Sydney Institute at a glance

Enrolment statistics
Qualifications, completions and outcomes
Student and employer satisfaction
Awards
AQTF audit information

Sydney Institute is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), operating under the National VET Regulator, and is a nationally and internationally recognised training provider that provides quality assured training for domestic and international students.

Sydney Institute is committed to excellence in vocational education and training. The Institute has maintained its successful registration of ISO 9001 Quality Management Standards since 2002, achieving international standards for quality, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.

As a quality training provider to international students on a student visa, the Institute is registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) providing security and peace of mind for international students.

The Institute forms part of TAFE NSW, a statutory authority established under NSW State legislation, the Technical and Further Education Commission Act 1990. TAFE NSW has the financial stability and support of the NSW Government. As part of the NSW Government, TAFE NSW is a dependable organisation which students and industry can confidently rely on for the long term.

The institute is the largest publicly funded training provider in Australia in:

number of students
subject enrolments
training hours provided.

^{_{Data source: NCVER, VET Provider Collection, Students and courses 2010 – publicly funded training providers.}}

Enrolment statistics

Course enrolments in 2010

	No. enrolments	% total enrolments
Total course enrolments	76,553	-
Diploma & above	13,397	18%
Certificates III & IV	28, 608	37%
Apprenticeships & traineeships	6,555	9%
International students	4,271	5%

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Student diversity in 2010

	No. enrolments	% total enrolments
Job seekers	19,693	26%
Students combining work with study	41,563	54%
Aboriginal students	2,010	3%
Students with a disability	6,863	9%
Students from language backgrounds other than English	32,916	42%

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Qualifications, completions and outcomes

Qualifications registered for delivery

The Institute is registered to deliver a wide range of qualifications and accredited courses that are nationally recognised across all industry areas.

	No. qualifications
Certificates I & II	126
Certificates III & IV	335
Diploma & Advanced Diploma	158

Course completions in 2010

	No. completions
Diploma & above	4,546
Certificates III & IV	10,657
Certificates I & II	3,336
Statement of Attainment & other short courses	12,165
Total	30,704

^{Note: The number of completions in a given year may relate to students who enrolled in previous years as many students are part-time who undertake studies over several years.}

Training outcomes

In 2009, there were 29,200 course completions in total. A student outcomes survey conducted by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in May 2010 shows that:

88% of graduates were satisfied with the overall quality of training
85.2% of graduates were employed or in further study after training
71% of graduates gained employment after training
38% of graduates undertook further study after training
71% of graduates reported after training that the training was relevant to their current job
91.5% graduates said they would recommend the training to others
94% of graduates said they would recommend their Institute to others.

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Student and employer satisfaction

Student satisfaction (2010)		Employer satisfaction (2010)
Overall satisfaction	71.3%	Overall satisfaction	65.8%
Trainer quality	71.8%	Trainer quality	66.4%
Competency development	70.3%	Training relevance	63.4%

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Awards

Institute awards

Institute awards:

2010 NSW Large Training Provider of the Year – Finalist
2010 Australian Training Awards – Skills for Sustainability, Educational Institution Award – Finalist
Won an inaugural Hewlett-Packard (HP) Eco Solutions Printing Award Australia 2010 for the Institute’s Imaging Optimisation project
Won an Australian TAFE Marketing Award for our Strategic partnership/collaboration with SNP Security.

Student awards

Students at Sydney Institute won a wide range of awards including:

Apprentice of the Year
Student of the Year
NSW VET in School Student of the Year
TAFE NSW State medals for our graduates
Graduate Design of the Year
First, second and third prizes at the Billabong Visual Merchandising National Competition
First place, Student Display, ABC Gardening Australia Show
First place, Restaurant Culinary Challenge – Restaurant of Champions
International World Skills Competition (Silver medal for Australia)
Achievement Awards at the 2010 Gili Awards*.

View our student success for more information.

Staff awards

Staff awards include:

NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarship
Gili Awards
DET 2010 year of learning for Sustainability Awards
Australian Photography Awards
Finalist in the 2010 Wynne Prize, part of the Archibald Prize.

*The Gili Awards celebrate and recognise the achievements of Aboriginal students and staff who have contributed to their communities through training and education.

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AQTF audit information

The following summarises TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute’s most recent audit findings from the 2005 AQTF audit conducted by the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB).

For a brief summary of audit outcomes against AQTF 2005 Standards please see our AQTF audit information document.

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