Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Yeah, tafe is the Australian equivalent of a technical school. Not the name of one, but rather, tafe means "technical school".

There other similar thread we had was something like "Where are you on your career path"
Oh cool, so it's like how you Aussies say "uni" when you're talking about university schooling.

I considered going to trade school, but it's almost as expensive as 4 years at state university. The leading IT school in the region is ITT, and they charge something like $19k for 2 years' tuition. They had the silliest commercials in the early 1990s where the job interviewer asks the interviewee "have you worked on anything 'high tech'?" At which the applicant, who had not attended a technical school, solemnly shakes his head. The interviewer sighs and it's presumed the applicant doesn't get the job.