Petersham College offers you a wide range of high quality courses at three friendly, community-focused campuses in the heart of Sydney’s inner west. You may also know us as Petersham TAFE.
Whether you are looking for your first job, a path to university, a promotion or change in your career we are here to help you gain the practical skills, confidence and qualification to achieve your goals.
Why study with us?
Nationally recognised courses ranging from entry-level certificates through to advanced diplomas and graduate certificates.
Training for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Learn from professional teachers with years of industry experience.
Flexible study options – on campus, at work or online.
From short courses to advanced diplomas, you learn skills that employers want. We offer everything from literacy and language to training in skills shortage areas such as electrical trades, hairdressing and child studies, to business programs in accounting and finance, Cisco IT, media, small business, HR and more. Many of our courses have credit arrangements with Australia’s most prestigious universities, offering a path to university.
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Featured sections
Take a closer look at some of our teaching sections and the courses they offer:
Communication, News Media and Radio
Our radio and news media courses will teach you the basic skills and knowledge to develop your media or radio broadcasting career
English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
Learn English in a supportive environment. Our experienced, friendly teachers can help you to learn English for daily life and work or help you to prepare for academic study.
We work closely with local industry to develop programs for employees such as training and assessment, upgrading current staff skills, apprenticeships and traineeships. This includes major indigenous pre-employment programs with Energy Australia, RailCorp and Australia Post.