Large Training Provider of the Year Award

As the largest registered training organisation in the ACT, with 13,183 enrolled students and 192 qualifications on offer, CIT is proud of its exceptional leadership and outcomes for the Canberra region workforce.

CIT delivers on government priorities, addresses skill shortages in key occupations and supports growth in emerging sectors. With a contemporary approach to the quality delivery of vocational education and training, CIT harnesses new and innovative solutions to ensure it is at the cutting-edge of the skills needed for the future.

CIT’s diversity of industry and community partnerships, ability to foster innovation in staff, student and industry engagement, training delivery to large numbers of government employees and collaboration with other academic institutions, highlight the central role CIT plays in the ACT region’s economic, social and cultural life.

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is the largest VET provider in the Northern Territory. In 2018 CDU supported 8785 students undertaking study in 180 courses across 123 locations locally, interstate and internationally.

CDU prides itself on the quality of its students, delivery and educators. Its students are recognised locally and nationally for their education achievements and 87 per cent of graduates are employed four months after graduating.

CDU places a lot of emphasis on professional development for its educators, an emphasis that has resulted in the university leading the Northern Territory Vocational Education and Training workforce development program, improving VET educator quality across participating NT Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).

CDU is a national leader in remote Indigenous VET education, providing quality education to all Territorians, and was acknowledged in the nationally recognised report Ready for Work, which sets the benchmark for RTOs in improving engagement, design and delivery of training in remote Australia.

As the Mallee region experiences strong population and economic growth, SuniTAFE (Sunraysia Institute of TAFE) responds to regional needs.

As a leading provider of vocational education in north west Victoria, SuniTAFE has two main campuses and a 30-hectare SMART farm near Mildura. SMART farm programs are technologically innovative, and have attracted international attention. They align students and industry to meet growing horticultural demand.

SunniTAFE launched a Diploma of Nursing in 2018, as well as a Certificate III in Transport and Logistics in response to an urgent need for freight drivers.

SuniTAFE is cultivating success, with above-average completion rates of 95 per cent, accompanied by strong job outcomes for graduates and the highest number of new enrolments in Victoria for 2018.

North Metropolitan TAFE (NMT) is leading the way in delivering priority industry qualifications against a number of WA skill shortage areas, including 40 per cent of WA’s publicly funded VET diplomas and advanced diplomas. It also provides Higher Education Diplomas and Associate Degree courses.

The courses are designed to meet emerging training needs and to match to jobs wherever possible, with NMT’s students regularly having the opportunity to participate in industry-run initiatives to complement their studies. Last year a number of Graphic Design students completed the 2017 Google Online Marketing Challenge where, as part of this challenge, they experienced and created online marketing campaigns using Google AdWords.

NMT’s vision is to transform lives by strengthening industry and community. Although it operates on a large scale, NMT prides itself on its ability to remain agile, treating every student and employer as a unique client.

The Design Centre, Enmore (DCE), was conceived in the Bauhaus design education tradition, which combines studio-based and applied learning.

The Creative Industries Faculty has strong industry engagement, resulting in industry projects and collaborations, internships, sponsorships and industry identified skills gap training.

The talented staff are active in their professional fields, winning awards, both as teachers and practitioners, as well as holding leadership positions in professional and industry associations.

DCE employs a range of industry experts as part-time teachers who make up two thirds of the educational staff.  This team of industry experts is one of DCE’s most valued partnerships through contributing to curriculum development, providing networking and upskilling opportunities for permanent staff, and ensuring training continues to improve to remain relevant to employer needs.

It is the currency, knowledge and skills of DCE’s teachers that ensures graduates are work-ready.

Currently ranked at number one in the Victorian TAFE sector, Wodonga TAFE achieved this status by adopting ‘One TAFE’ approach.

While the region has some of the lowest tertiary participation rates in the state, Wodonga TAFE and other tertiary education providers in the region work together to develop courses and programs to capture the interest, and address the specific needs of the community.

The TAFE and Charles Sturt University designed a unique pathway for students who did not receive an ATAR score high enough for university admission. It allows students to enrol in a dual Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation and a Diploma of General Studies. The twelve-month program provides students with the skills and knowledge required for entry into university.

Wodonga TAFE is incredibly proud of the outcomes for all 211 students who have participated in the program to date. One of the first students to complete the program was recently awarded a PhD scholarship.

Vocational Education and Training (VET) at Charles Darwin University (CDU) delivers more that 160 qualifications from Certificate I to Diploma level. 

CDU has well over 10,000 students, campuses in Darwin, Casuarina, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Nhulunbuy and offers on-line, blended and face-to-face modes of learning.

The Registered Training Organisation takes pride in delivering services across regional, remote and very remote Northern Territory to diverse, aboriginal, multi-cultural and mainstream communities.  In this complex environment CDU scored over 95% as part of the Student Outcome Survey for students recommending training to others – well above the national outcome of 89.7%.

CDU is committed to working with industry, creating purpose built courses to meet local needs and being an integral part of the Northern Territory’s economic and social development agenda.