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Vision International College, also Vision Christian College, and the sister college "Internet Bible College" all come under the umbrella name of "Vision Colleges. They were originally founded in 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania by Ken Chant, an Australian theologian and author. The Colleges are now located outside of Sydney, Australia in Minto, New South Wales, the college provides vocational ministry training by distance education with an emphasis on community service. The Reverend Dr. [[[Denis Plant]]] PhD now serves as the principal of the college.

Academics

Vision International College is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in Australia and is accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), the national regulator of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector which is part of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

The college offers the vocational training awards of Certificate III, Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma.[1][2]

Through Vision Christian College, (the orginal Vision college) non accredited awards are offered, these awards are highly respected awards that are formally endoresed my maqny denominations and mission organisations for ministry training. These awards are offered world wide in over 260 nations.

The Internet Bible College offers all of the Australian accredited and non-accredited courses and in Addition offer the American State Approved Bachelors completion through to the Ph.D. awards through the Texas University of Theology and with Vision International University

Partnerships

Vision International College maintains partnerships with Vision International University in Florida and also in Ramona, California, United States, to offer students a pathway of learning from vocational training to an academic degree. Students who have earned a three-year advanced diploma from Vision International College may gain admission into the bachelor's degree completion program of Vision International University. The college offers its programs as part of the consortium of distance education of the Vision International Education Network.

The college maintains a strong commitment to vocational ministry training within the local context of the student. While the curriculum is deep-rooted in a Pentecostal-Charismatic heritage, it remains open-ended and adaptable to any immediate cultural and theological context. The college encourages students to apply their educational experience to their church environment, denomination, and faith community.[3]

The college also maintains the Internet Bible College, an Internet-based option of study for its students which offers accredited awards from Vision International University, non accredited awards up to the Diploma of Biblical Theology from Vision Christian College, Sydney, Australia, and state approved degrees from bachelors to PhD degrees through Vision International University in Florida

See also

References

  1. ^ Vision International College accreditation Cert III to Adv. Dip (official site)
  2. ^ Vision International College accreditation Post Graduate (official site)
  3. ^ Vocational Ministry Training Programs (official site)

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