Cobblebank has been chosen as the location of a construction-focused Melton TAFE campus, set to opened in 2028.
The state government announced on Monday, May 26 that the new Kangan Institute campus in Melton will be built on the corner of Hollingsworth Drive and Ferris Road in Cobblebank after an agreement with Melton council.
This location is near Cobblebank train station, across from the council’s Western Business Accelerator and Centre of Excellence (BACE), and close to schools and the future hospital.
The $55 million campus, funded by the state government, will deliver training with a focus on key trades including plumbing, electrical, building and construction.
It will accommodate about 800 students each year.
Melton MP Steve McGhie said that as Melton is one of the fastest growing communities in the country, the new TAFE campus will “make sure locals have access to high-quality, hands-on training in key industries like construction, right on their doorstep.”
Skills and TAFE Minister Gayle Tierney said that the new “world-class campus that delivers high quality and industry relevant training in the construction fields will mean Melton residents have the opportunity to live, train and work in Melton.”
Kangan Institute will soon offer TAFE courses in Melton at Western BACE while work progresses on the new campus.
Institute chief executive Sally Curtain said that the courses that will be offered at this site during the campus’ construction will be in areas including digital and emerging technology and early electrotechnology training.
