About South West Institute of Technology
Overview
Located just 175km south of Perth, Bunbury is the heart of the South West, WA’s premier holiday region. Its distinctive coastal location and balmy Mediterranean climate combines amazing natural surrounds including pristine beaches, exquisite forests, premium wineries and vineyards.
The South West also boasts some of the finest furniture galleries and is widely recognised for its distinctive contribution to the creative industries as well as being a magnet for visitors wanting to experience the very best that the tourism and hospitality sector has to offer.
The region covers an area of 23 970 square kilometres and has the most diverse regional economy based on:
- A diverse mining sector,
- A strong agricultural and horticulture sector,
- Unique timber and forest products,
- World Class wine industry,
- Diverse retail sector,
- A broad range of manufacturing,
- Extensive construction industry and
- Award winning service industries.
Through our regional network we are able to provide expertise and resources to assist students to realise their career aspirations in a range of areas and offer unparalleled facilities and equipment to ensure that students receive training to industry standard in well appointed classrooms, a fully functional restaurant, commercial kitchens, industrial workshops, Scientific laboratories and purpose built horticultural hothouses essential to preparing candidates for jobs in hospitality, commercial cookery, horticulture, viticulture, mining, engineering, surveying and building.
Our Campuses
The Institute offers modern, purpose built facilities and student amenities at its main campus in Bunbury, and provides training programs through its regional campuses in Busselton, Collie, Harvey, Margaret River and Manjimup.
- Bunbury Campus: The Bunbury Campus is the largest of the campuses and is the administrative heart of the South West Institute of Technology.
- Busselton Campus: The Busselton Campus is the second largest of the six campuses and serves the needs of the rapidly expanding and economically vibrant coastal town of Busselton.
- Margaret River Campus: The Margaret River Campus is located in the heart of an area renowned for the world class wine it produces.
Centre of Excellence
Through our regional network we are able to provide expertise and resources to assist students to realise their career aspirations in a range of areas and offer unparalleled facilities and equipment to ensure that students receive training to industry standard in well appointed classrooms, a fully functional restaurant, commercial kitchens, industrial workshops, Scientific laboratories and purpose built horticultural hothouses essential to preparing candidates for jobs in hospitality, commercial cookery, horticulture, viticulture, mining, engineering, surveying and building.
Incorporating a Centre of Wine Excellence our Margaret River Campus provides a world class training venue for practical and theoretical elements of wine grape growing, cellar operations, cellar door sales and wine tourism industries.
The sophisticated research and tasting facilities coupled with a working winery for hands-on experience makes this the premier provider of wine industry training for the cultivation, manufacture and bottling, as well as the promotion of wine sales at the cellar door in Western Australia.
Industry Partnerships
The extensive industry experience of the lecturers as well as their commitment and dedication to working with a diverse student body consolidates the Institute's reputation of rendering graduates of an outstanding calibre with an excellent track record of employment outcomes.
The South West institute of Technology has forged long standing and successful partnerships with many mining and resource companies throughout Australia. These partnerships have enabled the institute to work closely with industry to develop and deliver innovative training opportunities that meet the current and future training needs for our students.
Our collaborative partnerships with both Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities enable students to access pathways into additional tertiary training located in close proximity to both the Bunbury and Margaret River campuses.
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