Sunraysia Institute: Courses, Admission, Cost

Built in 1980, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE is probably the biggest supplier of professional education and training in north-west Victoria. It gives a wide scope of vocational courses to enable students to become industry prepared. Some of the courses offered are in the areas that incorporate irrigation, commercial cookery and hospitality, business, horticulture, conservation and land management, transport and distribution, health and community services building and construction, engineering, automotive and other trades. The institute also specialises in multimedia, visual arts and language and literacy training. SuniTAFE today is an excellent institute with two main campuses situated at Mildura and Swan Hill, a rural campus at Robinvale and a training farm at Cardross, close to Mildura. The institute uses technology and a commitment to building educational partnerships that improve opportunities for students.

It has more than 8000 local students and numerous international students studying from 16 nations. The foundation's Student Support Services office gives free and confidential services to students and staff across all SuniTAFE campuses. Services incorporate handicap support, information, resources, guiding and referral services which meet individual student needs.

Situated at the Mildura and Swan Hill Campuses, the Skills and Job Centre offers an assortment of services to students, apprentices, trainees and job-seekers, along with business and industry customers. As a feature of the commitment to its students and business partners, it gives independent guidance on study career planning, job seeking and skills recognition and other scopes of different services.