Future students
There’s so much more to Bedford College life than study. Explore practicum placement, career readiness and pathways into university.
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Academic Calendar
Our academic calendar runs over four intakes a year, offering students the flexibility to commence studies in February, April, July or October.
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Student wellbeing
Delivering high quality vocational training in a Christian learning environment is part of our mission to make a positive difference in the world.
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Orientation
Our orientation program is designed to help students understand their rights and responsibilities, as well as the support services available to them.
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LLN Test
The Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Test helps identify learning needs of students before they start training at Bedford.
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Unique Student Identifier
A Unique Student Identifier (USI) is your individual education number and online record of your vocational education and training.
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Finding employment
Many of our students achieve employment success thanks to our career-focused education and a growing network of industry partners.
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Career readiness
Studying at Bedford means you have access to extra support, mentorship and skill development outside the classroom.
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Practicum placement
Many students are offered employment whilst undertaking the practicum component of their course at Bedford.
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University pathways
You may gain entry into university with subject credit at some of Australia’s leading universities.