Vocational Education Teachers
University or VET Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2422
Vocational Education Teachers teach one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, polytechnics and other training institutes to tertiary students for vocational education and training purposes.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 48.6% university · 45.5% vet / tafe · 3.6% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Teacher Education. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University The University of Sydney
- University Monash University (Monash)
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE TasTAFE
- TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Intech Institute of Technology
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 36.3% · VIC 25.2% · QLD 15.5% · WA 12.8% · SA 5.8% · TAS 2.1% · ACT 1.4% · NT 1%
Top industries
Education and Training · Public Administration and Safety.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.