International Comparative Visits

More than 10,000 international students and teachers visit the NSW Department of Education and Communities each year in our comparative visit programs.

Officials and Teachers

We manage delegations and conduct visits of groups of teachers and officials. We customise each visit to suit the group’s particular needs and interests. Comparative visits can include site visits and presentations in schools, resource centres and specialised facilities such as our performing arts centres or our TV and webcast studios.

Recent Visits

• In February and March 2009, delegations from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Institute of Adult Learning Singapore and the Kuwait Ministry of Education met with senior officers of the Department of Education and Communities
• The Chairman of the GCC VET Commission, Aldossari Mohsin, Mubarak S. and high-ranking officials from VET government agencies in Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates visited the TAFE NSW hospitality venues at Northern Sydney Institute and trade facilities at Sydney Institute
• DEC International facilitated an interactive program for the Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore, which included visits to TAFE NSW Training and Education Support (TES), the Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI), and the Open Training and Education Network (OTEN)
• In March 2009, DEC International hosted a Bangladeshi delegation, comprising senior government and industry leaders of the EC–ILO TVET Reform Project. The project focuses on vocational education and training, including ways of improving workers’ skills and so improving industry competitiveness in Bangladesh. Presentations and visits included:
  • TAFE NSW Training and Education Support
  • The Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board
  • NSW industry advisory arrangements, quality assurance, apprenticeships and traineeships
  • Visit to TAFE NSW – South Western Sydney Institute, Lidcombe College, including a site tour of the Optus Centre for telecommunications
• DEC International has managed other overseas comparative studies/training visit groups, and work placements for capacity building projects. These include:
  • Skills Development Project Overseas Training for the Asian Development Bank/Government of Sri Lanka
  • Capability Building for the Philippine Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
  • Supreme Court and Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao Regional Legislative Assembly Secretariat
  • Technical and Support Operations for AusAID’s Philippines Australia Human Resource Development Facility
  • Senior Executive Leadership Program Work Placements for AusAID’s PNG Education Capacity Building Program
  • Capacity Building in Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Mongolia for AusAID’s Mongolia-Australia Targeted Capacity Building and Small Activity Facility

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Students

Students experience the unique Australian culture and lifestyle, and also extend their knowledge. The comparative visit programs can include English language classes, sports and other outdoor activities, and excursions to the beach, the mountains and the outback.

Go to Study Tours website for full details.

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