Polytechnic West

Polytechnic West (formerly Swan TAFE was a State Training Provider established under section 35 of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996  based in Perth, Western Australia. Polytechnic West is one of the largest training providers in the state and teaches and instructs in a range of areas from trade-based apprenticeships to business and finance to aviation across its eight campuses in Bentley, Carlisle, Midland, Thornlie, Balga, Jandakot and two Armadale campuses.

Polytechnic West had existed under various guises since the early 20th century, when Perth Technical School was established to train professional and skilled workers to for the new railway technologies that supported the state's agriculture and mining industries.The most recent change was from Swan TAFE in 2009 as part of a government initiative in which State Training Providers were granted more independence and encouraged to "reinvent themselves to meet the requirements of the volatile economic climate". The Polytechnic's reinvention has seen it branch out into areas normally untouched by State Training Providers (STP), and was the first STP to teach Higher Education.

• Polytechnic West is one of the largest training providers in the Western Australia and teaches and instructs in a range of areas
• It is committed to enhancing education and training options for students and employers though cutting edge facilities and technology
• It's programs are designed with significant input from industry to ensure highly skilled, job-ready graduates