2024-25 CENTRAL COAST INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS 28 Education and Training Tertiary education and skills training in the region is provided through the University of Newcastle’s Central Coast Campus, TAFE NSW Central Coast Campuses and the Central Coast Community College, all of which work closely with industry and the business community to develop customised courses to satisfy speci c workplace needs. University of Newcastle The University of Newcastle is one of Australia’s top regional universities and was among the world’s Top 200 universities in the prestigious 2024 QS World University Rankings being ranked 129. Ourimbah Campus Established in 1995 the University of Newcastle Ourimbah Campus o ers world-class teaching, learning and research for students with a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree research programs. The Campus provides opportunities to work closely with industry and represents the University’s commitment to working with local businesses to teach students ‘on the job’ as a reinforcement and enhancement of the theories from the classroom. Specialist programs in Oral Health Therapy, Podiatry, Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Exercise and Sports Science are o ered on the Central Coast Campus. Additional o erings include a Bachelor of Coastal and Marine Science and an innovative Bachelor of Public and Community Health. Other disciplines o ered include education, nursing, business, commerce, IT, social work and humanities. Central Coast Clinical School, and Central Coast Research Institute for Integrated Care Central Coast Clinical School, and Central Coast Research Institute for Integrated Care In 2021 the University of Newcastle opened their $72.5 million Central Coast Clinical School and Central Coast Research Institute adjacent to the recently redeveloped Gosford Hospital Precinct. Built on a shared vision to transform the Central Coast Region into a world-leader in healthcare, education, research and innovation the Clinical School provides over 850 places for students to complete their medicine, nursing and midwifery degrees while the Research Institute undertakes transactional research into developing and delivering new models of integrated care. New Gosford Campus Construction of the University of Newcastle’s new $63.8 million Central Coast Campus at 305 Mann Street in Gosford CBD commenced in January 2024. The campus will comprise a 4,550sqm 4-level building on a 4,672sqm site and when opened in 2025 will take in some 900 students. The building will be the rst mass timber construction in Gosford. It incorporates a community engagement space, innovation hub, meeting and event spaces, and generous landscaped area to enliven the streetscape. The University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO said it marked a major milestone for the project, and once complete would provide improved access to tertiary education for people living on the Central Coast. TAFE NSW TAFE NSW operates campuses at Gosford, Wyong and Ourimbah with many courses o ering pathways into the University of Newcastle. TAFE’s Gosford and Wyong Campuses o ers courses in: Business Administration, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Commercial Cookery, Hospitality Management, Information Technology, Construction, Carpentry, Horticulture, Metal Trades, Plumbing and Electrical Trades.
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