Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (also known as MSIT or Metro South TAFE) was a progressive, public provider of technical and further education college within Queensland, Australia. MSIT operated in the highly competitive vocational education and training sector. The college offered 270 courses for approx 30,000 students enrolled each year. MSIT also provided fee for service corporate training and small business coaching programs.
In 2012, MSIT became the first TAFE college to deliver higher education bachelor's degree programs in Queensland, initially in disciplines such as accounting, early childhood teaching, film and television, or fashion design. MSIT established a strong list of links with Australian and international universities, enabling graduating students to earn credit towards additional qualifications with a university.
MSIT also developed and ran a unique alternative to high school (Year 12) senior studies programs from its Alexandra Hills campus. For almost two years MSIT was Queensland's only tri-sector education provider, delivering qualifications and training for secondary, vocational and higher education.
On 19 May 2014 MSIT ceased operations as its own entity (due to policy and structural changes announced by the Queensland state government), leading to an amalgamation with Brisbane North Institute of TAFE and Southbank Institute of Technology, to become TAFE Queensland Brisbane under the new statutory body called TAFE Queensland.
Prior to amalgamation, the Alexandra Hills campus was known as the Moreton Institute of TAFE.
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE had campuses located in the southeast of the wider Brisbane region including:
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Mount Gravatt
Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill and lookout within this suburb (). In the , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people.
Geography
The suburb is situated in the south-e ...
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Alexandra Hills
Alexandra Hills is a residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alexandra Hills had a population of 16,254 people.
Geography
Alexandra Hills sits between two major areas of Redlands, with Cleveland to the ...
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Beaudesert
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Browns Plains
Browns Plains is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Browns Plains had a population of 6,309 people.
Browns Plains is generally used as a name for both the Browns Plains suburb and the former estates which all utili ...
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Loganlea
Loganlea is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganlea had a population of 7,321 people.
Geography
The eastern boundary of Loganlea is marked by a winding section of the Logan River. The north of the suburb is ...
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TAFE Queensland
TAFE Queensland is the statutory authority parent body for TAFE technical and further education training in the Australian state of Queensland.
Established in 1882, TAFE Queensland is one of Australia's largest education providers with 120,00 ...
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TAFE Brisbane
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Brisbane North Institute of TAFE
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Southbank Institute of Technology
The Southbank Institute of Technology (formerly known as Southbank Institute of TAFE or SBIT) was a Technical and Further Education college in Queensland, Australia. SBIT operated in the highly competitive post secondary education sector wi ...
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