Counselling and Planning your educational future

This could be the most vital part of the process of choosing a course in Australia. During this session we listen to you tell us about your career aspirations and your education goals. The information we provide you from here on is based on this conversation:

Universities
Vocational education and training
Schools
English language training

Australia offers a range of English language studies that can cater for everyone from beginner student to advanced student to teacher training.

Vocational education and training institutions offer practical, career oriented courses including business, computing, marketing, tourism and hospitality. 

All schools offer English, mathematics, science, arts, technology and languages.

Universities offer many undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering fields of study such as agriculture, business, economics, education, environmental science, engineering, health sciences, humanities and social sciences, information technology, law, mathematics and computing, medicine, science and visual/performing arts. 

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a national structure covering different qualifications linking the education sectors and providing learning pathways and recognition for previous study. Once the status of your existing qualifications is established the AQF will help you to choose the appropriate course within Australia.

You may wish to consider the location and environment of the institution you select (e.g. urban or rural). You may prefer the urban environment of our city campuses, or you may prefer to explore the lifestyle and community of one of our many regional campuses. There are also personal considerations in deciding on the institution of your choice (e.g. friends have previously attended the same institution; friends and relatives are nearby etc.)

As a full fee paying student you will need to consider whether you can afford to study at a particular institution. Fees vary according to the institution and discipline selected. For example, science and medical courses that require a large amount of laboratory and fieldwork are more costly than arts courses.