Category: Studying

Culinary Excellence: Peach Srichanklat Crowned Best Culinary Student of 2025, Securing Academia’s Second Year of AusTafe Success!

Since embarking on our culinary competition journey in 2022, Academia has proudly celebrated the remarkable achievements of our students at the AusTafe Victorian Culinary Competition. This year, we are thrilled to announce that Peach (Khathawut) Srichanklat has been named the AusTafe Best Culinary Student of 2025 and crowned the Victorian Champion! By following in the footsteps of fellow Academia student...

Are you eligible for free TAFE equivalent training? Find out here!

Busy planning the next step of your life? If so, there are probably a lot of different questions filling each corner of your mind: Which course should you take? What’s the minimum qualification for your desired career? Will you be able to study full time? And of course, there’s always the question of cost. Great news – there are a...

Are you a ‘people-person’? 4 rewarding careers for extroverts

Do you consider yourself a people person? Are you a natural extrovert? Are you in the market for work that gives you an excuse to meet new people, foster meaningful relationships, and learn about others? You’re in luck – there are plenty of pathways available to you. And many of them can be obtained by studying in Melbourne with Academia!...

How does Academia’s online learning system work?

So you want to study in Melbourne – and in the current climate, that’s not exactly possible quite yet. Alternatively, your own personal circumstances simply makes it harder to study on-campus. Luckily, there’s always the online option. Completing a TAFE equivalent course online might be just what you need – however, it’s also something that a lot of people feel...

The pros and cons of studying a TAFE equivalent course online

Online education is becoming more and more popular amongst students all around the world. And it isn’t just in response to COVID-19, either (though it’s definitely played its part) – while online learning used to be a more secondary way of learning, it’s quickly catching up to its traditional counterpart. Online learning was surging in popularity, even before the pandemic....