Canberra Institute of Technology

CIT is the largest Technical and Further Education (TAFE) provider in the Australian Capital Territory.

[2] CIT provides a wide range of education and training courses that focus on practical skills and formal, technical qualifications.

Originally named the Telopea Park Technical Trades School, the first ‘CIT’ was officially opened by Prime Minister Stanley Bruce on 6 June 1928.

Qualifications in these categories are managed by the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) which is the national set of standards.

Some courses at CIT can be undertaken via Flexible Learning where students do not have to study according to a semester-based timetable.

Reid campus has a student-run restaurant, child care centre, hairdressing studio, beauty salon and travel agency.

CIT Tuggeranong A new location for Canberra's south is now open at 205 Anketell Street, Greenway.

CIT and the University of Canberra also form two-thirds of the collaborative organization, the National Centre for Forensic Studies,[10] in conjunction with the Australian Federal Police.

[11] CIT and Charles Sturt University (CSU) also have a number of formalized credit transfer agreements whereby graduates of CIT's Diploma / Advanced Diploma programs receive credit when they commence a linked CSU degree.