Our Organisation

TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) is the peak national body incorporated to represent Australia’s national network of publicly owned Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes and university TAFE divisions, and the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC).

Australia’s network of TAFE institutes is the largest and most diverse component of our national tertiary education sector, with more than 1000 campuses located across central business districts, suburban, regional and remote locations, and with many institutes offering further services throughout the Asia-Pacific and other offshore regions.

Because of its breadth of members, TDA truly represents the complementary nature of institutes with varying roles and, as such, it has engaged with counterparts and stakeholders across the broad tertiary sector.

The core business of TDA is supporting our member institutes, leading the advocacy for quality skills in Australia, and managing a range of international education and training projects in co-operation with our institutes.

TAFE Directors Australia was established by TAFE directors in 1998.