I personally would like to say Stirling institute is awesome: I have had an absolutely amazing time with my studies, met some beautiful people, trainer is great, with my placement we had opportunities to find our own if we chose to but also support throughout with the coordinators of which are very approachable & professional into finding suitable companies/ partnerships which work within individual goals and planning. Everytime I needed support or questions I felt comfortable either by e-mail or a phone call, which was always promptly answered any of my questions or enquiry. I wish Stirling had more courses because I'd definitely continue my studies with Stirling institute for sure.
I would NOT recommend this institute to anyone, from my personal experience. Absolute lack of communication, weeks and months between email acknowledgement, some students have not even had a call back from Placement Co-Ordinators nor Management for that matter. Delivery of course was the worst I have ever experienced. Staff do not go above and beyond to treat you as a priority, ever. Never in my years of study, have I felt so unsupported. They will ask you to source own placement, then when you have tried yourself via 20-30 organisations, they will then try to place you somewhere that is not even close to your preferred 3 placement choices. My placement feedback was literally a 5 minute call to my supervisor. How poor is that. I found TAFE students got precidence over this private institute when enquiring about placement. It's a very poorly ran organisation in my opinion.
Best to get your qualifications from a reputable TAFE or training provider if you want to be job ready. I completed the certificate III in Horticulture 2023. Classes were face to face, and once a week over 12 months, and it was cheap with the government subsidies offered at the time. Material was outdated, classroom was not suitable for holding prac assessments and our class basically ran itself as self directed learning. We, as students located a garden which was 15 minutes drive away from classroom, to utilise for our prac sessions. Initial trainer was fantastic. His replacement in term 2 was not, running most classes via watching YouTube videos which were remotely related to the theory component and assessments. SIA were slow to answer our request for equipment needed for the prac assessments. SIA were also slow to answer the 2nd trainer's request for assistance with teaching. The Hort...Read More
My experience at Stirling Institute of Australia has been disappointing. The school is poorly organized, with emails often sent to the wrong students and teachers. They frequently change the timetable without notice and claim they have the right to do so, which is frustrating. The staff and management lack professionalism and support. I wouldn't recommend this school based on my experience.
