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Where is UB Tec?
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UB Tec
UB Tec is located at the SMB Campus in Lydiard Street South. Courses are delivered in existing specialised TAFE training facilities and in the new refurbished wing at SMB. A new building will be constructed in the near future.
University of Ballarat
The University of Ballarat dates, through its predecessor institutions, from 1870 when the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat was founded. This makes it the third oldest tertiary education institution in Australia. In another sense, we are one of Australia's newest universities, having been declared a University in 1994. In 1998, the University of Ballarat merged with the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, and with the Horsham-based Wimmera Institute of TAFE, which had a Stawell campus. Since that time, the University of Ballarat has focused on achieving greater educational benefits for the communities we serve in Central and Western Victoria, as well as other parts of Australia and overseas. The UB Tec has access to a range of specialist teaching facilities within the University of Ballarat.
Specialist Teaching Facilities
The following are examples of specialist teaching areas that deliver training to UB Tec Students.
Building and Construction Training Centre
The UB Building & Construction Training Centre in Grant Street
Ballarat is adjacent to the SMB campus. The Building &
Construction Training Centre is a ground breaking training facility
that applies environmentally sustainable practices to building
construction.
One of the main features of the building is the
integrated solar panels incorporated in the north facade of the
building. This is the largest installation of its kind in
Australia. By offsetting carbon emissions, the solar panels make
the building much more energy efficient. Timber cladding has been used
over much of the building in place of steel or concrete because it is
a fully renewable building material. Equipment in the bricklaying
department and plumbing skills room utilises recycled water to reduce
demand from Ballarat's main water supply.
The floors in the facility have been fitted with materials that have a
number of environmentally friendly benefits including 85% Australian
limestone, which is an inert raw material found in abundance. Other
flooring materials have been sourced from Australian companies that
specialise in recycling plastic shopping bags and plastic
bottles.
The state-of-art technology buildings are a mixture of teaching
classrooms and specialist workshops with teaching focusing on
sustainability and environmental approaches. The physical structure of
the facility is leading the way by taking a sustainable approach. The
Centre was constructed in accordance with environmental principles and
is fitted with the most up-to-date technology and equipment.
UniStyle
The UB Uni Style Centre for Hair, Beauty and Massage is also
located on the SMB campus. Although the building itself dates back to
1856, it has been refurbished and equipped with state-of-art,
hair, beauty and massage equipment with contemporary and experienced
staff ensuring that the beauty industry education and training appeals
to both male and female students.
Students are engaged in a variety of real world learning activities
including, make-overs and photo shoots. The undertake training in practice environments such as
the Uni Style Hair Salon and the Uni Style Beauty and Massage Centre.
Interesting topics, elearning tools and up-to-date software and
industry applications engage the students in their learning.
Hospitality & Tourism
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism has
developed rapidly in the past four to five years and is now able to
offer educational pathways from return to work programs and
Certificate I level courses through to cookery Apprenticeships, Diploma,
Advanced Diploma and now a Degree in Hospitality Management. The
Hospitality and Tourism Department is located in the central courtyard
at the SMB campus where it has been in operation for the last 30 plus
years.
Our modern facilities offer students the best possible start in their
chosen career path. Our training restaurant Prospects, has been given
a major make-over, changing it to a facility seating over one hundred
customers. The Hospitality and Tourism Department at UB TAFE provide
students with the skills and knowledge to work in commercial
kitchens, and food and beverage service operations. To round out the
education and training of students wishing to pursue a career in the
hospitality or tourism field, work placement opportunities are
negotiated with local business operations. All teaching staff are
fully qualified with many years of industry experience both in
Australia and in many cases overseas.
Automotive & Engineering
Designers, diviners, inventors. The diverse engineering and automotive industries keep the world turning and the Engineering and Automotive Department at UB TAFE prides itself on adding new and innovative cogs in the machine. We have become better connected with industry ensuring that our staff and our students stay connected and move with the times. The engineering and automotive staff are knowledgeable, enthusiastic and committed to their students, industry and the local community.