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Office of the Coordinator-General

Leading education facilities

  • The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is in the top two per cent of universities world-wide.
  • UTAS is ranked amongst the best in the world for earth and marine sciences and agriculture and forestry. It also performs above world standard in astronomical and space sciences, chemistry, biological sciences, environmental science and medicine, sociology, and fisheries sciences.
  • Tasmanian Government has a partnership agreement with UTAS to align higher education with current and future workforce needs while delivering research projects that build innovation capacity for new industries.
  • TasTAFE is the leading vocational training provider in the state and is funded to provide student pathways, apprenticeships and traineeships across a significant range of sectors.
  • Skills Tasmania provides support, advice, industry-focused workforce development plans and funding to deliver quality vocational training to meet industry needs.