Adelaide’s vocational education and training (VET) institutions offer courses to build job-specific skills across a wide range of industries.
Adelaide is a vibrant, welcoming and friendly city that offers something for everyone.
Adelaide’s VET institutions offer you the opportunity to learn specific and practical job skills. It’s the perfect route for international students who are looking for a quicker path into the workforce and a focus on real-world and industry-based skills.
VET courses cover a wide range of industries including trades/apprenticeships, retail, hospitality, technology and administration - whatever you want to learn, there’s a VET course for that!
Adelaide is a vibrant, welcoming and friendly city that offers something for everyone.
Adelaide’s VET institutions offer you the opportunity to learn specific and practical job skills. It’s the perfect route for international students who are looking for a quicker path into the workforce and a focus on real-world and industry-based skills.
VET courses cover a wide range of industries including trades/apprenticeships, retail, hospitality, technology and administration - whatever you want to learn, there’s a VET course for that!
View the institutions below and learn more about the courses available
TAFE SA has partnered with the University of South Australia, The University of Adelaide and Flinders University to offer packaged offers in a variety of fields. Over 90% of TAFE SA graduates go direct to university of their chosen career upon completion of their qualification.
Adelaide Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT) is a growing school offering Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Graduate Diploma level courses as well as English Language Programmes.
The multi-award winning Adelaide Hospitality & Tourism School (AHTS) Training and Education provides great opportunities for students to enter this exciting industry. In the competitive job market, the quality of training is of the utmost importance in gaining a place in the industry.
EQUALS International is one of Adelaide’s longest established independent education providers and offers supportive and values based learning across its qualifications. With a strong focus on cultivating human potential, this leading higher education and vocational institute delivers innovative education and excellent employment pathways.
The International Australian Academy (IAA) is a premier institution in the provision of educational services to international students. IAA believe that these services extend beyond the fostering of a stimulating and inclusive learning environment in the classroom to ensure that students are also physically, mentally and emotionally prepared for employment or progression to university by providing ongoing counselling, tutoring, and individual mentoring.
International Institute of Business and Information Technology (IIBIT) provides a range of high-quality, career-oriented programs from Certificate to Advanced Diploma level. In Adelaide, IIBIT also offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in association with Federation University Australia. These university programs are available in information technology, business information systems, business management, commerce and accounting.
Enjoy ILSC’s newest English language school campus, in a modern and fresh atmosphere! You’ll find the english school in an area that reflects the vibrant, relaxed feel of Adelaide. In the center of the city and minutes away from public transit, you will have no problem making it to class, wherever you stay. It’s also nestled beside great shopping, funky eateries, and delicious restaurants. You can spend lunch breaks at the Adelaide Arcade across the street, or after school at Rundle Mall just steps away.
Ironwood has grown steadily in the last nine years since its inception and as an Institute, endeavours to provide students with state-of-the-art training facilities, highly qualified and experienced staff to ensure students have a rewarding educational experience. Ironwood is proud to be the first private institute to deliver nationally recognised Horticulture and Agribusiness Management courses to international students in Adelaide, South Australia. With a dedication towards academic excellence and commitment to providing a great learning environment, our students can also undertake courses in Business, Leadership & Management and Marketing & Communications.
By providing Australian Nationally Recognised Training (NRT) courses, JHIT has transformed the lives of many students from all over the world. Not the training services only, it also provides RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) which enables candidates to achieve recognised qualification through experience and prior learning.
Keystone College of Business and Technology (KCBT) is a registered training organisation that specialise in delivering hospitality, business, social media marketing, and human resources training courses for international students in Adelaide. Located in the heart of Adelaide's city centre, the College provides a range of free guest lectures, workshops and masterclasses to their students.
For 30 years Le Cordon Bleu Adelaide has been inspiring hospitality dreams with its world-class hospitality programmes, from culinary arts certificates and diplomas (in cuisine or patisserie) to bachelor's and master's business degrees (in international hospitality management).
Mercury Colleges offer high quality and interactive courses at an affordable price and have flexible timetables for students studying VET courses which will enable them to also explore and work during their studies. Mercury Colleges arrange free consultation and trial lesson for prospective students, and is conveniently located in the heart of Adelaide’s city centre next to Rundle Mall.
Quality Training and Hospitality College (QTHC) has been a leading provider in delivering hospitality training across Australia for almost 30 years. QTHC’s industry expert staff have designed our training to empower students with the necessary skills to become leaders in the field. Our Industry Engagement Team supports our students by actively seeking employment opportunities and by engaging with their contacts in the industry to ensure students secure work within the hospitality industry.
Students will study courses with experienced, dynamic teachers who will help them communicate and share ideas. Being part of this process will open up a whole new world of learning where students will begin achieving more than they ever dreamed. Queensford College’s courses and programs also open up pathways for students to go on to further studies. Some students also choose to join various universities in Australia for higher education.
Salford College of Hospitality and Management is an innovative educational institution with many opportunities across diverse range of courses from Cookery in Hospitality to front of house, business and management offered to students to excel academically. The college have multiple campuses located in Adelaide’s Central Business District and in Sydney, Parramatta, being all conveniently situated close to public transport. At Salford College, the emphasis is on linking theory with practice to ensure students receive not only an academic education but practical life experiences.
Sheffield College is dedicated to providing a high quality education and excellent student support services through its highly qualified, very experienced and motivated teachers and staff, the College prides itself on offering work integrated learning approach in most of our courses especially automotive studies which also include compulsory field placement component.
Skills Australia Institute (SAI) is one of the leading colleges in Adelaide for international students and provides nationally recognised training that values the career progression, educational achievements, and the journey of its students towards their chosen professional paths. SAI delivers the best academic support to all of its students which makes them more confident and enhances their skills and capabilities. Our dedicated trainers and staff are here to help the students achieve their goal.
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You might also want to read our article on Changing course on a student visa in Australia.
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Travellers who arrive by plane are required to use the COVID Safe Check-In to scan a QR code specific to the Adelaide Airport immediately after their arrival. For travellers who do not have a smartphone, they must provide their relevant contact details to a person authorised or required to collect such contact details.
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