We love to hear from our students once they have arrived in Australia or New Zealand, especially when they have good news!  We are pleased to announce that one of our students, who went to study at the Challenger Institute in Western Australia (TAFE WA), has just graduated and won the award for International Student of the Year.

Faye Hooper studied a Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology at TAFE WA – read her student story here.

QS Rankings have recently announced their Best Student Cities list for 2015.  Then entire list include 50 cities around the world, Paris tops the list, with Melbourne a close second and Sydney in fourth place.  Melbourne has recently also been voted the World's Most Liveable City.

Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, and Auckland in New Zealand also all feature in the list.

The Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE is in the process of rebranding itself to become Melbourne Polytechnic.  The college has been established in northern Melbourne for over 100 years, but during that time they have expanded to have a student population of around 70,000.  The number and type of courses have also changed over time with the introduction of more vocational degree qualifications and pathways to higher education.  It is for this reason that they have decided to change their name to better reflect their current offer.

TAFE New South Wales (TAFE NSW) will be visiting our London office on the 21st November for one-to-one information sessions with any students interested in finding out about college study in New South Wales.

Education and Training International (ETI) will be visiting our London office on the 20th November for one-to-one information sessions with any students interested in finding out about college study in Western Australia. 

A recent survey has found that Australia is still the most successful destination for British expats.The seventh annual NatWest International Personal Banking Quality of Life index, undertaken by the Centre for Future Studies, found that 89% of Britons living in Australia reported an improved quality of life.

82% of those questioned said that their main reason for living in Australia was a better environment and quality of life for their children, with 73% saying that their health had improved in the new climate.

The Victorian International Education Awards this year brought success for a number of the colleges that we work with.  NMIT claimed the award for Excellence in International Education – TAFE, read more about that here, while William Angliss has won the award for Excellence in International Student Employability and Career Development.

The North Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) has recently won the 2014 award for Excellence in International Education – TAFE, within the state of Victoria.

The award is presented each year to the Victorian TAFE provider that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in it's delivery of TAFE courses to international students.

For the fourth year running, Melbourne has been awarded the highest ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability survey, with half of the top ten made up from cities in Australia and New Zealand.

As well as Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Auckland all feature.  Canada has also done well in the ranking, with three cities featuring in the top ten.

‘I want to live as an artist. Carving is my passion. Carving hard stone opens a new world of expression.’

Although he had wood and soft stone carving experience, Thomas Stoll, from Hannover, Germany, wanted to build his skills and learn how to use new materials and techniques. He knew New Zealand had a strong carving tradition and after an online search found just the course he was looking for: TPP’s Diploma in Jade and Hard Stone Carving.