Kent Institute Australia

Kent Institute Australia, which was established in 1989, aspires to create a brighter future for its students, as well as help them prepare for their chosen career paths in the fields of information technology or business. 

Its student body comprises of over 55 nationalities. It empowers its students to discover their full potential by providing them with guidance throughout their academic journey so that they can achieve their professional aspirations.

It ensures its training staff and courses follow both the Australian as well as global best practices in the field of education. It offers a wide range of fully-accredited bachelor’s degrees, diplomas as well as certificates that are globally recognised.

Kent Institute Australia regularly establishes and maintains links to both the industry as well as professional institutes to ensure that its courses meet all of the requirements in the workplace.

It has two state-of-the-art campuses situated in the central business districts of Melbourne and Sydney.

Students will have access to first-class facilities as well as a faculty who have experience in the industry, empowering them and helping them to explore greater possibilities upon their graduation.

It has adopted a practical learning approach, in which students are exposed to both ideas as well as theories from actual situations, providing them with a competitive advantage when they enter the workforce.

It offers external workshops which focus on both personal and professional development, where the students are provided with the chance to advance and broaden their development. It has over 10,000 graduates who work in industries across the globe.

The following are the study options available for international students at Kent:

Bachelor of Business

The degree has been designed to teach students about communication and professional skills, as well as the critical reasoning they require in contemporary business settings. This course offers specialisations in:

• Management
• Information systems
• Marketing
• Accounting

Students may also be able to take a double specialisation in Marketing and Management.

Bachelor of Accounting

Accounting is an important management tool required for business planning, monitoring as well as control that can develop a number of career opportunities in business, management as well as finance, across various industries, and in the government.

Bachelor of Information Technology

The increasing digitisation of the businesses’ operations in Australia, across all the sectors in the economy, has led to more integration between broader business operations, as well as Information and Communications Technology (ICT) functions. Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) has been newly developed in Kent to meet this industry need in the future.

The following are the Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses offered at Kent:

Business Courses

• Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping
• Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication
• Certificate IV in Business
• Diploma of Accounting
• Diploma of Project Management
• Diploma of Leadership and Management
• Diploma of Marketing and Communication
• Advanced Diploma of Marketing and Communication
• Advanced Diploma of Accounting
• Advanced Diploma of Programme Management
• Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management

Information Technology Courses

• Certificate IV in Web-Based Technologies
• Diploma of Digital Media Technologies
• Diploma of Website Development
• Advanced Diploma of Information Technology

The career and employment support ensures that Kent Institute Australia’s students graduate are being equipped with the skills, confidence, knowledge as well as the capability to sell themselves to future employers. Kent offers its students with lifetime access to its exclusive online Kent Careers Service portal, as well as personal weekly consultation services, Career Hub as well as regular Job Ready workshops.

The newly established careers services portal at Kent provides both current students as well as its alumni with a modern resource tool to help them look for employment and prepare for the application as well as interview process. The careers service portal offers resources including cover letter builder, CV builder, elevator pitch simulator, interview simulator, search function for industry jobs, as well as career management and self-development tools.