Western Sydney Institute

TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute is a large complex decentralised educational institute and is one of the largest Institutes of TAFE NSW. The Institute annually enrolls more than 90,000 students and offers around 1,000 vocational education courses.

The administrative centre of the Institute is located at Kingswood in the far west of Sydney, Australia. The Institute employs approximately 1,450 full-time and 2,500 part-time staff.

Western Sydney Institute has campuses in nine locations in Western Sydney and manages OTEN, TAFE NSW's facility for statewide distance education located in Strathfield in Sydney's Inner West. The Institute also has an international delivery arm and students from approximately 35 countries study with the Institute. The Institute also operates the Building Industry Skills Centre (BISC) at Castle Hill.

The Institute offers entry level courses for people looking to start their education, Certificate to Advanced Diploma level courses for people looking for career-related skills, and short courses for people looking to advance their skills and careers. Additionally, many courses have credit transfer arrangements with universities for people looking to go on to or returning from university.

Colleges

• Blacktown College, Blacktown
• Blue Mountains College:
  • Katoomba Campus, Katoomba
  • Wentworth Falls Campus, Wentworth Falls
• Mount Druitt College, Mount Druitt
• Nepean College:
  • Kingswood Campus Kingswood
  • Penrith Campus, Penrith
• Nirimba College, Quakers Hill - Specialised courses included Building Skills
• Richmond College, Richmond - Specialised courses included IT & Agriculture
• The Hills Campus:
  • Baulkham Hills College, Baulkham Hills - Specialised courses included Hospitailty & Business
  • Castle Hill College, Castle Hill, New South Wales - Specialised courses included IT

External links

• Western Sydney Institute homepage