Orientation Program

An orientation session is held at each TAFE NSW campus before the start of each course.

The orientation provides information about the campus, living in Australia, the range of services available to international students, and information about who you can contact if you need help during your stay.

You will also be introduced to your International Student Coordinator and will meet other international students who are starting at TAFE NSW.

It is very important that you attend the orientation session as it will answer many of your questions, help you settle into your new environment, and help you get the most from your studies.

You should arrange your flights so that you arrive in Australia at least a week before your course starts so that you can attend the orientation.

Orientation sessions may vary depending on the program developed by each campus and will include:

Welcome and introduction to the campus
Campus tour
Enrolment procedures
Visa regulations
Information on counselling and career services
Study skills
Student support services
Accommodation information
Library resources
Medibank
Banking
Local places of interest
Lunch

Orientation sessions for upcoming intakes are listed below. Select a campus to download specific orientation details:

Institute	February 2010 intake	July 2010 intake	September 2010 intake
Hunter Institute	Newcastle	Newcastle
Illawarra Institute	Wollongong	Wollongong
New England Institute	Tamworth	Tamworth
Northern Sydney Institute	Crows Nest Hornsby Meadowbank North Sydney Northern Beaches Ryde	Crows Nest Hornsby Meadowbank North Sydney Northern Beaches
North Coast Institute	All campuses	All campuses
Riverina Institute	Albury Griffith Primary Industries Centre Wagga Wagga	Albury Griffith Primary Industries Centre Wagga Wagga
South Western Sydney Institute	Bankstown Campbelltown Granville Lidcombe Liverpool Macquarie Field Miller Padstow Wetherill Park	Bankstown Campbelltown Granville Lidcombe Liverpool Macquarie Fields Miller Padstow Wetherill Park	Campbelltown Granville
Sydney Institute	Enmore Petersham Randwick St George Sutherland/Loftus Ultimo – Hospitality, Commercial Cookery, Bakery, Patisserie, Event Management, Nutrition, Floristry, Fashion, Accounting and Information Technology Ultimo – Applied Science, Hairdressing/Beauty, Welfare, Business, Building, Architectural Technology, Spatial Information (GIS), Engineering, Aged Care and Tourism	Enmore Petersham Randwick St George Sutherland/Loftus Ultimo – Hospitality, Commercial Cookery, Bakery, Patisserie, Event Management, Nutrition, Tourism, Accounting and Information Technology Ultimo – Hairdressing, Beauty, Aged Care, Welfare, Business (Marketing, Advertising, Human Resources and Management), Building, Architectural Technology and all Engineering studies	Ultimo - 17804 Certificate 4 in Business Ultimo - 19009 Certificate 4 in Information Technology (Networking) Ultimo - 19016 Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) Ultimo - A19194 Advanced Diploma of Accounting Ultimo - S17528 Certificate 3 in Hairdressing (TONI&GUY)
Western Institute	All campuses
Western Sydney Institute	Blacktown Blue Mountains > Katoomba > Wentworth Falls Mount Druitt Nepean Nirimba Richmond The Hills > Baulkham Hills > Katoomba	Blacktown Blue Mountains > Katoomba > Wentworth Falls Mount Druitt Nepean Nirimba Richmond The Hills > Baulkham Hills > Katoomba