Polytechnic West is a technical and further education institute located in Australia where it has campuses at Bentley, Balga, Carlisle, Midland, Thornlie and Armadale. It was established in 2003 and comprises of nearly 30,000 students.The institute offers courses in aeronautics, animal care, baking, business and management, child care, commerce, commercial cookery, fashion and textiles, horticulture, hospitality, information technology, mechanical and electrical engineering, refrigeration and air-conditioning and viticulture.