Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE

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campus =Morwell, Yallourn, Warragul, Chadstone, Leongatha,
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Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE, also known as GippsTAFE, is a TAFE institute located in the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It has campuses located at Morwell, Yallourn, Warragul, Chadstone and Leongatha.

With the Gippsland Region being Australia's largest power producing centre GippsTAFE has developed a strong focus in training for the energy, mining and telecommunications industries. It also provides a wide selection of study options in vocational education from short courses, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships and traineeships through to certificate, diploma, advanced diploma level, under the Australian Qualifications Framework. In 2006 12,000 students studied at Central Gippsland TAFE at over 300 courses.

In 2005 GippsTAFE teamed up with Australia's Ceramic Fuel Cells, Ltd. (CFCL) to conduct a field trail of a fuel cell-powered micro-combined heat and power (CHP) generator appliance, conducted at the Chadstone Campus. [Ian Porter, " [http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Tests-put-spotlight-on-Ceramic-cells/2005/04/20/1113854262562.html Tests put spotlight on Ceramic cells] ", The Age April 21, 2005. Accessed August 12, 2008]

Gippsland Educational Precinct

In 2004 GippsTAFE signed a partnership agreement to develop the Gippsland Education Precinct (GEP) at Churchill together with Monash University, Gippsland Group Training, Kurnai Secondary College and Latrobe City, to provide wider vocational options and lift the region's high school retention rate. The $12million project funded by the Victorian Government will include a state-of-the-art technology centre, which will allow for advanced apprenticeship training in trades that rely heavily on information technology systems. [ Louise Habgood, " [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/24/1035416928976.html Creating new interest in study] " The Age, October 23 2002. Accessed August 12, 2008]

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