Why Study at AIFE?

It’s all about getting the most out of your education experience.  You want to study... so why not choose the best?  AIFE has been ranked first in NSW and Top 4 overall in BRW fast 100 (Click here to see the article).

AIFE students study in spacious modern classrooms, all of which are equipped with computers and high-tech equipment.  The recently renovated library contains new iMac computers with high-speed internet access. We are also a Microsoft IT Academy Partner and hold partnerships with MYOB.

Our kitchens are state of the art, providing the best atmosphere for our hospitality students to develop their cookery skills in.

 Classrooms
AIFE students study in spacious, modern classrooms all of which are equipped with computers, projection screen and whiteboards. In addition, there are four dedicated computer labs for classes with high-speed internet access available. All these facilities are available for theory classes held at the Ashfield campus. For details about the kitchen classes, please click here.

 Computer Labs
All four computer labs are equipped with 30 desktop computers and are available from Monday to Saturday 7:00am to 10:00 pm. Normally, these computers are shared by all classes at different timings, therefore, AIFE cannot guarantee access to computer labs for all students. Wireless Internet Access is accessible throughout campus without charges.

 Common Room
AIFE provides a spacious student common equipped with kitchen area, including microwaves, filtered water, dining tables and chairs, vending machines and a photocopier.

 Library Services
The AIFE library is stocked with over 300 books plus magazines subscriptions including Rotman and Harvard Business Review, BRW. The library is open Monday to Saturday from 7:00am to 10:00pm. A self-service borrowing/return system is in place. If you have any problems using the self-service library system, please contact an IT officer for assistance. The library also contains seven new iMac computers are available for student use.

 Student Services
At AIFE, our approach is intensively client-focused. From the start, our Student Services Team provides an in-depth and interactive orientation program, which covers a variety of topics related to both studying at AIFE and about life in Australia. Our administrative and management staff is fully committed to facilitating each student’s academic requirements and to making life in Sydney an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Academic personnel are available to provide you with academic counseling and assistance if you are having problems with your studies at any stage. Our Compliance Officers are also available and can provide private counseling sessions and referral services if ever you need assistance in resolving personal issues. Additionally, we have on staff a full-time Language, Literacy and Numeracy expert who can provide you with any help you might need in terms of English or general applied mathematics. Email addresses of key staff members are published online and in notices on campus so that students can easily find help when they need it. Students can also book appointments for counseling sessions with a Compliance Officer or our LLN Program Coordinator by using the Online Appointment Scheduler.

Students who have questions or any other issues in relation to their studies are welcome to visit the Student Services Centre, located on the ground floor of Ashfield Campus. All academic and administrative forms are available here and can also be downloaded from our website. Responses will be provided as soon as possible, by the first point of contact. Student Service Officers are available to assist in booking appointments with Compliance Officers or other staff members. One of our staff members will always be able to assist you with more complicated issues such as study plans, student visa conditions and attendance.

The Student Service Centre is open from Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm.

LLN/English support is available Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm.

 IT Help Desk
Our experienced IT team is available to offer our students on-campus IT help-desk service 6 days a week. The Office of IT Services has overall responsibility for planning, developing and operating AIFE's central information and communications infrastructure. But IT is no longer confined to the computer room. In a modern organisation like AIFE, it is everywhere in the workplace. Our traditional role is being extended as we develop new services to assist staff and students in using IT more effectively, through better planning, education and assistance of end-users.

 Assessment Helpdesk Support
AIFE have created a dedicated service to assist students in resolving assessment queries prior to  submission. The Assessment helpdesk will answer queries regarding assessment tasks which you  consider unfair or not achievable; assessment tasks that you do not understand or are not clear  upon; and your personal feedback on the assessments undertaken. Emails can be sent to  assessmenthelpdesk@aife.edu.au or consult your Trainer or AIFE staff member for further details.

 Industry Consultation
The workforce development needs within industry is of the upper most importance to our institute, and has always been a top priority in terms of course development and implementation. AIFE actively pursues opportunities to meet with industry groups, including enterprises, state/territory training authorities, and unions for a better understanding of their training needs.

Industry consultation assists our college in ensuring AIFE assessments and delivery of courses are current, contextualized and valid. Based upon the feedback of industry consultation, AIFE update and implement changes to our courses regularly, such as Learning and Development Strategies to guarantee that AIFE is teaching employable skills, which are aligned with industry requirements. This is crucial to AIFE’s delivery of education as performance criteria and learning outcomes will determine whether students have the relevant competencies.

Such on-going improvement of our education services in conjunction with organisations within the industry equips our students upon graduation with capability of entering the industry and obtaining employment within the industry with adequacy.