Vocational Education and Training (VET) students are set to benefit from the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) campus in the Woden Town Centre.
Chief Executive Officer of CIT, Leanne Cover said the decision to build the new facility recognised the essential role CIT played as a major contributor to the economy in providing the skills for an adaptive, modern workforce.
“The nature of work is changing,” Ms Cover said.
“For Canberrans to compete and thrive in today’s workforce they will increasingly need contemporary vocational education and training skills,” she said.
“The announcement of a new CIT campus at Woden will ensure more Canberrans can get access to the right skills at the right time through Canberra’s premier VET institution – CIT.”
She said a preferred site for the new campus had been identified adjacent to the existing Woden Bus Station and the former Woden Police Station.
The new campus will share its location with the proposed new Transport Canberra interchange facility.
Chief Minister, Andrew Barr said the new campus would provide a teaching facility for up to 6,500 students and would focus on cyber, technology qualifications and service skills courses.
“The investment also demonstrates our guarantee that CIT will remain in public hands,” Mr Barr said.
“We will continue to invest in tertiary education in this city, with this new campus strengthening CIT’s vocational education and training network.”
He said CIT would retain a continued presence in the city, as well as its existing campuses in Bruce, Fyshwick, Gungahlin and Tuggeranong.
Ms Cover said she anticipated that CIT Woden would become a VET technology and service skills learning precinct, delivering courses to prepare students for roles in industries such as business, cyber security, IT, the creative industries, hospitality and tourism.
“The prospect of a new, state-of-the-art Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) campus is incredibly appropriate for the advancement of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Canberra and the region,” Ms Cover said.
