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Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE

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Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (or MSIT) was arguably one of the most commercially successful publicly funded vocational education and training colleges across Queensland, Australia. MSIT operated in the highly competitive vocational education and training sector. The college offered 270 courses and each year approx 30,000 students passed through its doors. MSIT also provided fee for service corporate training and small business coaching programs.

In 2012, MSIT became the first TAFE college to deliver Higher Education Bachelor degree programs in Queensland, initially in disciplines such as Accounting, Early Childhood Teaching or Fashion Design. And MSIT also established strong links with Australian and International Universities enabling graduating students credit towards qualifications with a university.[1]

On 19/May/2014 MSIT ceased operations as it's own entity (due to policy and structural changes announced by the Queensland state government) leading to it's amalgamated with Brisbane North Institute of TAFE and Southbank Institute of Technology to become TAFE Queensland Brisbane (region) under the new statutory body called TAFE Queensland.[2]

Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE had campuses located in the southeast of the wider Brisbane region including:


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