Study in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Townsville - Unique training in a beautiful environment
Townsville, Australia's largest tropical city, is bounded by Mission Beach to the north; Charters Towers to the west; and Airlie Beach and the beautiful Whitsunday Islands to the south.
In 2007 Townsville was awarded the prestigious United Nations "Safe City" status, confirming Townsville as a very safe and pleasant environment to live and study.
Townsville is a unique and stunning location. Hundreds of thousands of international visitors visit the region each year to experience the Great Barrier Reef, World Heritage Rainforests, and the Great Australian outback.
Located in North Queensland's dry tropics, Townsville boasts an average of 300 days of sunshine each year. Townsville's award-winning Strand is one of the best inner-city beachfronts in Australia. This seaside promenade is lined with restaurants, cafes and bars and it is the perfect place to cycle, rollerblade, walk, fish or picnic. Townsville offers all you could want in entertainment, vibrant nightlife and sporting facilities.
As part of the TAFE Queensland network, the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE provides quality training in a unique part of Queensland. The Institute is proud to be a major contributor to the economic and community development of the region, providing training to over 14,600 local, interstate and international students each year.
Many international students have chosen to come and study the wide variety of Certificate and Diploma-level programs available at the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, from Business and Community Services to Fitness and Visual Arts. Some of our most popular programs are Cookery, Hospitality, Nursing, Children's Services and Aged Care.
Graduates can look forward to working in a diverse range of professions with programs to choose from across a number of conveniently located campuses including Bowen, Cannonvale (Whitsunday), Townsville City, and Pimlico (Townsville).
About Australia
Australia is your ideal educational destination, having a safe political democracy, internationally recognised health, welfare and educational systems and a truly multicultural society. Beliefs, philosophies and practices, personal freedoms and rights are protected by Australian law.
The population of Australia is approximately 21 million, with the majority of people living along the eastern and south eastern areas of the continent.
Australia is a tolerant, multicultural society with people form many different cultural and ethical backgrounds. Nearly a quarter of Australia's population was born overseas. Almost one in five Australians are from a non-English speaking background and more than 200 different languages are spoken. The official language in Australia is English.
Australia has both State and National legislative control over standards of education - all educational institutions must gain registration as providers of training and accreditation of their courses. To be able to offer formal courses to international students, they must also gain registration as providers of international-standard courses. This provides peace of mind for students and their families when they are considering their investment in further education and their future.
The Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE is an Institute owned and operated by the State Government of Queensland, which gives prospective students and their families additional comfort that they are dealing with a reputable, trusted and a reliable education provider.
Further information
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