Bendigo TAFE
Description
Bendigo TAFE is a regional provider of vocational education, training and assessment services, located in northern and central Victoria, Australia. The Institute has been in operation in various guises since 1854. The institute was known as the Loddon Campaspe Institute of TAFE from 1987 to 1990, Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT) from 1990 to 2009, before becoming Bendigo TAFE in 2009.Bendigo TAFE services a significant geographical area of approximately 25,000 square kilometres in central and northern Victoria, with a residential population of 220,000.In May 2014, Bendigo TAFE announced that it would merge with the Melbourne-based Kangan Institute to form the Bendigo Kangan Institute, however both institutes will retain their existing branding.Areas of study Aged Care Allied Health Art and Design Automotive Business and HR Services Carpentry and Joinery Children's Services Studies Community Services Conservation and Land Management Design and Drafting Disability Services Educational Pathways Electrical/Electronics Engineering English Language Food Hygiene and Food Processing General Education for Adults Hairdressing Beauty Hospitality Information and Communications Technology Management Mechanical Metal Fabrication Music Industry Skills Nursing Painting and Decorating Plumbing Primary Industries Animal Studies International education Laboratory Studies Horticulture and Agriculture Professional Writing and Editing VCAL