The other sector of tertiary education is called higher education and comprises ISCED level 5A - first stage of tertiary education (theoretical) and level 6 - second stage of tertiary education (Table 4.1.). Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes are public providers of vocational education that are managed and mostly financed by the six states and two territories. The scope of privately funded vocational education is uncertain, because Australia has limited robust data on it.