Victoria Institute of Colleges (VIC) (1965 - 1980)

From
9 June 1965
To
1980
Summary

The Victoria Institute of Colleges was established on 9 June 1965 by the Victoria Institute of Colleges Act 1965. The Institute had been one of the major recommendations of the Commonwealth Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education in Australia (also known as the Martin Committee). According to Murray-Smith and Dare (1987, p. 385) 'the main aim of the new institute was to foster the developments of tertiary education in technical, agricultural, commercial and other fields of learning (including the liberal arts and the humanities) in institutions other than the universities'. The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology was the first college to gain affiliation with the Victoria Institute of Colleges. In 1980, the Victoria Institute of Colleges was succeeded by the Post-Secondary Education Commission under the provisions of the Post Secondary Education (Amendment) Act 1980 (Public Record Office Victoria, undated).

Published Resources

Books

  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987; Victoria Institute of Colleges, undated, https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VA571.

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