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 Technical and further education or simply TAFE (), is the common name in English-speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational cours ...

institute servicing the Wheatbelt region of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. The institute is based in the town of Northam east of the state capital,

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

. It was named for engineer

C. Y. O'Connor Charles Yelverton O'Connor, (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), was an Irish engineer who is best known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour, thought to be impossible, and the Goldfields Water Sup ...

who designed the

Goldfields Water Supply Scheme The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a pipeline and dam project that delivers potable water from Mundaring Weir in Perth to communities in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, particularly Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. The project was commi ...

, which has served Northam and other towns in the central and eastern Wheatbelt since the 1900s. The college won awards in 2006 for its training activities.
Australian Training Award 2006 - Innovative Business Award and Australian Training Initiative

Locations

;Campuses * Northam * Narrogin * Merredin * Moora (completed 2000) ;Satellite centres * Jurien Bay * Kellerberrin * Kondinin * Pingelly *

Quairading Quairading is a Western Australian town located in the Wheatbelt region. It is the seat of government for the Shire of Quairading. History The town was named for Quairading Spring, derived from a local Aboriginal word recorded in 1872 by s ...

References

External links

* TAFE WA Educational institutions established in 1994 Wheatbelt (Western Australia) 1994 establishments in Australia {{Australia-university-stub