Kangan Institute

Kangan Institute
Motto Real education. Real skills. Real jobs.
Type TAFE Institute
Established 1997 with historical antecedents from 1925
CEO Trevor Schwenke
Administrative staff
 1200
Students 35000
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australia
Campus Broadmeadows, Docklands, Richmond
Colors Yellow, Black
Website http://www.kangan.edu.au/

Kangan Institute is a Technical and Further Education provider located over a number of campuses in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It specialises in health, after market automotive, fashion, visual merchandising, hospitality and commercial cookery, business, accounting and IT, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, building and construction and engineering courses.

History

Kangan Institute dates back to 1925 was involved in the merger of three major institutes—John Batman, Broadmeadows College and the Richmond automotive campus of Barton Institute of TAFE.

Campuses

Kangan Institute has five Melbourne campuses.

Broadmeadows campus

Kangan Institute's campus in Broadmeadows houses purpose-built training facilities such as the Transport and Logistics centre. It also holds the Richards restaurant, which trains hospitality students both as waiters and chefs.

Docklands campus

The Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) at Docklands is the purpose built automotive and International Language Centre. Opened in September 2006 it houses body trades training; incorporating vehicle paint, panel beating and body making.

Essendon campus

The Essendon campus offers business management, information technology and commerce course.

Richmond campus

The Richmond campus is home to study areas such as engineering, fashion and millinery, visual merchandising, hairdressing and beauty services and animal studies and VCAL.

Moonee Ponds campus

The Moonee Ponds Campus is a facility for the study of subjects such as nursing, children's services, aged care, disability and allied health services.

Subjects and courses

Kangan Institute offers nationally accredited courses from certificates to diplomas and graduate diplomas. Courses on offer focus on the following areas:

Kangan Institute also offers traineeship and apprenticeship training in the following areas:

Student life

Kangan Institute's Student Support and Recreation (SSR) provides on campus and special day activities, discounted trips and tours, free sporting competitions, publications, give-aways, and resources and support to a students at all campuses.

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