Includes Tuncurry, Taree, Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Kempsey, Macksville, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Lismore, Casino, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, Ballina.

Vocational Education & Training (VET) courses are offered by TAFE institutions, private providers and some universities. They are accredited by the VET authority in each state or territory. Awards under the new Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) include Certificate I - IV; Diploma and Advanced Diploma (also offered in Higher Education); and Vocational Graduate Certificate and Vocational Graduate Diploma.