TAFE
Applying for TAFE is a simple, three-step process:
- Step 1 – Choose your course
- Step 2 – Find out if you have to apply directly or through VTAC
- Step 3 – Your offer
Step 1 – Choose your course
Choose your course from our online courses database.
International students please refer to the Swinburne International website.
Step 2 – Find out if you have to apply directly or through VTAC
Wondering if you have to apply through VTAC or directly through Swinburne or both#? Look up your course level and semester in the table below:
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
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| Cert IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma (FULL-TIME) | VTAC* |
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| Cert IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma (PART-TIME) | ||
| Cert III and below Graduate Certificate |
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| Apprenticeships and Traineeships |
*In January and February any courses with places still available will take direct applications. Please note, some Cert IV courses are only available for direct applications (not VTAC). Check course details on our online course database or contact us for further information.
# Some TAFE courses for Semester 1 intake require both a VTAC application and direct application to Swinburne. Please view our online course database or contact us for further information.
VTAC Applications
If you are applying for a TAFE full-time Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses commencing in Semester 1 you must complete a VTAC application and submit it electronically via the VTAC website.
Applications open in July and close during the last week of September. Although late applications will be accepted by VTAC until mid December some programs that have special requirements will not accept late applications.
You also have the opportunity to change your course preferences in December after receiving your Year 12 results.
VTAC stands for the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre. It acts as an application and administrative agency for all Victorian universities and TAFE institutes.
The VTAC Guide to University and TAFE courses that is produced annually is available from newsagents or alternatively may be viewed on the VTAC website.
The VTAC toll free number for general enquires is 1300 364 133.
Direct Application
If you are applying for part-time TAFE study, or for a full-time TAFE course that is not offered through the VTAC system, you must apply directly to Swinburne by either of the following methods:
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TAFE Online Application Form
Submit an online application.
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TAFE Application Form
Submit a written application.
Wondering what department/school your course is in? Look up your course in our online course database for more information.
Since closing dates for direct applications vary, contact us for further information.
Swinburne offers Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), which is credit or partial credit towards a qualification in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training.
Apprenticeships and traineeships
Swinburne TAFE is one of Victoria’s largest providers of apprenticeship and traineeship qualifications. But before you enrol in these programs, you will need to find an employer willing to offer you an apprenticeship or traineeship in your chosen field.
You do this in the same way you would look for any job. Check newspapers and the internet for job advertisements, or contact employers directly and ask if they would be willing to employ you as an apprentice/trainee.
Once you have found employment, your employer will need to register you through an Australian Apprenticeship Centre (AAC). They can find their nearest AAC by calling 1800 639 629 or getting onto www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
Step 3 – Your offer
If your application is successful, you will be contacted with information about how to enrol in your chosen course.