Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) is a TAFE institute located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has six city campuses located at Preston, Collingwood, Epping, Fairfield, Greensborough, Heidelberg, a country campus at Ararat, and several country training facilities. In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... High Street, Preston Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Collingwood is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Epping is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Fairfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Greensborough Shops Greensborough Shops Greensborough Shops Greensborough Shops Greensborough is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Heidelberg Shops Heidelberg Arms Heidelberg Shops Artists Trail sign at Heidelberg Heidelberg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Ararat in Victoria (red) Ararat () is a regional town in south-west Victoria, Australia. ...

A wide selection of study options are offered from pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships and traineeships through to certificate, diploma, advanced diploma level, and bachelor degrees. In 2004 more than 28,000 students studied at NMIT at over 450 courses, under the direction of 1,240 teaching and support staff.

Faculties at NMIT include Arts and Social Sciences, Building and Construction, Business, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Further Education, and Tourism and Hospitality.

History of Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE

The direct antecedents of NMIT are Preston College of TAFE and Collingwood College of TAFE which amalgamated in 1988 with the Parkville horticulture campus. The new organisation was called Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE. Initial campuses were at Preston, Collingwood and Parkville with the Institute developing new campuses at Heidelberg, Greensborough and Epping. A further name change toNorthern Melbourne Institute of TAFE ocurred in 1996, with the NMIT acronym adopted in 1999. Training centres at Eden Park and Yan Yean were developed. In 2002 a new campus was opened in Ararat, and a new training centre at Yarra Glen in the Yarra Valley. 2004 saw the Parkville campus close and a new campus start at Fairfield.

Campuses

The institute’s main campus is located at Preston on St Georges Road. Other urban campuses are at Collingwood, Epping, Fairfield, Greensborough, and Heidelberg. A Victorian regional campus is located in Ararat. Rural Training centres are located at Yarra Glen, Eden Park, Yan Yean, Whittlesea, Strathbogie Ranges and Northern AMEP at Broadmeadows.

Courses offered at NMIT

A full range of vocational short courses, and nationally accedited part time and full time Certificate and Diploma courses are offered.

As a specialist institute in primary industries NMIT offers degrees in Bachelor of Applied Aquaculture, Bachelor of Equine Studies, and Bachelor of Viticulture & Winemaking. In 2004 NMIT won its second wine Gold medal, for the Strathbogie Ranges B Shiraz at the prestigious Royal Melbourne Wine Show.

In 2006 NMIT is developing a course for a Bachelor of Music (Contemporary Australian Music) with other degree courses under consideration or development in business, information technology, and hospitality management.

External links

• Official website