Victorian International Academy

Victorian International Academy is a leading training provider delivering nationally recognised courses from the Hairdressing and Beauty Services and Community Services Training Packages. We are a CRICOS provider for international students. VIA offers hairdressing and barbering apprenticeship training in your workplace, as well as full time or part time nationally recognized Certificate ll, Certificate lll, Certificate IV and Diploma non-traineeship courses. We also host Professional Development and refresher courses for qualified hairdressers in our Fitzroy Salon. Our popular Certificate III in Hairdressing course is also held in other convenient locations around Melbourne to suit the needs of our students. Our current Hairdressing locations include: Ringwood, Vermont, Coolaroo, Jacana, Lalor, Melton, Campbellfield, and Dandenong. Our Fitzroy Salon has been fitted out with modern furnishings and fittings. The library has a wide range of essential texts and students have class sets of text books/resources to use. Other facilities include, computers with internet connection for students to research projects and free wireless network access in all common areas. Our Salon facilities include: Large operating salon for student experience Multi-discipline classrooms Specialist colour room Luxurious basin training area Photographic studio Fashion show space Professional makeup bar Student locker & catering facilities Student learning library In 2017, VIA saw the need for quality training in the area of Community Services and broadened our scope to include Certificate III in Individual Support. This course is delivered both in the workplace as a traineeship, or as a non-traineeship blending classroom learning with a minimum of 120 hours of practical work placement in an aged or disability care facility. To suit the needs of our students, our Individual Support course is held in convenient locations around Melbourne, including: Coolaroo, Sunshine, Lalor and Vermont.