About Kangan Institute

Kangan Institute Highlights 

College Info

In Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the Kangan Institute is a prominent source of training for the automotive, healthcare, and nursing sectors as well as indigenous education. It also has a significant presence across a variety of areas, including fashion, business, and law. It has strong ties to many organisations and offers students seeking industry-relevant training in a variety of disciplines as well as on-location training options to suit the needs of the individual student or association. It is one of the state's largest providers of apprenticeship and traineeship training.

The programmes offer pathways to more than 25 college degrees and range in level from basic certificate to diploma and advanced diploma. The Talents Recognition Programme gives students the credits or qualification that correspond to their present skills based on their studies, prior knowledge, and experience. The institute has more than 80 years of experience in professional education and training, making it a flexible, innovative, and dynamic location for learning with a vibrant multicultural community. Five campuses—Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Broadmeadows, Docklands, and Richmond—are used to deliver the programmes.

A route programme is a one-year introduction to a full-degree curriculum that gets pupils ready for college admission. These projects give students training in a wide range of areas, including the natural sciences, business, engineering, the humanities, and the biological and life sciences. A pathway programme prepares students for college enrollment by serving as a one-year introduction to a full-degree educational plan. These initiatives educate aspiring scholars in a variety of fields, including the arts, humanities, business, biology and life sciences, engineering, technology, and the natural sciences. Additionally, by completing a few academic subjects that count toward their academic credits, the programmes assist overseas students in improving their proficiency in speaking and writing English. The programmes are typically created for students who don't have the necessary English proficiency exam results to obtain admission through conventional channels.

Summer courses are a strategy used by schools and colleges all around the world to help students advance key academic skills during the summer break. As they are occasionally used to bridge the gap between distinct phases of academic study, summer courses serve a wide range of demands for different students. The course also provided the necessary or additional professional training and qualifications. Summer courses cover a wide range of topics including engineering, technology, natural sciences, arts, humanities, business, biology, and many more.

How to Apply Kangan Institute

1.       Select Your Course (s)

Select the course(s) in which you are interested and ensure that you meet the entry requirements.

2.       Complete the Required Forms

Please ensure that you complete all sections, sign and date the required forms

Click here for the International Application Form

International Eligibility Checklist Form

International Student Financial Declaration Form

3.       Documentation

Your application's supporting materials must all be certified or authenticated. A certified copy is a duplicate of the original document that has been attested to as having been seen the original by the agency that issued the original, a government agency, a public notary, or a justice of the peace. Your education agent may additionally certify the original documents.

Applicants will need to provide the following:

Academic results and education certificates (if your documents are not in English they must be translated into English by an authorised person/organisation)

• English language test score, if applicable
• Passport pages with your details
• Evidence of employment activities, if applicable
• Current CoE (s), if applicable
• Current visa label, if applicable

 

4.       Submit Your Application

To submit your application by email, scan and attach the International Student Application Form and attested copies of relevant documents to an email addressed to: international@kangan.edu.au

To submit hard copy of your application, you can take your application to your nearest education agent representing Kangan Institute. To find your closest agent, get in touch with Kangan Institute International at international@kangan.edu.au

5.       Notification

The results of each applicant's application will be communicated to them in writing. It's possible to get in touch with applicants to ask for more details or supporting documents.

You'll get an Offer and Acceptance Agreement if you're successful. Read your Offer and Acceptance Agreement carefully because it contains a summary of the terms and conditions, a description of the return policy, and payment instructions.

A Conditional Offer and Admission Agreement that outlines the conditions that applicants must accomplish before acceptance may be given to candidates who do not meet all of the entry requirements.

6.       Accepting Your Offer

The following steps outline how to accept your offer:

• Verify that, if applicable, all requirements stated in the Offer and Acceptance Agreement have been satisfied.
• Complete the Offer and Acceptance Agreement in its entirety.
• Decide on a method of payment and make arrangements for it.
• Provide payment documentation

You can submit all pages of the completed Offer and Acceptance Agreement along with evidence of payment of fees via email international@kangan.edu.au or via your education agent.

7.       Payment of Fees

Direct bank deposits can be made to Bendigo Kangan Institute. When sending an electronic transfer, remember to mention your reference number. Your offer must be accepted with payment documentation.

8.       Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

After receiving all required paperwork and processing your payment, the CoE will be issued. You or your education agent will receive your CoE through email.

You must submit your CoE in order to apply for a student visa. Please, either directly or through your education agency, inform the International Department of the conclusion of your visa application.

Entry Requirements

All applicants must fulfil necessary requirements for each course. Before applying, it's crucial to confirm the requirements for your course.

Students who can provide proof of successfully completing prior studies may be given subject credits. You must submit these with your application.

The main prerequisites include the following:

1. Must be 18 years of age

International students applying to study at Kangan Institute must be 18 years of age to commence the course.

2. Australian Year 12 or equivalent

The majority of courses require the successful completion of the Australian Year 12 or the equivalent overseas qualification.

You can view here for overseas equivalent qualifications.

Applicants who do not meet the academic prerequisites but have relevant work experience may apply for mature age entry.

If your qualification is not listed and you would like to know if you meet the minimum entry requirement please contract international@kangan.edu.au.

3. Kangan Institute English Language requirment

Before being accepted into the course, international applicants to Kangan Institute must submit documentation of their English language proficiency. An overview of acceptable levels of English language proficiency can be seen in the table below:

English Language Test	Courses with IELTS 5.5 overall no individual band less than 5.0	Course with IELTS 7.0 overall no individual band less than 7.0
Academic IELTS	5.5 (no band less than 5.0)	7.0 (no band less than 7.0)
TOEFL iBT	55 overall Listening: 9 Speaking : 16 Reading : 10 Writing : 10	94 overall Listening : 24 Speaking : 23 Reading : 24 Writing : 27
OET		Minimum score of B in each component
Pearson Test of English (PTE)	42-49 overall (no band less than 40)	65 overall (no band less than 65)
Cambridge  English – Advanced (CAE)	162 overall (no band less than 154)	169 overall (no band less than 169)
Kangan Institute English Placement Test	Accepted	Not acceptable
Secondary schooling or tertiary studies	Satisfactory completion of two years (full-time) academic study in an institution where English was the language of instruction and assessment, and having completed these studies no more than two years prior to commencing studies.	Not acceptable
Senior secondary school (in Australia)	Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) with a study score of 20 (including  interstate)	Not acceptable
Bendigo TAFE and Kangan Institute English Partners	Kangan Institute also accepts certificates from authorised English language partners.	Not acceptable

4.       Additional Entry Requirements

Some courses require additional entry criteria; you may need to provide the following:

• Participating in the BKSB LLN numeracy evaluation by the Kangan Institute.
• Show up for the interview
• An Investigation by the Victorian Police
• The International Police Check
• A Check For Working With Children (WWC)
• Requiring immunizations as directed
• Presenting evidence of prior work experience

Kangan Institute Higlight

Year of establishment	1997 with historical antecedents from 1925
Type	TAFE Institute
Administrative staff	1500
No.of Campuses	5
IStudents	30000

Kangan Institute Living cost

The approximate weekly cost is AUD$235 – AUD$400 per week. Students can rent a room in a private house – this can be either furnished or unfurnished. Meals and utility expenses are not normally provided. Rent varies from approximately AUD$130 to AUD$215 per week.