Chief Executive's Welcome
Welcome to Southbank Institute of Technology – Queensland’s leading provider of high-level vocational and technical education – delivering high quality, industry ready graduates and associate professionals.
Whether you’re looking to start an exciting new career, build your skills, increase your study opportunities or gain practical hands-on skills to support your university qualifications, Southbank Institute gives you more study choices and flexible study options.
We offer part-time, full-time, post-graduate and online study options across a range of vocations and nationally recognised qualifications including apprenticeships, certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degree and post degree qualifications.
Courses are offered in civil engineering and built environment, business and management, performing arts and creative industries, nursing and health services, hospitality and tourism, sciences, multimedia and IT, beauty and fitness, and community services.
For those who wish to pursue higher education on completion of their vocational qualification, we currently have 160 formal pathway opportunities to universities across our Faculties.
Key to our success is our industry-savvy teachers and close partnerships and associations with industry to provide our students with unique opportunities to gain real-work experience - one of the reasons why Southbank Institute graduates are in high demand with employers.
From our state-of-the-art training facilities in purpose-built learning areas and laboratories, Southbank Institute plans to stay at the forefront of technology-assisted learning and provide a range of associate degrees, university pathways, and articulation arrangements to link technical education to university.
When you visit our campus you’ll discover a diverse and friendly community with a truly cosmopolitan campus – our students come from Brisbane and surrounding areas and all corners of the globe. Next door you’ll find sophisticated student accommodation and on our doorstep is a variety of cultural and entertainment facilities for you to enjoy.
I also invite business owners, CEOs and executive teams looking to maximise competitiveness through customised commercial training solutions to talk to us about their needs and our unique solutions.
I hope the information you find on our website will help you make the decision towards the next step in your career path. We look forward to sharing with you the Southbank Experience.
Dr Pim Borren, BSc, Mcom(Hons), PhD, Dip Tchg
Chief Executive
Southbank Institute of Technology
Last updated 15 November, 2011