Sectors
Manufacturing offers careers in many diverse sectors…

• Textiles, Clothing, Footwear and Furnishings
• Aerospace
• Marine
• Electric & Electronics
• Chemicals Plastics & Hydrocarbons
• Mineral Products
• Heavy Machinery & Equipment
• Light metals
• Cast metals
• Furnishings & Wood
• Fine Trades & Craft
• Textiles, Clothing & Footwear
• Technology & Innovation
• Management & Systems

And many occupations and qualifications are 'transportable' between the different sectors and sometimes even between industries.

• The secondary schools sector
• The vocational education and training (VET) sector (TAFE and other registered private providers)
• The higher education sector (mainly universities, but also TAFE and other registered private providers)

Those Qualifications are…

School Sector
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (SSCE)

Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector
Certificate I
Certificate II
Certificate III
Certificate IV
Diploma
Advanced Diploma
Vocational Graduate Certificate
Vocational Graduate Diploma

Higher Education Sector
Diploma
Advanced Diploma, Associated Degree
Bachelor Degree
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Diploma
Masters Degree
Doctoral Degree Pathways

Today's industries and workplaces require a workforce that is more highly skilled, and is continually upgrading its skills and knowledge. It is predicted that most people will be engaged in lifelong learning.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) provides a system of nationally recognised Qualifications. The Qualifications are designed in a flexible interlinking sequence, allowing you to move from one qualification to the next, from one sector to another, and from one industry to another. You can enter at any level and continue, via this system of linked pathways, to develop your lifelong career as your needs and interests change with time.

For more information on the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) visit www.aqf.edu.au.