TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute (NSI) is an integral and active partner in the national Vocational Education and Training network. Within our vision, ‘skilling for a global future’, we are committed to exceeding our customers’ expectations, fostering the innovation and involvement of our staff and the continuous improvement of our processes. This commitment aligns our vision and strategic directions with the national agenda. These cascade into a range of strategies that emphasise our significant contribution to economic and community development and user choice. They are industry driven, provide pathways so that our students are job ready and support our staff and students as active participants in life long learning.

NSI is a quality endorsed training organisation meeting the requirements of the Australian Quality Training Framework and ISO 9001:2000, the international standard for quality management. The Institute believes that sound environmental management is an important component of its overall management responsibility and demonstrates its commitment to improved environmental performance through the establishment of an environmental policy [15 KB] , the implementation of its Environmental Management System and certification to ISO 14001: 1996, the international standard for environmental management.

Situated in Sydney’s northern metropolitan region, we provide services to a diverse and dynamic community, encompassing the competitive central business districts of North Sydney and Chatswood, the fast developing Hornsby shire, the high-tech ICT centre of St Leonards through to Ryde, home to many global companies, as well as the expanding Northern Beaches region. We deliver training and services in the workplace, online, off shore and at our colleges at Bradfield, Crows Nest, Hornsby, Meadowbank, North Sydney, Northern Beaches and Ryde. We have partner colleges in Bangkok, Shanghai, Shenzen and Songjiang.

The Institute is widely recognised for the quality of its training and offers over 1000 courses to more than 54,000 local and international students annually. Through our partnerships with industry and other training and education providers we deliver cutting edge products and services.