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Technical and Further Education
Technical and Further Education (TAFE) - is the term used in Australia for tertiary (post-secondary) education other than that received at universities and equivalent institutions.
TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses in Australia. Fields covered include hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, secretarial skills, visual arts, computer programming and community work.
Individual TAFE institutions (usually with many campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory. TAFE colleges are owned, operated and financed by the various State and Territory Governments. (This is in contrast to the higher education sector, whose funding is predominantly the domain of the Commonwealth government and whose universities are predominantly owned by the state governments.)
See the Wikipedia entry on TAFE for more details.