The Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, also known as SuniTAFE is a provider of vocational education and training services in north-west Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1980, its first campus is located in
Mildura, Victoria
Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area h ...
, with additional campuses in
Swan Hill
Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia on the Murray Valley Highway and on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At , Swan Hill had a population of 11,508.
Indigenous Peop ...
,
Robinvale, and
Horsham
Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby ...
, and a training farm in
Cardross
History
The institute was established in 1980 as the Sunraysia College of TAFE. The institute was the first purpose designed
TAFE
Technical and further education or simply TAFE (), is the common name in English-speaking countries in Oceania for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education. TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational cours ...
college in Victoria.
It was renamed the Sunraysia Institute of TAFE on 2 October 1995.
From its inception the Institute aimed to provide training to meet the needs of the local community including the more remote locations in the region such as
Ouyen,
Manangatang and
Werrimull. This was called the Outreach program. The institute was also established with a tri-state focus due to its unique location near the border of the three states of
Victoria,
New South Wales
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