A representative office in Shanghai, China supports the development and expansion of these joint venture campuses. To date, over 800 students have enrolled in diploma and advanced diploma courses at these international campuses.

Around 480 graduates have been placed in international hotels and tourism organisations and are claiming their places as future industry leaders.International human resource training and development projects

WAI is the designated specialist in HRD in the tourism and hospitality sector. WAI has worked with government and industry partners in providing tailor-made solutions including:

• Vocational training systems
• Hotel pre-opening training and simulation programs
• Training needs analysis
• Curriculum design and development
• Learning resources development
• Tourism trainer professional development programs;
• Skills audits
• Certification and employment programs.International Project and Partnerships

WAI played a pivotal role in pre-opening training for the Integrated Resorts in Macau as well as the design and implementation of the Australian Pacific Technical Colleges in the Pacific in partnership with Box Hill.

WAI's international partnership with the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat has brought the successful completion of projects relating to the tourism priority blueprint for the ten countries in the ASEAN region.

Leveraging its curriculum expertise, WAI has built a new partnership with the Saudi Commission for Tourism (SCT), developing learning materials for the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia.

Other successful partnerships include Australian Leisure and Hospitality and Brumby's Bakery and the joint initiative with the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Academy in China.