Riverina Institute - Wagga Wagga

TAFE NSW Riverina Institute provides a quality range of training services and related products, which can assist the ongoing development of regional industries and businesses. Our Institute is accredited to ISO: 9001 international quality standards and has achieved full business certification across all its campuses and functional units.

Riverina Institute supports a region of some 125,000 square kilometres, stretching from the forest regions of the Southern Alps to the grape growing areas of the South Australian border with the Murray River at the southern boundary. The rural sector, tourism, manufacturing, food processing, retail, small business, education and service industries are all key employers within the region.

Riverina Institute is the largest provider of post secondary vocational education and training in the Riverina Murray region. Each year, approximately 35,000 students enrol in more than 550 courses offered at 18 Campus locations.

Riverina Institute provides quality training and advice designed to meet the specific needs of industry, ranging from workplace basic education programs to those designed to facilitate workplace restructuring and increased productivity. The Institute values the development of long-term partnerships with its valued customers.

At each Campus students are provided a consistently high level of customer service. To give students the best opportunities to achieve their goals, Riverina Institute provides information, services and facilities that create an effective and supportive learning environment. In order to meet the varying needs of clients, Riverina Institute offers a wide range of courses by flexible delivery. These courses allow students to combine practical classes at TAFE with home or work based study.

Riverina Institute is a leading edge training provider in on-line learning. Riverina Institute is at the forefront of e-learning provision with experience and high level expertise in:

• The development of online learning resources;
• Facilitation and support strategies for online learners;
• Virtual communities and communities of practice;
• Professional development programs for a range of e-Learning skills including resource development and online facilitation;
• The provision of an expanding suite of online courses and student services, and
• An appropriate infrastructure to support online and blended learning approaches

The Institute employs more than 1,700 staff, making it one of the largest employers in the region. The professional development program, which includes industry placement, ensures that staff are at the cutting edge of teaching and learning technology. Riverina Institute also makes strategic use of industry experts and specialist staff in delivering education and training programs and has up skilled teachers to support E-Learning.

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