坎根公立專科技術學院

Kangan Institute offers a wide selection of programmes, ranging from certificate courses to diplomas and pathways to degree programmes. Kangan Institute offers a multicultural and friendly learning environment with qualified academic instructors guiding students to achieve their academic and professional goals.

Kangan Institute is committed to ensuring that it provides an educational environment which is centred around principles of diversity and fair treatment, and fosters a firm appreciation of the cultural heritage of indigenous people. Kangan Institute is proud to follow the VRQA Minimum Standards of Registration, and committed to providing fair opportunity.

The academic staff and counsellors at Kangan Institute help students by providing support and guidance in the following areas:

• Language support
• Study skills
• Counselling

Kangan Institute offer courses in the following departments:

Automotive

Students looking to pursue a career in the automotive industry can train at the state-of-the-art Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Docklands, the largest and most advanced automotive training facility in the southern hemisphere.

Kangan develops its automotive courses to cater to the needs of industry. This ensures that students' training is relevant and gives them the practical skills to make them job-ready for the automotive industry.

Centre of Health and Community

Training programs promote situational awareness via simulation based learning. Students learn in realistic scenarios using cutting edge equipment, simulated labs and other training programs, as well as through immersive real life work placement.

Community Services

Diploma of Community Services (CHC52021) is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in community development, casework and group work.

This community services course equips students with an understanding of human rights, cultural inclusion, Indigenous culture, issues and strategies for effective service delivery. The course is ACWA (Australian Community Workers Association) accredited, which requires students to complete 400 hours of practical placement hours within a community service setting.

English language studies

The dedicated ELICOS training centre in Docklands offers a series of courses from elementary to upper intermediate level. Kangan Institute's general English course is designed for students to improve their English proficiency to take up further studies or prepare for employment.

English classes at Kangan consist of approximately 15 students, a favourable student-to-teacher ratio which allows students to have more one-on-one attention from qualified, experienced, friendly and dedicated teachers. Classes aim to integrate the four macro skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking.

Kangan Institute offers a host of facilities to enhance students' time on campus and facilitate comfortable learning and living. Some of the facilities that students have access to include:

Library and learning centre

Students can access library services at all campuses, through which they can browse and borrow books, magazines, DVDs and access computers and quiet study areas.

Cafeteria

The in-house cafeteria offers a good selection of dishes for lunch and quick snacks at an affordable price. Cafeterias are available at most campuses.

Employment Centre

Kangan Institute's employment centre is dedicated to helping students to understand and develop their employability skills to help secure meaningful and sustainable employment. The centre strives to assist students with job search and employment-related activities and resources, while also providing one-on-one assistance with job searching and writing applications.

Prospective applicants can visit the Kangan Institute website to view more information on facilities students can access during their study.

Hear what students have to say, with testimonials from successful international students at Kangan Institute.

Ciro Monaco – Diploma of Automotive Technology / Italy

''I chose Kangan Institute because it is well known to deliver the best training methodology and it is well known in the industry. The campus is very well organised with the latest automotive technologies.''

Yujin Jang - Diploma of Automotive Technology / Korea

''I am a female mechanic and wanted to educate the female drivers through their vehicle because a lot of female drivers don't know how to fix their cars.''

Cesar Gustavo Godoy Molina – ELICOS / Costa Rica

''It's been a wonderful experience for me at Kangan Institute, especially for me because I came from another school. It's very well located on the near of Melbourne – very easy to get to school. I'm very happy with the wonderful teachers. For me, it is very good as it focuses on writing, grammar and pronunciation.''

Santiago Alberto Medina Rodriguez – ELICOS / Colombia

''I studied cookery in Colombia and I'm studying English at Kangan because I wanted to compliment by degree. I really like the campus because it's very well located.''

Shu-Ting Lin – ELICOS / Taiwan

''We learn together and we learn from each other. We can go on special activities we play basketball and have BBQ's in the park.''