The Southbank Institute of Technology (formerly known as Southbank Institute of TAFE or SBIT) was 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 ...
college in
Queensland
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Australia
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. SBIT operated in the highly competitive post secondary education sector within South-East Queensland, and received a significant proportion of government funding (about 60%.) The college offered 300 courses and each year approx 30,000 students passed through its doors. SBIT also provided fee for service style courses and corporate training.
The Institute has undergone several redevelopment projects (hundreds of millions of dollars) to rebuild and revamp facilities. This major renewal project was initiated by the Queensland government through the first
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Queensland.
On 19 May 2014 SBIT ceased operations as a statutory body and amalgamated with Brisbane North Institute of TAFE and Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE to become TAFE Queensland Brisbane (region) under new statutory body called TAFE Queensland.
The
Seven Hills location was ceased operations in 2010 but the Southbank campus of TAFE Queensland Brisbane remains on the south bank of the
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Go ...
.
The Southbank campus location is a popular destination for international students
Southbank Student Life
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Like many of the TAFE Queensland campus locations Southbank is provisioned with Information Systems, including Blackboard for Online Delivery, EPS Library Portal and Careerhub Student employment system.
See also
*Southbank Institute
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 ...
*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 120,000 ...
References
External links
TAFE Queensland Brisbane webpage
TAFE Queensland
Education in Brisbane
South Brisbane, Queensland
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