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Riverina Institute

Riverina Institute offers international students the opportunity to live and study in rural Australia. Strong links with our industry sectors ensure our graduates have the skills demanded by employers. Students can choose from Colleges located in large inland cities.

Many of our students apply for Diploma-to-Degree packages. For some approved courses, international student graduates are currently eligible to receive additional points for General Skilled Migration by studying in a DIAC-approved regional area. Students should seek current information about courses which attract regional migration points before applying for a particular course of study.

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Living in Riverina

Students on campus
  • Live a safe, clean and green lifestyle with friendly people
  • Enjoy the low cost of living and relaxed atmosphere where you can concentrate on your studies
  • Fewer international students mean more opportunities to speak English
  • Large regional centres of Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith offer all the benefits of city living with daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne
  • Easy access to national parks, internationally recognised wineries, tourist attractions and a wide range of sport and recreational activities

Specialist Courses

  • Griffith: Hairdressing
  • Primary Industries Centre, North Wagga Wagga: Agriculture and Horticulture
  • Wagga Wagga: Community Welfare, Children’s Services, Accounting, Hospitality
  • Integrated Program with Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) and Bachelor in Information Technology at Wagga Wagga and Albury

Specialist Facilities

  • Primary Industries Centre at Wagga Wagga which operates a 200 hectare farm to teach agriculture and horticulture. Students access the latest farm machinery, a brand new shearing shed, excellent wool classing facilities, computerised glasshouses, a commercial-size nursery and a well-equipped laboratory
  • Specialist Information Technology Training Centres at Albury and Wagga Wagga
  • CISCO Academy training at Albury
  • Brand new purpose-built Health and Community Services building at Griffith specialising in Children’s Services, Nursing and Aged Care Work
  • “On Course” Training Restaurant at Wagga Wagga: 2005 and 2006 award-winning
    Regional Training Restaurant of the Year and a finalist in 2007
  • Purpose-built Hairdressing and Beauty Services facility at Griffith which opened in 2005

Student Support Services

  • Pick-up from local airport
  • Assistance to find accommodation
  • Counselling and learning support services
  • Libraries with free internet access and free email account
  • Full-time International Office staff

Awards

  • “On Course”, the Training Restaurant at Wagga Wagga Campus, won the Restaurant and Catering NSW / ACT Award for Best Restaurant in a Training Institution for Regional NSW in 2005 and 2006 and was a finalist in 2007.
  • Kathryn Hewitt, a 20 year old commercial cookery student, won the coveted 2007 Oliver Shaul Scholarship for most meritorious student of Commercial Cookery in NSW and received $10,000 towards an international study tour to England in 2008 to work with a world-renowned French chef.
  • A Diploma of Accounting student graduated with the highest marks in New South Wales and is currently studying Bachelor of Business (Accounting) at Charles Sturt University.
  • A Diploma of Beauty Therapy graduate received the 2007 Wagga Wagga City Council Scholarship for Excellence in TAFE Studies and $5,000 to learn new techniques in Europe, and is now working as a beauty therapist in a salon.
  • A Senior Counsellor led the Australian National WorldSkills team to the 39th WorldSkills International Competition in Shizuoka, Japan, where he mentored 27 Australian student competitors throughout the rigorous four-day international competition.
  • A Travel and Tourism teacher was one of seven recipients of a New Researchers Award. Her research project involved case studies and interviews with flight attendants and trainers from Aviation Australia and airlines such as Emirates, Etihad and Virgin.

For further enquires contact the Institute directly:

International Services Unit
TAFE NSW – Riverina Institute
PO Box 1000
Griffith NSW 2680
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6962 0445
Fax: +61 2 6962 0411
Email: elaine.mcbride@tafensw.edu.au
Web: www.rit.tafensw.edu.au

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