34-679: West Coast Institute (formerly West Coast TAFE ) is the TAFE institute servicing the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia . The institute, based in the Joondalup learning precinct 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of the Perth central business district , became part of North Metropolitan TAFE on 11 April 2016. The North Metropolitan College of TAFE began as two campuses in the Perth suburbs of Carine and Balga . Land for Carine Technical School
68-876: A FEE-HELP loan scheme. While Universities have the ability and power to design and offer their own degree courses, each TAFE degree course must be assessed and approved by the Higher Education Accreditation Committee (HEAC). TAFEs in some states can also teach senior high school qualifications, like the Victorian Certificate of Education , Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning , and the Higher School Certificate . Some universities, e.g. Charles Darwin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology , offer TAFE courses; these are funded by
102-487: A few years previously a TAFE College, also became part of the university. The Palmerston campus is situated on University Avenue, as this was the proposed site for a new university in a submission to the federal government in 1981. The second vice-chancellor was Professor Roger Holmes from Griffith University . After an initial excellent start to his period of office, he disappointed the university and local community by resigning after serving for only one semester to take up
136-608: A lesser extent the whole Northern Territory . After this body merged with NTU in 2003, a newly divested Centralian College became a senior secondary school, for students from Year 10 to Year 12. It shares its campus with the Charles Darwin University campus of Alice Springs. Centralian College uses the university's facilities and students attending Centralian College can participate in VET courses (as early as Year 10) offered by CDU. The Northern Territory University
170-754: A single area of study. These are usually found near the middle of the capital cities, and they service the whole state or territory. For example, the Trade and Technician Skills Institute in Brisbane, from 1 July 2006, has specialised in automotive, building and construction, manufacturing and engineering, and electrical/electronic studies for students throughout Queensland and the William Angliss Institute of TAFE in Melbourne has specialised in food, hospitality and tourism courses for Victoria. In
204-699: A student residence, named International House. The college had two faculties, of arts and science. It awarded, through the University of Queensland link, the first Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the Northern Territory. Centralian College was founded in 1993 from the merger of Sadadeen Senior Secondary College and the Alice Springs College of TAFE. During its life, the college delivered senior secondary, TAFE and higher education through its main campus in Alice Springs , and to
238-750: A warden, Professor Jim Thomson, from the University of Queensland . An arrangement was made with the University of Queensland that the college would award degrees from that institution. Staff were recruited in 1986 and housed in the old Darwin Primary School buildings. Just prior to taking the first students in February 1987, the college moved to converted building of the former Darwin Hospital at Myilly Point in Darwin. The former nurses' hostel became
272-628: Is also ranked 101–150th in the world in the 2020 Times Higher Education 100 Under 50, making it the youngest university in Australia to make this list. In the 2019 Student Experience Survey, Charles Darwin University recorded an overall satisfaction rating of 75.2. The Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lectures were established in 1996 to commemorate the Wave Hill walk-off , which was led by Gurindji man Vincent Lingiari in August 1966. Held annually at
306-598: Is an Australian public university with a main campus in Darwin and eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. It was established in 2003 after the merger of Northern Territory University , the Menzies School of Health Research , and Centralian College . CDU is a member of the group of seven Innovative Research Universities in Australia, and offers academic degrees as well as vocational education . Charles Darwin University has evolved over
340-608: Is embedded within the Colleges. Charles Darwin University is a dual-sector university, which means the university offers vocational education and training (aka VET) courses and higher education undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, covering a wide range of subjects and disciplines. CDU is a member of the group of seven Innovative Research Universities in Australia, It has close links with Flinders University in South Australia, which itself has many students from
374-514: Is the common name in Australia for vocational education , as a subset of tertiary education . TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational courses. Colloquially also known as "Tech". Individual TAFE institutions (usually with numerous campuses) are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory. In Australia , where the term TAFE originated, institutions usually host qualifying courses, under
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#1732801492906408-607: The Uluru Statement from the Heart and the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament , delivered the oration. He drew parallels between Lingiari's struggle to be heard by governments to what Indigenous peoples of Australia are experiencing today. According to the 2019 annual report, enrolments in 2019 totalled 20,649 students, with 14,847 students enrolled in vocational and educational training courses and 12,343 enrolled in higher education degrees. Students are represented by
442-717: The Australian Capital Territory , these include: There were ten TAFE NSW Institutes in NSW , which have since been joined into a state-wide service. OTEN or TAFE Digital is TAFE's online offering. In the Northern Territory , these include: In Queensland , TAFE Queensland includes: As of May 2014, the TAFE institutes have amalgamated into six regions of the central TAFE Queensland (parent body). The regions of TAFE Queensland are: And as of
476-706: The Casuarina campus amphitheatre, and open to the public, the lecture now forms part of the Gurindji Freedom Day Festival events. Past lectures have been given by William Deane , Gough Whitlam , Galarrwuy Yunupingu , Patrick Dodson , Malcolm Fraser , and Marcia Langton . Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia , the 2020 lecture was jointly presented in an online format by Pat Dodson, Marcia Langton and Bruce Pascoe . In 2022, Torres Strait Islander man Thomas Mayo , advocate for
510-683: The Government of the Northern Territory requested the Australian Commonwealth Government to finance a university in the territory. The response was always that the population was too small. In 1985, it took the unusual step of financing the University College of the Northern Territory itself for a five-year period from 1987 to 1991. The college was governed by a council, chaired by Austin Asche and led by
544-500: The National Training System / Australian Qualifications Framework /VET Quality Framework. Fields covered include business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. TAFE colleges are owned, operated and financed by the various state/territory governments. TAFE colleges award Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications accredited in
578-545: The 1 July 2014, Central Queensland TAFE (branded as CQ TAFE) was merged into Central Queensland University (branded as CQUniversity) to create Queensland's first dual sector university. In South Australia : In Tasmania , there are two government TAFE organisations: In Victoria these include: In Western Australia , this includes: TAFE course comparison sites Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University ( CDU )
612-952: The CDU Student Council (CDUSC), and postgraduate students by the CDU Postgraduate Student Association, a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations . Multiple student associations also exist for the individual schools, including the CDU Law Students' Society, associated with the Australian Law Students' Association, and the CDU Business Students' Association. These student groups offer academic, career and professional support to their members, as well as organizing social events throughout
646-625: The Northern Territory, including joint management of the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs and the Northern Territory Medical Program which is located on campus at Casuarina CDU. The university's research institutes and centres include: According to Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of 2021, Charles Darwin University is ranked 501–600th in the world and 29th in Australia. It
680-493: 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. In most cases, TAFE campuses are grouped into TAFE institutions or institutes along geographic lines. Most TAFEs are given a locally recognised region of the country where they exclusively operate covering a wide range of subjects. A few TAFEs specialise in
714-926: The Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector that align to Certificate I, Certificate II, Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma qualifications. In many instances, TAFE study at a Diploma or above level can be used as partial credit towards bachelor's degree-level university programs. From 2002 the TAFE education sector has been able to offer bachelor's degrees and post-graduate diploma courses to fill niche areas, particularly vocationally focused areas of study based on industry needs. As of June 2009, ten TAFE colleges (mainly in New South Wales and Victoria, but also Western Australia, ACT, and Queensland) now confer their own degree-level awards and post graduate diplomas, though initially not beyond
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#1732801492906748-658: The level of bachelor's degree. However Melbourne Polytechnic was accredited in 2015 to offer two master's degree courses. Similarly, some universities (e.g., Charles Darwin University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology ) offer vocational education courses (traditionally the domain of TAFE); these are funded by the local state and territory governments. Some high schools also deliver courses developed and accredited by TAFEs. Students who enrol in these undergraduate degree courses at TAFE are required to pay full fees and are not entitled to Commonwealth Government supported student fee loans , known as HECS loans, but may access
782-404: The local state and territory governments. Some high schools also deliver courses developed and accredited by TAFEs. Some private institutions also offer courses from TAFEs, however they more commonly offer other vocational education and training courses. Many Australians refer to all sub-degree courses as "TAFE" courses, no matter what institution creates or delivers the course. Before the 1990s,
816-426: The post of vice-chancellor at University of Newcastle . He was replaced as third vice-chancellor by the then deputy vice-chancellor, Professor Ron McKay. Under his leadership, the financial constraints on the university increased. The environment of having to provide as wide as possible a tertiary education to a small population living in a very large area far from alternative institutions became even more hostile and
850-753: The proposal to merge with Centralian College with a new name for the university. On 21 August 2003, the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly passed the Charles Darwin University Act 2003 (NT) , merging Alice Springs ' Centralian College and the Menzies School of Health Research with the Northern Territory University to form Charles Darwin University from 1 January 2004. The inaugural university council meeting
884-679: The reform of the TAFEs. West Coast Institute of Training was merged with the Central Institute , becomes the North Metropolitan TAFE . The Institute has five academies in areas of particular importance to workforce development of Western Australia, namely: The West Coast Institute has four campuses: This Australian university, college or other education institution article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . TAFE Technical and further education or simply TAFE ( / ˈ t eɪ f / )
918-488: The university did not prosper. In January 2001, the Katherine Rural College, including Mataranka Station, became part of the university. After McKay's resignation due to ill health in 2002, an interim vice-chancellor, Professor Ken McKinnon , former vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong was appointed. He took various actions to improve the health of the university, some controversial, such as
952-716: The years through the merging of several higher education institutions. Darwin Community College, founded in 1974 and renamed Darwin Institute of Technology in 1984, was a combined College of Advanced Education and a TAFE College. It was situated on what is now the Casuarina Campus, although it used other buildings at various times in Darwin. By the time of the formation of the Northern Territory University, it gave degrees in arts, education, business and applied science. The Menzies School of Health Research
986-541: Was Professor Malcolm Nairn from Murdoch University in Western Australia. Under his leadership the university prospered and morale was high among both staff and students. However funding declined as student numbers rose. During his term of office the various study centres on the territory, that previously had been run directly by the NT Government, became part of the university. The Palmerston campus, for
1020-512: Was established in 1985 as a body corporate of the Northern Territory Government under the Menzies School of Health Research Act 1985 . This act was amended in 2004 to formalise the relationship with Charles Darwin University. Menzies is now a major partner of CDU and constitutes a school within the university on campus at CDU Casuarina offering post-graduate degrees and higher degrees by research. On several occasions
1054-572: Was founded in January 1989 by a merger of the Darwin Institute of Technology and the University College of the Northern Territory. The merger was controversial, but forced by the so-called Dawkins Revolution under federal Minister of Education John Dawkins . The new university started life on 1 January 1989. Degrees of the University of Queensland continued to be awarded to students who initially enrolled in them. The first vice-chancellor
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1088-517: Was held on 26 November 2003. The university has its main campus in Darwin, with eight satellite campuses in some metropolitan and regional areas. The current and fourth chancellor of the university is the Honourable Paul Henderson , inducted March 2019. The vice-chancellor and president of the university since May 2021 is Professor Scott Bowman . CDU is made up of six Colleges: Vocational Education and Training
1122-660: Was renamed West Coast College of TAFE. At the end of 2002, the Balga campus became part of Swan TAFE , primarily because its building and construction focus did not fit with West Coast TAFE's general profile, and the Carine campus was closed, with its hospitality centre moving to Joondalup. On 10 September 2009, the college was renamed West Coast Institute of Training. A new campus, specialized in tradesmen apprenticeships and training programs, opened at Clarkson in 2011. On 11 April 2016, The Government of Western Australia had announced
1156-632: Was reserved on 19 March 1976 and an Order in Council giving authority to construct the college was gazetted on 22 April 1977. With the reconfiguration of technical and further education in Australia in the mid-1980s, the North Metropolitan College of TAFE came into being. Construction of the Joondalup campus commenced in 1989, and the administration centre and the first blocks of classrooms were completed in 1992. On 6 April 1998, it
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