Our impact
2026
Changing lives through the power of education and skills
Bendigo Kangan Institute continues to make strong progress against our strategic priorities in 2026 – with real impact for learners, customers, partners and the workforce.
This page brings together key initiatives from across the organisation each quarter, highlighting where we’re delivering value, strengthening partnerships and responding to workforce needs in line with our 2030 Strategic Plan – fulfilling our purpose to change lives through the power of education and skills.
Quarter 1, 2026
Delivering on our purpose
Our students and customers
Our students and customers
Our goal: Empowering every student and customer with high quality services so they can take their next step.
We strengthened workforce pipelines by welcoming thousands of students and apprentices, backing industry‑recognised excellence, showcasing job‑ready skills and supporting skilled migrants into employment.
Welcomed thousands of students and apprentices across our campuses
Strengthening local workforce supply throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.
Backed excellence with our partners
Celebrating more than 160 outstanding students with industry-sponsored awards that recognise job-ready capability.
Launched digital badges for skilled migrants
Helping skilled migrants showcase verified recognition and connect professionally with employers throughout Australia
Skills and solutions
Our goal: Driving innovative solutions and partnerships that shape industries, education and assessment.
We advanced industry‑aligned skills solutions through global centres of excellence, new courses, electric vehicle workforce leadership, future‑focused campus planning and international collaboration on workforce mobility.
Opened the Automotive Centre of Excellence – Cambodia
Partnering with the Cambodian Government and RMA Group to support global skills development.
Launched enrolments for the Diploma of Nursing in Castlemaine and Echuca
Working with Dhelkaya Health and Echuca Regional Health to strengthen local skills pipelines and respond to workforce shortages. [*Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121)]
Hosted the AUSMASA electric vehicle skills summit at our Automotive Centre of Excellence
Bringing industry together to explore critical electric vehicle workforce needs.
Launched designs for Sunbury Campus alongside the Victorian Government and Architectus
Outlining how the facility will support workforce needs in a fast-growing region.
Worked with UNSW to train engineers in clean energy skills
Providing undergraduates with specialised EV and battery training at our Automotive Centre of Excellence - a partnership designed to close the growing gap in practical, high voltage skills across the sector.
Marked one year of developing the next generation of health and community workers in Melbourne’s north
Demonstrating how our Health and Community Centre of Excellence in Broadmeadows is making an impact to the community.
Appointed by Australian Skills Quality Authority to support quality across the national skills system
Strengthening workforce outcomes by validating student assessments and ensuring learners have reliable, job-ready skills.
Appointed by the South Australian Skills Commission to validate kitchen training facilities
Supporting quality cookery training by confirming commercial kitchens meet national standards for safety, equipment and compliance.
Showcased progress at the nearly complete Hume Tech School
Giving school and community partners a shared view of the purpose-built STEM facility that will open new learning pathways for more than 28,000 secondary students.
Our people and communities
Our people and communities
Our goal: Creating opportunities for our people and communities to thrive
We supported inclusive participation in skills and employment by recognising diverse talent, strengthening apprenticeship pathways and engaging communities in workforce development.
Reinforced our commitment to inclusive workplaces and training environments
Supporting diverse participation in skills and employment through our presence at the Midsumma Pride March.
Progressed our First Nations Employment and Retention Roadmap
Strengthening pathways for First Nations people to build careers, lead and shape Bendigo Kangan Institute, in line with our Reconciliation commitments.
Listened to our people and acted on what matters
Turned 2025 People Matter Survey feedback into real improvements – from stronger change leadership to more opportunities to grow.
Marked National Apprenticeships Week alongside government, industry and students
Spotlighting apprenticeships as a critical pathway for workforce development.
Recognised the contribution of women across our workforce and student community
Highlighting the role of skilled, diverse talent in strengthening industry and workforce outcomes.
Organisational sustainability
Organisational sustainability
Our goal: Building a leading and sustainable skills organisation
We invested in sustainable and digitally enabled systems, achieving a 5‑Star Green Star facility and improving service capability through artificial intelligence (AI)‑supported operations.
Achieved a 5-Star Green Star Rating from the Green Building Council Australia
Positioning our Health and Community Centre of Excellence among Australia’s most sustainable training facilities.
Welcomed new AI agents to the team
Providing clear, organisation-wide guidance on safe and responsible AI use, while supporting service consistency in skills assessment.
In the spotlight
A powerful example of lives changed through education and skills.
From detective to chef: Meet Bendigo TAFE’s Student of Year, Campbell McNair
Looking ahead
This work reflects Bendigo Kangan Institute’s purpose and role as Australia’s leading TAFE provider.
Looking ahead, we will be laser focused on delivering our 2030 Strategic Plan, ensuring we show and live what it takes to continue changing lives through the power of education and skills, and delivering workforce ready outcomes where they matter most.
