Building on our strengths in education the Gold Coast universities – Bond, Griffith and Southern Cross are investing heavily in infrastructure and research and delivering world-class education that is ranking them amongst the world’s best in national and global rankings.

TAFE Queensland awarded best large training provider of vocational education and training. (Queensland Training Awards 2015, 16 & 17) With over 122,000 students from more than 90 countries in 600+ study areas, and a completion rate of 90 per cent, TAFE Queensland has a proud history of training built on more than 130 years of experience and has been awarded, ‘Best Large Training Provider of Vocational Education and Training' for three years in a row at the Queensland Training Awards.

Our Gold Coast independent schools are ambitious to be leaders within Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. They are competitive both nationally and internationally and are highly regarded for both academic and sporting excellence.

English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) are for international students who will be studying English in Australia as part of an intensive program. In this case ‘intensive’ means a minimum of 20 hours of scheduled classes involving face-to-face contact hours of English language instruction.

Queensland is internationally renowned for its high quality, industry focused vocational education and training system. Led by industry and responsive to local and international needs, vocational education and training providers on the Gold Coast are focused on delivering competency based training that gives students a competitive edge.

Associate members provide complimentary services to the education and training sector.