Type Private Campus Urban | Established 2008 Website Eit.edu.au | |
Location West Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Affiliations Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, Registered Training Organisation | ||
The "Engineering Institute of Technology" (EIT) is a private college operating globally. Founded in 2008, with headquarters in Perth, Australia. EIT offers vocational and higher education.
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EIT is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in the Vocational Education and Training Sector (VET) in Australia and is regulated by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) . As such is registered to deliver formal vocational qualifications to students worldwide.
EIT is also a designated Higher Education Provider within Australia and is regulated by Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). The college is registered to deliver a number of Bachelor of Science and master degrees in the engineering and technology discipline.
At the Western Australian Industry Export Awards, in 2015, The Engineering Institute of Technology won first place in the Education and Training category.
History
The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) was founded as an affiliate of IDC Technologies by Dr Stephen Mackay. Dr Mackay is the institute's Dean of Engineering. After its founding, the college proceeded to offer live, online programs presented by industry-based lecturers who are sourced globally.The online EIT campus is accessed by students worldwide.
With its head quarters first established in the Australian city of Perth, EIT opened offices in countries including Canada, United States, United Kingdom, India, South Africa and New Zealand. These office centers are accessible to students worldwide.
Organization and Administration
The EIT Governance Board leads and guides EIT in the establishment, development, management and maintenance of the strategies and corporate governing policies. It delegates decision-making authority to the managers and academic governing bodies. The EIT Academic Board provides guidance to the EIT Governance Board on the setting and maintenance of academic standards within EIT. It oversees the academic administration of EIT and develops policies relating to academic operations. Learning coordinators, together with the lecturers, administer the different courses and provide direct support to EIT students.
Academics
EIT offers courses for professional development and Australian accredited qualifications in Engineering Management, Civil Engineering, Data Communications and Industrial IT, Industrial Automation, Instrumentation and Process Control, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The educations offered by EIT is embedded in and driven by industry practice. EIT employs a synchronous learning and teaching platform with live, interactive webinars that allows students to interact with lecturers in real-time. Practical applications are accessed through EIT remote laboratories and simulation software.
Libraries
EIT students have access to electronic libraries and information resources necessary to achieve the outcomes of their qualifications. EIT holds an Educational Copyright License and has a collection of white papers on engineering topics.
Student support
Learning coordinators and lecturers support EIT students for the duration of their studies.