As a government owned technical and further education provider, Bendigo TAFE is governed by a number of regulatory bodies and frameworks and is responsible to the Minister for Education and Training, reporting through Skills Victoria within the Victorian Government Department of Education, Employment and Training. This is the regulatory framework we work within. However, we deliver our education, training and assessment services through our organisational capability.
Governance
Bendigo TAFE is governed by a board that oversees the strategic direction and financial management of the organisation. Board members bring with them significant experience and expertise in their own professional fields and all share a passion for the future of Bendigo TAFE.
The board are expected to govern in a manner that ensures that they are efficiently managed, provide high quality education and training services that meet the needs of the community and meet both financial and non-financial performance.
View the profiles of the Bendigo TAFE board members.
Credentials
Bendigo TAFE is a public entity promulgated under Section 3.1.11 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
Australian Business Number
Bendigo TAFE’s Australian Business Number is 74 802 942 886.
Our principal office is 136 McCrae Street, Bendigo Victoria 3550.
Registered Training Organisation
Bendigo TAFE is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) under the Australian Quality Training Framework. Our RTO number is 3077.
CRICOS registration
Bendigo TAFE has CRICOS registration (Provider number 03059A) and complies with the Educational Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.
ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems Certified
Bendigo TAFE has adopted AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems and the VET Quality Framework as the Institute's Quality Assurance Standard in order to provide a structured framework for the institute's daily operations and continuously improve its processes and practices. The institute's quality system also incorporates occupational health and safety and other external requirements.
VET Quality Framework
The VET Quality Framework is aimed at achieving greater national consistency in the way providers are registered and monitored and in how standards in the VET sector are enforced. The VET Quality Framework comprises: the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations, the fit and proper person requirements, the financial viability risk assessment requirements, the data provision requirements and the Australian qualifications framework.
Sustainability
Learn more about our sustainability program here.