Canberra Institute of Technology

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Canberra Institute of Technology
Type Public
Established2 May 1928
Students26,941
Location
Canberra
,
ACT
,
Australia
CampusReid, Bruce, Phillip, Fyshwick, Tuggeranong, Gungahlin
Website cit.edu.au

The Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is a vocational education provider with five campuses located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. CIT is the largest Technical and Further Education (TAFE) provider in the Australian Capital Territory. Qualifications offered by CIT range from certificate to degree level. CIT has campuses across Canberra, located in Bruce, Reid, and Fyshwick. CIT also has two learning centres in Tuggeranong Town Centre and Gungahlin, which are primarily for students studying via flexible or distance learning. [1] A Woden campus is currently under construction, due to be completed in 2025. [2]

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History

Originally named the Telopea Park Technical Trades School, the first ‘CIT’ was officially opened by Prime Minister Stanley Bruce on 6 June 1928. This was changed in 1975 to the Canberra College of Technical and Further Education. It later merged with Bruce and Woden TAFEs. [3] It has been a Territory Authority since 4 January 1988. [4]

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Opening of Telopea Park Trade School

CIT is also accredited to deliver graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and bachelor's degrees. Students in these courses may be eligible to receive FEE HELP. [5]

Some courses at CIT can be undertaken via Flexible Learning where students do not have to study according to a semester-based timetable. [1]

Student numbers

In 2009, CIT had 26,941 student enrolments. [6]

Campuses

CIT Bruce. The suburb of Bruce is in northwest Canberra. This campus is approximately 4 km from the nearest town centre (Belconnen) which includes a Westfield shopping centre, Uni-gardens CIT student accommodation. [7]

CIT Woden (currently under construction) A new flagship campus is currently under construction in Woden Town Centre. Construction started in 2023 and is due to be completed by 2025, with classes commencing in Semester 2 of that year. The new campus will be a contemporary, smart campus and will include; IT and cyber training spaces, activated common areas and practical green spaces, dedicated 24-hour study space with access to computers, dedicated library services on the ground floor, a training restaurant and commercial kitchens, and a multi-purpose hall available for performances, training, and events. The range of courses currently being delivered at CIT Reid will transition across to CIT Woden. [2]

CIT and universities

CIT and the University of Canberra (UC): CIT and UC collaborate on a number of initiatives, most prominently pathways and transfers between the two institutions. CIT students who complete a diploma or advanced diploma are guaranteed an offer of a place in an undergraduate degree at the University of Canberra. [8]

In addition, over 150 formal credit transfer arrangements. [9]

CIT and the University of Canberra also form two-thirds of the collaborative organization, the National Centre for Forensic Studies. [10]

CIT and the Australian National University (ANU): collaborate on the delivery of two associate degree programs – the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Engineering, whereby students complete the first year of the degree at CIT and the second at ANU. Further, graduates automatically gain entry into a 'linked' ANU Bachelor's degree with 18 months credit. [11]

CIT and Charles Sturt University (CSU) also have a number of formalized credit transfer agreements whereby graduates of CIT's Diploma / Advanced Diploma programs receive credit when they commence a linked CSU degree. [12]

CIT and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE): CIT and AIE jointly deliver a number of programs including the Bachelor of Games and Virtual Worlds (Programming). [13]

ICT Outage

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eLearn maintenance page of Moodle open source server

A computer system outage affected several key systems in early 2025. [14]

At 6:00 PM on 21 February 2025, CIT restored services of print, communication and including phone, but eLearn and Self Service are still down outage as trying to get resolved. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Flexible Learning at the Learning Centre". Archived from the original on 26 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "CIT Woden". Canberra Institute of Technology. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Towards 80 Years", Chief Executive CIT, CIT, 28 March 2017
  4. ↑ "Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987 | Acts". ACT Legislation Register. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ CIT: "What Degrees will CIT offer in 2011? : Canberra Institute of Technology". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Learning Capital: an integrated tertiary education system for the ACT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Canberra university accommodation". Canberra university accommodation, UC and ANU housing, UNSW and ACU student apartments in Belconnen. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "How do I get credit?". University of Canberra. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Continue your education at the University of Canberra". University of Canberra. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "National Centre for Forensic Studies". Archived from the original on 21 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Endangered engineers – how do we increase our degree-qualified science professionals?". Archived from the original on 10 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "CIT Pathways Guide 2010: FROM CIT to University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011.
  13. ↑ "Game Programming Courses". Academy of Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Home : Canberra Institute of Technology". 19 February 2025. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Student notices : Canberra Institute of Technology". 21 February 2025. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

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