Preston Technical College (1965 - 1981)

From: 1965
To: 1981
Summary: Preston Technical School was renamed the Preston Technical College in 1965. The College comprised both the boys' and girls' technical schools, the apprentice, certificate and technicians' schools, and the full-and-part time, diploma and evening schools (Carroll, 1995, p. 3). According to the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) (VPRS 18550), the Preston Technical College became a division of the Preston Institute of Technology from 1968. The college then became independent of the Institute at the end of 1981. At this time, the name of the college was changed to the Preston College of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) (State Government of Victoria, 23 December 1981, p. 4263).

Timeline

1937 - 1964 Preston Technical School
1965 - 1981 Preston Technical College

Related Organisations

Archival Resources

Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre

College Committee, 1972 - 1981, VPRS 18550; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

General Subject and Correspondence Files - Preston College of TAFE, 1985 - 1987, Item no. S01137, Series S0050; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

Carroll, Brian, A Decade of Achievement: Phillip Institute of Technology, RMIT Press, Collingwood, Victoria, 1995. Details
State Government of Victoria, Victoria Government Gazette No. 124, Melbourne, Victoria, 23 December 1981. Also available at https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/vic_gazette/1981/124.pdf. Details

Online Resources

Preston Institute of Technology (previously known as Preston Technical School 1937-1964, Preston Technical College 1965- 1967, Preston Institute of Technology 1968-1981), undated, https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VA1212. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Carroll, Brian, A Decade of Achievement: Phillip Institute of Technology, RMIT Press, Collingwood, Victoria, 1995; College Committee, 1972 - 1981, VPRS 18550; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre; Preston Institute of Technology (previously known as Preston Technical School 1937-1964, Preston Technical College 1965- 1967, Preston Institute of Technology 1968-1981), undated, https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VA1212; State Government of Victoria, Victoria Government Gazette No. 124, Melbourne, Victoria, 23 December 1981. Also available at https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/vic_gazette/1981/124.pdf.

Created: 17 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024