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About the School of Engineering

The TAFE School of Engineering within Swinburne University of Technology offers a wide range of programs to Australian and international students covering the education and training needs required for the discipline of Engineering.

The School covers the specific discipline areas of:

bulletAutomotive
bulletAutomotive Airconditioning
bulletAviation
bulletBrick & Block Laying
bulletBuilding & Construction
bulletCarpentry
bulletComputing & Information Technology
bulletCompetitive Manufacturing
bulletElectrical Engineering
bulletElectronics
bulletEngineering
bulletManufacturing Technology
bulletMultimedia
bulletMechanical
bulletNew Manufacturing
bulletPainting & Decorating
bulletWelding


The School offers programs at Advanced Diploma, Diploma, Certificate, Trade, Post Trade and basic vocational levels.

It has facilities at Hawthorn, Croydon, Wantirna, Prahran and Lilydale Campuses. School programs have a strong vocational orientation and contribute to the skill requirements of engineering industries in an era of technological change. A wide range of commercial activities to meet the specific training needs of industry are undertaken by the School. Hawthorn campus houses State-of-the-art facilities in CAD and CNC machining which are used extensively by industry.

Apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship training is a key focus of the School and, in co-operation with regional group training companies, provides training for over 800 apprentices annually.

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