Australian education speaks its volume with over 1,200 institutions and more than 20,000 courses to choose from and with no regard of what you study and how long you study Australia promotes first-rate education for international students. This is assured by Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and National Code of practice for Australian education providers for overseas students 2007.
As an international student, it is necessary that you study with an institution and in the course that is listed in Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). This guarantees that the course and institution you have selected matches the high standards of Australian education.
Australian Qualification Framework
Level 10
Doctoral degree 3 to 4 Years
Graduates at this level will have systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialized research skills for the advancement of learning and/or for professional practice.
Level 9
Masters degree (extended) 3 to 4 Years
Masters degree (coursework) 1 to 2 Years
Masters degree (research) 1 to 2 Years
Graduates at this level will have specialized knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning.
Level 8
Graduate diploma 1 to 2 year
Graduate certificate 6 month to 1 Year
Bachelor honors degree 1 Year
Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional/highly skilled work and/or further learning.
Level 7
Bachelor degree 3 to 4 Year
Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.
Level 6
Associate degree 2 Years
Advanced diploma 1.5 to 2 Years
Graduates at this level will have broad knowledge and skills for paraprofessional/highly skilled work and/or further learning.
Level 5
Diploma 1 to 2 Years
Graduates at this level will have specialized knowledge and skills for skilled/paraprofessional work and/or further learning.
Level 4
Certificate IV 6 months to 2 years
Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for specialized and/or skilled work and/or further learning.
Level 3
Certificate III 6 month to 1 year
Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for work and/or further learning.
Level 2
Certificate II 6 month to 1 year
Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for work and/or further learning.
Level 1
Certificate I 6 month to 1 year
Graduates at this level will have knowledge and skills for initial work, community involvement and/or further learning.
