Editing Muresk Institute

{{Short description|Agricultural educational facility in Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
'''Muresk Institute''' is an educational, training, research, conference and function facility based in [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]], situated approximately {{convert|90|km|mi|0}} east of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] region of [[Western Australia]]. Until 1985 it was known as '''Muresk Agricultural College'''.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Muresk Agricultural College | title=Muresk 1926-1976 | publication-date=1976 | publisher=Muresk Agricultural College | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/17974042 | accessdate=5 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=McLaren, Glen | author2=Curtin University of Technology | author3=Muresk Institute of Agriculture | title=75 years on : a history of the Muresk Institute of Agriculture | publication-date=2001 | publisher=The Institute, Curtin University of Technology | isbn=978-0-646-49990-1 }}</ref>

The College, situated on {{convert|898|ha}} of research and farming land, was established in 1926 by the Western Australian Government and incorporated into the [[Curtin University|Western Australian Institute of Technology]] (WAIT) in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000177b.htm |title=Muresk Agricultural College (1926 - 1985)|accessdate=8 March 2015|publisher=Encyclopedia of Australian Science}}</ref> The college was managed by WAIT and later [[Curtin University of Technology]] from 1969 until 2012, when responsibility for Muresk's operation was transferred from Curtin to the State Government. The Department of Training and Workforce Development established the Muresk Institute as a multi-tenanted, multi-functional facility for training, higher education, research, professional development and learning extension.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |publisher=Department of Training and Workforce Development, Government of Western Australia |url=https://www2.dtwd.wa.gov.au/mureskinstitute/about-us |website=Muresk Institute |accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref>

Muresk Institute offers a wide range of nationally accredited courses, as well as workshops and professional development, hand-picked from leading training providers and industry experts across the country. Training delivered on site includes the Diploma of [[Agribusiness]] Management, Diploma of Agriculture and other industry-driven short courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Muresk Institute |url=https://www2.dtwd.wa.gov.au/mureskinstitute/find-a-course/all-courses |publisher=Department of Training and Workforce Development, Government of Western Australia |accessdate=2 November 2020 |date=2020}}</ref> [[Curtin University]] offers an Associate Degree in Agribusiness at Muresk and at the Geraldton Universities Centre, with the intensive laboratory elements delivered at Muresk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Associate Degree in Agribusiness |url=https://study.curtin.edu.au/offering/course-ug-associate-degree-in-agribusiness--ad-agrib/ |website=Curtin University |accessdate=2 November 2020}}</ref>

Muresk Institute is home to Western Australia’s first demonstration SMART Farm<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Muresk Institute Home to WA's First Demonstration SMART Farm|url=https://www2.dtwd.wa.gov.au/mureskinstitute/latest-news/muresk-institute-home-to-wa%E2%80%99s-first-demonstration-smart-farm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 January 2021|website=Muresk Institute|publisher=Department of Training and Workforce Development, Government of Western Australia}}</ref> which uses cloud-based technology, sensors and global positioning systems to provide farmers with data to make highly informed choices and improve efficiency.

Muresk Institute is also a highly equipped conference and accommodation venue<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Training, Conference and Research|url=https://www2.dtwd.wa.gov.au/mureskinstitute/facilities/training-conference-research|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 January 2021|website=Muresk Institute|publisher=Department of Training and Workforce Development, Government of Western Australia}}</ref> suitable for corporate and community events.

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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/trainingproviders/mureskinstitute/Pages/default.aspx/}}

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[[Category:Universities in Western Australia]]
[[Category:Northam, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1926]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in Australia]]