Other name |
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Former name | Balga Technical School, Carine Technical School, Central Institute of Technology, Central Metropolitan College of TAFE, Claremont School of Art, Midland College of TAFE, North Metropolitan College of TAFE, Perth Technical School, Swan TAFE, Trades North, WA School of Nursing, West Coast College of TAFE, West Coast Institute, West Coast Institute of Training, West Coast TAFE |
Type | TAFE |
Established | 1900 |
Chairperson | Ms Mara West (Governing Council chair) |
Director | Ms Michelle Hoad (Managing Director) |
Academic staff | 805 |
Administrative staff | 450 |
Students | 30,000 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Balga, Clarkson, East Perth, Joondalup (Kendrew Crescent), Joondalup (McLarty Avenue), Leederville, Midland, Mount Lawley, Nedlands (Oral Health Centre of Western Australia) and Perth. |
Website | northmetrotafe |
North Metropolitan TAFE is a state government-funded educational facility delivering Technical and Further Education (TAFE). It services the northern suburbs of Perth across ten campuses. It was formed on 11 April 2016,[1] when the State Government announced after the Independent Review of the Vocational Education and Training Sector in Western Australia, that the 11 State Training Providers would be streamlined and form five new TAFE colleges in Western Australia.[2] This resulted in the merging of Central Institute and West Coast Institute to form North Metropolitan TAFE.[3]
At the beginning of 2017, two campuses (Balga and Midland) that were formerly part of Polytechnic West also joined North Metropolitan TAFE.[4]
North Metropolitan TAFE has about 1250 (casual, part-time, full-time) staff that collaborate with local industry to ensure that courses are meeting the demands of students wanting to enter the workforce with up-to-date, industry-specific, practical skills. As of 2021, there were 29,979 students enrolled in approximately 350 Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses covering a number of industry areas.[5]