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On 11 April 2016, Challenger Institute of Technology was merged with Polytechnic West, and became South Metropolitan TAFE. [1] It is a registered training organisation (RTO Code: 52787) containing more than 350 courses over various industry training areas for full-time, part-time, workplace based and online study, as well as customised training ...
In 1997, the Howard government coordinated a response to shortages in skilled workers in Australia and undertook a complete restructure of the Migration Program. In 1998, the Immigration Minister announced a $21 million marketing campaign over 4 years to promote a student visa program that allowed international students and workers to be granted visas to fill the gaps in Australia’s ...
Student fees for vocational education vary between jurisdictions, with some states implementing fee-free courses in some fields and all offering some form of government subsidised training. [3] Funding responsibilities for student fee subsidies are agreed between state and territory governments and the Commonwealth under the National Skills ...
North Metropolitan TAFE was formed on 11 April 2016, [1] when the Government of Western Australia announced after the Independent Review of the Vocational Education and Training Sector in Western Australia, that the 11 State Training Providers would be streamlined and form five new TAFE colleges in Western Australia. [2]
Many Australians refer to all sub-degree courses as "TAFE" courses, no matter what institution creates or delivers the course. Before the 1990s, the TAFEs had a near monopoly in the sector. TAFE courses provide students an opportunity for certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma qualifications in a wide range of areas.
The first schools started to appear during the 1830s throughout the state, in the form of one-teacher schools. The oldest government-sponsored education institution in Western Australia, Guildford Colonial School (now Guildford Primary School), was founded at the Swan River Colony in 1833, and consisted of several premises in the townsite before a purpose built school was constructed in 1870. [4]
Polytechnic West [2] (formerly Swan TAFE [3]) was a State Training Provider [4] established under section 35 of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 (WA) [5] based in Perth, Western Australia. Polytechnic West is one of the largest training providers in the state and teaches and instructs in a range of areas from trade-based ...
C. Y. O'Connor College of TAFE (also known as C. Y. O'Connor Institute), established in July 1994, is a Technical and Further Education institute servicing the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. [1] The institute is based in the town of Northam 97 kilometres (60 mi) east of the state capital, Perth.