South Metropolitan TAFE

South Metropolitan TAFE
Former names
  • Challenger Institute of Technology
  • Challenger TAFE
  • South Metropolitan College of TAFE
  • South Metropolitan Technical College
  • Polytechnic West
TypeTechnical and further education
Established1898
ChairMs Elizabeth Carr AM
Location
Fremantle
,
W.A.
,
Australia
CampusFremantle, Bentley, Jandakot, Murdoch, Kwinana, Munster, Rockingham, Thornlie, Mandurah.
Websitewww.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au

The South Metropolitan TAFE (formerly known as the Challenger Institute of Technology or Challenger TAFE) is a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution with campuses in Armadale, Bentley, Carlisle, Fremantle, Jandakot, Kwinana, Mandurah, Munster, Murdoch, Naval Base, Rockingham and Thornlie in Western Australia.

On 11 April 2016, Challenger Institute of Technology was merged with Polytechnic West, and became South Metropolitan TAFE.[1] It is a registered training organisation (RTO Code: 52787) containing more than 350 courses over various industry training areas for full-time, part-time, workplace based and online study, as well as customised training, apprenticeships and traineeships. Each year, over 25,000 students from urban and rural areas attend South Metropolitan TAFE. The TAFE is also attended by many international students at offshore training facilities and programs in Mauritius, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

South Metropolitan TAFE won the Australian Defence Industry Awards 2022 Academic Institution of the Year award,[2] and the WA Training Awards Large Training Provider of the Year 2022.[3]

  1. ^ New appointments to strengthen training sector Archived 2017-08-17 at the Wayback Machine 5 April 2016 (accessed 17/8/2017)
  2. ^ "SM TAFE wins national defence award | South Metropolitan Tafe". www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  3. ^ "SM TAFE wins major award at WA Training Awards | South Metropolitan Tafe". www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-11-03.