Hume City Council has welcomed the Victorian Labor Party’s commitment to invest $50 million in a new TAFE campus near Kalkallo. However, Council says a university is still needed in Hume.
The TAFE commitment will enable locals to access training in priority skills areas such as construction, trades, logistics, health, community services, early childhood education and renewable energy.
These hands-on, job-ready courses will support employment prospects for locals. A university in Hume would complement this training by enabling residents to undertake professional degrees.
Kangan Institute’s Broadmeadows campus is currently the only TAFE servicing Hume residents. Construction is underway on a second Kangan Institute campus in Sunbury.
Council is calling on all major parties to commit to a university in Hume.
Quotes attributable to Mayor of Hume City, Cr Carly Moore:
“This funding commitment is a significant win for our community, particularly for residents in Melbourne’s outer north who currently have limited access to vocational education and training close to home.
“I want to thank the Victorian Labor Party for this investment in Hume’s future. Expanding access to skills and training means more opportunities for local people to find meaningful employment and build rewarding careers.
“A strong tertiary education system provides multiple pathways. While this new TAFE campus will play an important role in training the workforce of the future, our rapidly growing community also needs access to university education closer to home.
“Council welcomes this commitment and will continue advocating for a university in Hume so residents can access the full range of tertiary education options without having to travel significant distances.”
