* TAFE courses
TAFE, Technical and Further Education institutes provide additional study and career alternatives for Australian school leavers who are unable to attend university. TAFEs provide highly specialized and practical training targetted at students seeking specific training for well defined types of jobs. Such jobs range from the trades to office work TAFE colleges are scattered across VIC, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, WA, ACT and NT. Visit this site for a list of TAFE institutes.
Some TAFE courses suit degree grads who plan to take a short course specialised in an area or wish to pursue a different line. This is why some uni grads go back to TAFE for work’s sake, especially when the degree they completed has poor employment prospects. TAFE courses are highly regarded by Aussie employers as they are designed to teach students practical skills such as welding, painting, carpentry, plumbing, electrical science, computing and computer programming, PC Support etc. TAFE diploma and certificate courses, whilst not equivalent to university degrees have more practical focus than degree courses.
TAFE courses are offered at Certificate I, II, III, IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma level, lasting 6 months to 2 years, full time or part time
Suggested courses for jobs in demand:
- Accounting Bookkeeping & Finance – Accounts clerk, Accouts Payable, Receivable, Payroll
- Automotive trades – mechanic auto electrician, tyre fitter, motocycle mechanic, parts interpreter
- Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations PR, Copywriter, Promotions
- Animal Studies Vet nurse, Zookeeper, carer, pet groomer, dog handler trainer
- Architecture and Building Design - CAD Technician, Electronic Draftsman, modelling
- Aviation Air traffic controller, helicopter pilot, airplane pilot
- Beauty Therapy – Beautician, therapist, make-up artist, nail technician,
- Building & Construction – builder, asbestos remover, carpenter, , estimator, foreman, tiler, painter , decorator, plumber, rigger, scaffolder, waterproofer
- Business & Office Administration ( PA, Executive Assistant, Secretaries Admin assistant , clerk , receptionist )
- Call Centre – Customer Service, HelpDesk, Service desk officer
- Children Services – child care worker, nanny
- CAD and Detail Drafting
- Civil and Structural Engineering ( Technician, Draftsman, Quantity Surveyor etc )
- Computer , Computing , Network Admin Tech Support
- Community- Youth worker, mental health worker, case worker, welfare support, counsellor
- Dentistry – Dental Assistant or technician, prosthetist, radiographer, hygienist
- Design – Cartoonist, animator, graphic designer, jeweller, jewellery design, model maker, web designer
- Electrical, Electronics, Electrotechnology technicians, Electricians, installation , PC assembly, repair, Security systems / CCTV installer
- Events Management – Conference organiser, Exhibitions, Venue manager
- Environment – Lab technician
- Fashion, Costume and Millinery – designer, patternmaker, fabric designer, printer, apparel cutter, CAD operator, dress maker
- Fashion merchandiser, Milliner, sewing machinist, supply chain manager
- Fine arts- artist, ceramics, sculptor, potter visual arts assistant
- Floristry ( Flower arrangement industry )
- Food Technology & Processing – Lab tech, handler, processing operator, food inspector
- Footwear- designer, machinist, shoemaker, repairer
- Environment – Lab technician
- Events Management – Conference organiser, Exhibitions, Venue manager
- Fashion, Costume and Millinery – designer, patternmaker, fabric designer, printer, apparel cutter, CAD operator, dress maker, Fashion merchandiser, Milliner, sewing machinist, supply chain manager
- Fine arts- artist, ceramics, sculptor, potter visual arts assistanty
- Floristry
- Food Technology & Processing – Lab tech, handler, processing operator, food inspector
- Footwear- designer, machinist, shoemaker, repairer
- Hairdressing
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Human Resource HR, OHS
- IT
- Logistics
- Language Interpretation
- Logistics
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Jewellery, Watch & ClockmakingLab science- Biomedical, Pathology, Mortuary
- Lab science – Bio-medical, Pathology, Mortuary
- Legal – Conveyance, Legal secretary, legal document processor, survellance worker, court bailiff, court orderly
- Library and Record keeping
- Manufacturing- Production manager- forestry , manufacturing, operator
- Maritime – AMSA certification, deck hand, Engine Driver Master Class 4,5
- Massage – Sports massage, remedial therapist
- Mechanical Engineering trades, metal etc
- Media – TV Producer, Camera operator, media producer Production assistant, radio Producer, presenter
- Music – recording engineer, assistant, editor, stage producer, sound technician, music management, marketing, digital recording
- Nursing and Aged Care
- Photography
- Printing- Binder/ finisher, book restorer, pre-press, production planner,screen printer
- Real Estate and valuation
- Retail & Visual Merchandising – store manager, customer service manager,sales manager
- Security and Locksmith – Locksmith, alarm systems
- Sports & Recreation – Fitness instructor, recreation officer, sports management
- Surveying & Spatial Information – Cartographic technician, GIS officer, surveying technician
- Travel & Tourism
- Vehicle repair – automotive panel beater, service mechanic, detailer, trimmer, painter
