A Better TAFE For Frankston To Put People First

02:07' 15-11-2016

One of Victoria’s largest TAFE infrastructure projects is underway with Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today turning the first sod on the $70 million redevelopment of Chisholm Institute’s Frankston campus.

Photo: Paul Jeffers

The project – made possible thanks to $25 million from the Andrews Labor Government’s TAFE Rescue Fund – will feature a new four storey facility for health, community care and early childhood education.

The campus will get a Higher Education and Student Hub and a new Centre for Advanced Manufacturing.

The redevelopment will allow Chisholm to meet higher education demand in the region and support the re-skilling and up-skilling of workers – changing people’s lives for the better.

For two years, the Labor Government has been delivering the things that matter most to people – including making sure every Victorian has access to real training so they can get a real job.

Chisholm is a key player in giving industries in South East Melbourne a highly skilled workforce. That’s why the Labor Government is supporting Chisholm with extra funding including:

$3.5 million in Community Service Funding for vital community support
$4.3 million from the TAFE Back to Work Fund
$1.6 million from the TAFE Boost Fund to strengthen apprenticeships and traineeships
$2.4 million to support workers in the automotive manufacturing sector in South East Melbourne to transition to new jobs.

The redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2018.