and its graduates enjoy among the nation’s highest starting salaries. Charles Sturt University is Australia’s first certified carbon neutral university and is acknowledged as a leading university for sustainability nationally and internationally. Charles Sturt University is ranked 61st of more than 600 universities globally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings and achieves outstanding individual results in categories such as gender equality, quality education, reduced inequalities, and life on the land. Charles Sturt University acknowledges the culture and insight of Indigenous Australians, with its ethos described by the Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha – ‘the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in’. Charles Sturt University is an Australian University. TEQSA Provider Identification: PRV12018. Charles Sturt University CRICOS Provider: 00005F.

TAFE Queensland is the largest and most experienced provider of further education and training in Queensland offering practical, industry-relevant training to over 139k students annually, across more than 400 courses. RTO 0275 | CRICOS 03020E | IHE PRV13003