West Coast Institute (formerly West Coast TAFE) is the
TAFE institute servicing the northern suburbs of
Perth, Western Australia
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 i ...
. The institute, based in the
Joondalup
Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primary urban centre of Perth's outer ...
learning precinct north of the Perth Central Business District, became part of
North Metropolitan TAFE
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 Governmen ...
on 11 April 2016.
History
The North Metropolitan College of TAFE began as two campuses in the Perth suburbs of
Carine and
Balga
Balga (russian: замок Бальга; german: Burg Balga; lt, Balga; pl, Balga) was a medieval castle of the Teutonic Knights in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The castle ruins are located on the shore of the Vistula Lagoon, north of Mamonovo ...
. Land for Carine Technical School 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 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
A tradesman, tradeswoman, or tradesperson is a skilled worker that specializes in a particular trade (occupation or field of work). Tradesmen usually have work experience, on-the-job training, and often formal vocational education in contrast ...
apprenticeships and training programs, opened at
Clarkson in 2011.
On 11 April 2016, The Government of Western Australia had announced the reform of the TAFEs.
New appointments to strengthen training sector
5 April 2016 (accessed 17/8/2017) West Coast Institute of Training was merged with the Central Institute, becomes the North Metropolitan TAFE
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 Governmen ...
.
Academies
The Institute has five academies in areas of particular importance to workforce development of Western Australia, namely:
* Aboriginal Academy of Sports, Health & Education
* Academy of Digital Technologies
* Academy of Health Sciences
* Academy of Hospitality & Culinary Arts
* Trades North
Campuses
The West Coast Institute has four campuses:
* Kendrew Crescent, Joondalup
Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primary urban centre of Perth's outer ...
* McLarty Avenue, Joondalup
* Injune Way, Joondalup
* Clarkson
References
External links
West Coast Institute website
TAFE WA
Joondalup
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