TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute is committed to excellence in training and skills development through engagement with industry, its stakeholders and its local communities.
In 2009, TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute commenced operations as an independent Registered Training Organisation, though it remains part of a collaborative network of TAFE SA Institutes.
We have a key role in the economic and social development of the state, particularly southern metropolitan Adelaide.
The Institute has over 27,000 students across seven campuses and an annual turnover in excess of $96.9M.
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Managing Director’s Welcome
Adelaide South Institute is a great place to learn and a great place to work. At least, that is what our students and staff tell us. We enjoy our reputation for high quality service and innovative practices.
We are one of the three institutes that make up TAFE SA. Our commitments and guarantees are backed up by our State Government. Students who have studied with us in the past have gone on to be industry leaders across many sectors. Current students are continuing to enhance our status in the VET Sector of Australia.
Take the time to look around our website, make some choices today to be a part of our success. I appreciate your interest in what we do and how well we do it, anyone of our staff will be pleased to provide you with further information upon request. Meeting your needs is an important part of achieving our vision.
Our Vision
TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute will be a world-class leader of learning that equips individuals, communities and enterprises with the knowledge and skills to develop and prosper.
We will achieve this vision by:
- embracing change through the participation and commitment of our people
- nurturing local, national and global partnerships with enterprises and educational providers
- developing innovative pathways that meet career aspirations and respond to the needs of South Australia’s workforce
- establishing high performance standards and ensuring productivity that is outcomes-focused and sustainable.
Our Values
Our core values, underpinned by integrity, will support us in achieving this vision:
Respect for:
- the values, beliefs, customs and cultures of individuals and our community
- each others rights, responsibilities and professionalism
Responsiveness in:
- providing timely and caring services generating creative, shared solutions embracing change where it is appropriate
- recognising and celebrating effort and achievement
Openness in decision making by:
- providing supporting reasons restricting information only where there is a wider public interest
- declaring any relevant private interests resolving conflicts being transparent
Striving for excellence in:
- using public resources efficiently and effectively
- embedding equality of access and opportunity
- fairness in our operations
- standards of service
Courage in:
- challenging and being challenged
- taking risks
- doing things in different ways
- taking responsibility for mistakes and learning from them
- enforcing our code of conduct
Strategic Plan
Adelaide South Institute Strategic Plan
Ministerial Charter
The Adelaide South Ministerial Charter sets out the Institute's functions, which are:
- the provision of vocational education and training services
- contribution to the strengthening of the public provider
- the provision of customer-focused and responsive services.
ABN: 57 500 809 958 (ABN Changes effective from 1 October 2009)
Business Number: BN05000907
NTIS Number: 40319
State Number: 04020
CRICOS: 00092B
Our philosophy
The Teaching and Learning Charter sets out our approach and philosophy to the provision of vocational education and training.
Teaching and Learning Charter
We are committed to providing a high-quality teaching and learning environment that is student centred, that supports and rewards teaching excellence, and raises the professionalism, visibility and status of teaching & learning throughout TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute.
Our practices are:
- quality driven for our learners
- supported by sound educational theory
- designed for individual and collaborative learning experiences that are underpinned by adaptive and meaningful assessment practices
- facilitated by professional staff that are both reflective facilitators and reflective practitioners.
We believe that:
- we are responsible for providing quality learning opportunities
- educational leadership exists at all levels of our organisation
- we must continue to invest in creating and providing opportunities for professional growth of our educational staff
- we must undertake research and reflective practice to be able to continually improve.
Our learners can expect to:
- undertake education and training that is contemporary and relevant to community and industry needs, that have training pathways together with flexible entry and exit points
- access learning that is available when and where the learner requires including on campus, online, and in the workplace or community
- receive quality information on course and vocational expectations
- be encouraged to
- reach a high standard of learning achievement and skill development
- develop critical thinking abilities that encourages individuals to take responsibility for their own learning
- receive timely and appropriate student support and counselling services
- learn in environments that are appropriately resourced and conducive to collaborative and independent learning.
The values that underpin this Charter are:
- trust, respect, openness, integrity and courage
- innovation & continuous learning
- responsiveness & customer service
- excellence.
Our staff
We aim to foster innovation in teaching and learning practice by creating a learning culture among our staff, a culture that promotes innovation as a core organisational capability.
Our focus for innovation is driven by a commitment to building staff capability that results in improving the quality of products, processes and services that benefit our clients.Our priorities for innovative practices include:
- closer engagement in work-based learning – linking course content more effectively to employer needs
- application of new technology facilitating learning – and learning resource management
- building networks and relationships around professional practice