Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) is a TAFE institute located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has six city campuses located at Preston, Collingwood, Epping, Fairfield, Greensborough, Heidelberg, a country campus at Ararat, and country training facilities at Eden Park, Yan Yean and Kyneton.
A wide selection of study options in vocational education are offered from short courses, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships and traineeships through to certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, and bachelor degrees under the Australian Qualifications Framework. In 2010 there were 1,083 teaching staff and 641 support staff employed by NMIT who delivered over 550 courses. There were 44,500 students in Australia and a further 23,000 off-shore students at 26 partner institutions.
NMIT claims it is the largest provider of primary industry training in Victoria and one of the largest in Australia offering a diverse range of courses from practical short-courses to Bachelor degrees in Agriculture and Land Management, Aquaculture, Equine Studies, and Viticulture and Winemaking.
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