About SkillsTech Australia
SkillsTech Australia is the lead TAFE institute for training in automotive, building and construction, manufacturing and engineering, electrical/electronics and sustainable technologies throughout Queensland.
It commenced trading as a Registered Training Organisation on 1 July 2006.
SkillsTech Australia, a key component of the government's $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan, was created as part of a multi-faceted response to Queensland's skills shortages by modernising the way trade and technician training is delivered throughout the state.
Working closely with industry to ensure relevance, SkillsTech Australia is reviewing and redesigning trade and technician programs to suit both the needs of the learner and industry's needs for innovative, technology-driven, efficient and flexible training.
From 1 July, 2006, SkillsTech Australia assumed responsibility for all metropolitan Brisbane trades training facilities, staff and students, regardless of which training centre the training is being delivered.
Fourteen thousand students currently undertake trade training at SkillsTech Australia with this number expected to grow to more than 20,000 students by 2010.
Training centre locations
Current training centres in South-East Queensland are located at Acacia Ridge and Eagle Farm (the main training centres). Satellite training centres are co-located with existing TAFE institutes at Alexandra Hills, Bracken Ridge, Ithaca, Loganlea, Mt Gravatt, Salisbury, South Brisbane and Yeronga.
It is expected that by 2010, the majority of all trade and technician training in the Brisbane metropolitan area will be delivered at Acacia Ridge or Eagle Farm.
By July 2009, SkillsTech Australia will be responsible for trade training delivered through TAFE institutes on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Ipswich as well as regional institutes throughout Queensland. This coordinated state-wide network will ensure consistency of products and training and management of training demand.
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