TAFE NSW Hunter Institute

International Qualifications

​International Secondary School Qualifications

Your overseas secondary school qualifications may be very important.

They can help you to gain:
Entry into a TAFE course - see Entry Requirements for Overseas Students on this page
Employment
Entry into other educational courses, such as university.

For employment purposes, contact:
The Qualifications Officer
NSW Board of Studies
177 Clarence Street
SYDNEY NSW 2001

For other educational institutions, contact the institution involved, such as a university

International Tertiary Qualifications

You need to meet the entry requirements of a TAFE Course before you can enrol in a course. Find out more about Entry Requirements for Overseas Students on this page.

You may already have gained the skills and knowledge of some modules in your TAFE NSW course, by study overseas.

If you hold relevant qualifications gained overseas, TAFE NSW will assess them at your request when you are enrolled in a course. Your translated documents, and any information you can give us about the content of your studies, will be used for the assessment. You can also tell us about any work you have done. If you cannot provide sufficient documentation, you may be able to do a challenge activity or exit test to demonstrate your skills.

This is called Recognition of Prior Learning, or RPL and you can read more about this at our Recognition page. Ask the Recognition Coordinator, the Multicultural Coordinator or a student counsellor at any Hunter Institute campus.

Australian Education International, formerly known as NOOSR, has a useful website with information for holders of overseas qualifications. 

Entry Requirements for Overseas Students

​The Multicultural Programs Unit of TAFE NSW has produced a booklet mapping overseas secondary qualifications to New South Wales secondary qualification levels.  Contact us for information about your secondary qualifications.

Translating Your Documents

Your documents and qualifications will need to be certified, and must be in English, or translated into English. There may be a charge for this service.

Translations can be done by the following organisations:

Community Relations Commission
Language Services
Interpreting and Translating
Level 8, Stockland House
175 - 183 Castlereagh Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Phone: 1300 651 500

Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)
Parramatta Office
Ground floor
Jessie Street Centre
2 - 12 Macquarie Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 131 881

Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)
Sydney Office
Ground Floor
26 Lee Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 131 881
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Contact Us

Program Manager - Recognition Services
Phone: 02 4923 7529
Email: hunter.recognition@tafe.nsw.edu.au
Multicultural Coordinator
Phone: 02 4923 7437
Email: zachary.ekandi1@tafe.nsw.edu.au
Careers, Counselling and Pathways
Phone: 02 4923 7365​