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 apprenticeships to business and finance to aviation across its eight campuses in Bentley, Carlisle, Midland, Thornlie, Balga, Jandakot and two Armadale campuses.
Polytechnic West had existed under various guises since the early 20th century, when Perth Technical School was established to train professional and skilled workers to for the new railway technologies that supported the state's agriculture and mining industries.[6] The most recent change was from Swan TAFE in 2009 as part of a government initiative in which State Training Providers were granted more independence and encouraged to "reinvent themselves to meet the requirements of the volatile economic climate".[7] The Polytechnic's reinvention has seen it branch out into areas normally untouched by State Training Providers (STP), and was the first STP to teach Higher Education.
Polytechnic West was Western Australia's Large Training Provider of the Year in 2011.
In 11 April 2016, The Government of Western Australia had announced the reform of the TAFEs.[8] Polytechnic West was merged with the Challenger Institute, becomes the South Metropolitan TAFE. Starting from 2017, the campus in Midland and Balga were transferred to the North Metropolitan TAFE.
South Metropolitan TAFE is a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution based in Fremantle, Western Australia.
North Metropolitan TAFE is a state government funded educational facility delivering Technical and Further Education (TAFE). It services the northern suburbs of Perth across ten campuses. It was formed on 11 April 2016, when the State Government 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. This resulted in the merging of Central Institute and West Coast Institute to form North Metropolitan TAFE.
Courses
Polytechnic West offers over 400 courses in areas including:
Access, English & Languages
Aerospace
Animals & Horticulture
Automotive
Building, Construction & Furniture
Business & Finance
Community, Children & Education
Creative & Design
Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunications
Engineering, Metals & Mining
Hospitality & Food Trades
Occupational Health & Fitness
Information Technology
Refrigeration, Plumbing & Gas
Polytechnic West award courses are in line with the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). The AQTF establishes standard titles and levels for courses across Australia. The qualifications that are currently offered include:
Associate Degree
Advanced Diploma
Diploma
Certificate IV
Certificate III
Certificate II
Certificate I
Campuses and facilities
Polytechnic West currently has 8 campuses.[9] They are:
↑ Celebrating a century of training at Midland TAFE. A brief history of the Midland campus of Swan TAFE. Midland College of TAFE -- History. InterSector, 2 April 2004, p.4-5,
↑ "'TAFE' Brand on ice out west" "Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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