Business and Finance

Crunch the numbers with a career as an accountant. 

Are you detail-oriented, organised and enjoy working in a structured environment? A career in numbers could be right for you. 

The Diploma of Accounting prepares you for a career as an accountant/bookkeeper, financial services manager or tax agent. Once completed, you will qualify to be accredited by the Institute of Public Accountants and the Association of Accounting Technicians. 

Throughout this course, you will learn how to prepare financial and tax documents, plan, budget and forecast, and review accounting controls and processes. You will learn in a simulated workplace environment and be assessed using real-life scenarios and organisational policies and procedures. If you are currently working in this field, you will have the option to use your own workplace documents for training and assessment.

An updated version of this qualification is being introduced in 2023. As we are committed to providing you with industry ready qualifications, new students will be enrolled into the latest version.

Crunch the numbers with a career in bookkeeping. 

Bookkeepers provide a valuable service to organisations and individuals all around the world, and have the freedom and flexibility to work for a business or within their own practice. The Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping combines both the accounting and bookkeeping specialisations, giving you a variety of choices for career progression. 

Throughout this course, you will gain skills and knowledge in accounting legislation, internal control procedures, cloud computing and setting up and operating a computerised accounting system. You will learn how to prepare business documents and reports, process financial, payroll and BAS statements and monitor the financial performance of an organisation.

An updated version of this qualification is being introduced in 2023. As we are committed to providing you with industry ready qualifications, new students will be enrolled into the latest version.

Get started in an industry you can count on. 

Do you like working with numbers and data, and prefer a methodical approach to tasks in the workplace? This course could be for you.

The Certificate III in Accounts Administration provides you with the skills and knowledge to work in the administrative side of accounting, assisting in the management of finances for an organisation. This includes financial data entry, processing accounts and payrolls, producing financials reports and providing customer service in financial transactions. 

Throughout this course, you will learn how to create subsidiary accounts and ledgers, undertake financial calculations and transactions, process payroll and use a computerised accounting system. You will also learn how to produce business documents and reports and learn about best practices for customer service in the financial services sector. 

Area Warden (formally called Fire Warden) – Does not include any practical component on fire fighting or the use of fire fighting equipment.

Area warden looks at the structure of the Emergency Response team, various roles and responsibilities e.g, chief warden, area wardens, communications officer etc. It also covers some specific responsibilities of the area warden such as conducting evacuations, conducting area searches, communication methods, and muster points.

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

Units:

K2046 Area Warden 

Climb the corporate ladder.

Progress your career in the world of business

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? This course covers the core competencies that enable you to operate smoothly in your office-based role. You will learn about best practices for customer service and communication, how to solve problems and overcome business challenges, and the importance of resource and schedule management, while improving your digital literacy and numeracy skills.

This course has been developed to fit the specific industry needs of the Northwest region. If you are completing this course as part of a traineeship, you will put your skills into practice in the workplace while learning. Those without a workplace will learn within a simulated virtual online environment.

Adapt and innovate in the changing business world. 

The Certificate IV in Business has been designed to prepare you for the adaptability and innovation required to succeed in a post-COVID world. In response to industry needs, this course focuses on transferrable skills in reading, writing and communication, as well as operating efficiently in a digital environment. 

This course covers digital communication and report-writing, operational planning and problem-solving, business networking, self-management, leadership and workplace health and safety, depending on the elective units you select.

If you are completing this course as part of a traineeship, you will put your skills into practice in the workplace while learning. Those without a workplace will learn within a simulated virtual online environment. 

Make your mark in the corporate world.

Seeking to elevate your business management skills?

This qualification is perfect for those who are already employed in an office or commercial environment and are seeking growth in a business management role. Business management is a skillset relevant across many industries and sectors.

Successful completion of this qualification will provide you with the skills to manage business operations effectively, as well as lead and support a team of staff. Undertaking a combination of structured learning activities and self-paced study, topics will be themed around operational planning and budgeting, team management and business sustainability. You will explore different methods of communication, various ways to problem-solve, how to build emotional intelligence and manage conflicts within a team environment. You will learn how to think critically and analytically to achieve business goals and create a sustainable competitive advantage within your organisation. 

Want to become an administrative whizz? 

This course covers the core competencies that enable you to operate smoothly in your office-based role, with a particular focus on administrative components. You will learn about best practices for communication, inclusivity, problem solving and stress management. This course covers the planning and scheduling of works, procurement processes, digital and literary competency in business, basic financial transactions, record keeping and the importance of business sustainability. 

This course has been developed to fit the specific industry needs of the Northwest region, and provide in-demand support to small and large businesses in the areas of accounts and data entry. 

Be business ready!

Almost every business has an office — and there's no shortage of job opportunities here! From administration work through to customer service, using business technology, dealing with accounts and finances through to digital marketing — you just need to be skills ready!

The Business Ready Skill Set will give you the skills and knowledge required to deliver all aspects of customer service including how to create a relationship with customers, identify their needs, deliver services or products and process customer feedback. You'll also learn how to use business technology and produce business documents, follow work health and safety (WHS) and emergency procedures and instructions, and use computer software and organise electronic information and data.

Units:

BSBOPS203 Deliver a service to customers

BSBPEF202 Plan and apply time management

BSBTEC201Use business software applications

BSBWHS211 Contribute to the health and safety of self and others

Ready to start your new business venture?  

The Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business covers all of the essential skills and knowledge you need to establish your new small business or venture as part of a larger operation. 

This course guides you through the legalities involved with setting up a new business, how to undertake marketing research, plan finances and develop a comprehensive business plan. You will learn how to establish an accounting system, take advantage of business opportunities and market your offering through suitable communication and a digital presence. 

This course is tailored to the environment in North Western Australia, which supports growing business sectors within the tourism, catering, personal services, transportation and retail industries.  

Learn how to be an effective health and safety representative in the workplace!

This one-day Fire Extinguisher short course includes the practical use of fire extinguishers, fire behaviour and methods of control.

The course covers:

• fire types
• types of extinguisher and how to use them
• fire blankets
• fire hose reels and lighting real fires and using the equipment.

For the practical component, students get to use CO2 and dry powder extinguishers as well as fire blankets.

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

Shape the employee journey and influence organisational culture with a rewarding career in HR.

Human resource professionals contribute to the development of a business’s most valuable asset: it’s people. HR professionals are responsible for workforce planning, recruitment, training and development, employee and labour relations, and often specialise in a particular area of the industry. 

Throughout this course, you will learn about the processes and regulations that keep an organisation ticking – from industrial awards and agreements, through to work health and safety procedures and internal human resources processes. You will learn about performance and payroll management, how to develop teams and conduct negotiations. 

This program has been designed to meet the needs of experienced, independent learners learning in remote regions within North West Australia.  

Shape the culture of an organisation with a career in human resources.

The Diploma of Human Resources Management is suitable for those who already have experience in the industry and are wishing to build on existing skills, particularly in the area of management. Participants will develop a sound theoretical knowledge base in human resources management and demonstrate a range of managerial skills to ensure that human resources functions are effectively conducted in an organisation or business area.

Participants will learn how to manage:

• Human resource services
• Workforce planning
• Recruitment, selection and induction services
• Performance management systems
• Employee relations
• Work health and safety

Students will also be able to select elective units from a broad range of human resource options including the management of human resources management information systems, rehabilitation or return-to-work programs, or programs that promote personal effectiveness. Responsibilities are likely to be determined at a workplace level. Some smaller organisations may require employees to work across all aspects of human resources. In larger organisations, individuals may coordinate a single human resources function.

Gain the skills to lead and manage with confidence. 

If you are interested in stepping into a leadership or management role within your workplace, then this course could be for you. 

The Certificate IV in Leadership and Management explores a range of topics relevant to those wishing to explore a career as an office manager, team leader or supervisor. Workplace leadership roles require strong communication skills and the ability to motivate your team. You will need to be organised and able to handle several tasks at one time, and this course can help you get there. 

This course covers the principles of leadership and management, and will guide you through the use of effective written and verbal communication, from report writing to problem solving, and network and relationship building. You will learn about operational planning, getting the most out of digital technology and initiating workplace health and safety operations. 

Fine-tune your leadership and management skills. 

Ready to take your career to the next level?

The Diploma of Leadership and Management covers a range of skills required to succeed in a role as a team leader, supervisor or general manager. You will learn how to communicate as a leader and engage emotional intelligence to plan and problem solve with your team. You will have the opportunity to enhance your operational, budgeting and financial planning skills, with a focus on creating a sustainable competitive advantage in the workplace. 

The MS Excel Intermediate one-day short course provides the skills and knowledge to be able to use and operate the software effectively.

You will learn a range of techniques to work with worksheets and at the completion of this course you should be able to:

• apply a variety of page setup techniques
• apply borders to cells and ranges in a worksheet
• understand and use formula cell referencing
• use common worksheet functions and create more complex formulas and functions
• create and use defined names in a workbook
• apply a range of number formatting techniques to worksheet cells
• apply conditional formatting to ranges in a worksheet
• use goal seeking to determine the values required to reach a desired result
• use a range of elements and features to enhance charts
• select and change the format of objects in a chart
• sort data in a list in a worksheet
• use the fill operations available to fill a data series
• filter data in a table
• understand points to consider to avoid problems in your worksheets

Improve your job prospects by completing the MS Excel Intermediate course today!

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

The skills and knowledge acquired in the MS Excel Introduction one-day short course are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software effectively.

Learn how to navigate your way around Microsoft Excel 2016 and at the completion of this course you should be able to:

• create and work with a new workbook
• make changes to data in a workbook
• understand and work with ranges in a worksheet
• copy and paste data in Excel
• move the contents of cells and ranges within and between workbooks
• understand, create and work with formulas and functions
• use font formatting techniques
• align the contents of cells in a number of ways
• format rows and columns in a worksheet
• understand and use the number formatting features in Excel
• print your workbook data
• create effective charts in Microsoft Excel
• understand points to consider to avoid problems in your worksheets

Improve your skills by completing the MS Excel Introduction course today!

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

The skills and knowledge acquired in Level 1 Microsoft PowerPoint - 1 Day Short Course are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software effectively.

At the completion of this course you should be able to:
• work with the basic features of PowerPoint
• create a new presentation
• work with presentations
• work with the various slide layouts
• insert text into a slide and apply basic formatting
• create and work with SmartArt graphics
• draw and format shapes
• navigate a slide show in PowerPoint
• use a range of printing techniques
• obtain help for PowerPoint whenever you need it
• create brilliant presentations

Take the next step using Microsoft Word and enhance your professional skill set.

This one day intermediate course will enhance your professional skill set and is an excellent investment for organisations building staff capability and a wise choice for job seekers or for those seeking career advancement.

At the completion of this course you should be able to:

• work with multiple documents
• create and format columns
• use formatting techniques to position text and paragraphs • modify Word options
• work with document properties
• create and apply styles
• manage styles in a document or template
• create and work effectively with themes
• create and use templates
• learn how to work with section breaks
• insert headers and footers into a document
• create and work with headers and footers in long and complex documents
• create and edit recipient lists
• perform a mail merge from scratch
• produce address labels from a mailing list
• customise mail merges
• draw and format shapes
• work extensively with shapes
• insert and work with text boxes
• manage and manipulate text boxes
• use table features to improve the layout and format of tables
• enhance and correct pictures
• create high quality document designs and layouts

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

Maximise your skills and confidence using Microsoft Word.

In this one day course you will learn the foundational skills and basic functions of Microsoft Word.

At the completion of this course you should be able to:

• work with the basic features of Word
• create a new document
• work with a document
• display documents using various views
• select and work with text in a document
• cut and copy information within and between documents
• use a range of font formatting techniques
• format paragraphs
• work effectively with features that affect the page layout of your document
• work with tabs
• create and modify tables
• insert and work with pictures in a Word document
• print a document
• obtain help for Word whenever you need it
• create high quality document designs and layouts

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

This skill set is aimed at those who operate a small business or are seeking an administration support position in a small business.

The Operating a Small Business Skill Set will prepare you with the skills and knowledge to get you job ready or to improve how you operate a business of your own.

You’ll learn how to:

• design and produce business documents and publications
• digitally design and develop text-based documents
• develop spreadsheets through the use of both cloud-based and non-cloud based applications
• identify financial requirements of a business including profit targets
• cash flow projections and strategies to gather financial support
• understand workplace health and safety (WHS) legislation and its application to safe work practices

The course also covers how to create and build a social networking presence using social media tools and applications.

Units:

BSBESB403 Plan finances for new business ventures

BSBTEC301 Design and produce business documents

BSBTEC302 Design and produce spreadsheets

BSBWHS307 Apply knowledge of WHS laws in the workplace

ICTWEB306 Develop web presence using social media

Become a project manager.

Most business environments require project managers and this could be your chance to grow and diversify your career. The Diploma of Project Management is suitable for you if you wish to work as a project leader or manager on medium to large scale projects. It is also suited to those who wish to gain the skills and knowledge to undertake small scale and ad hoc projects within or external to an organisation. 

Throughout this course, you will train in an online simulated workplace environment consisting of business scenarios and organisational policies and procedures that need to be completed. If you are already employed, you may be given the option of using your workplace policies and practices for training and assessment purposes.

Diversify your business career with project management skills.

Looking to improve your project fundamentals and project coordination!

Project administrators are responsible for coordinating all aspects of a project, from developing a plan or framework, through to communications, resourcing, staffing and delegation within a specified budget and timeframe. Project administrators are a key asset of many organisations across a wide range of industries. 

This course provides you with project management skills that can be applied to both small and large-scale projects. You will learn about project scope and timeline development, quality control measures, resource, costing, data and risk management, as well as engaging and communicating with a wide range of stakeholders. 

Need to know about workplace health and safety?

This five-day course has been designed to provide elected work health and safety representatives with the skills to effectively represent their fellow employees in matters relating to occupational safety and health.

Participants will be guided through:

• Requirements of current occupational health, safety and welfare legislation within the workplace
• Workplace hazards and control methods
• Conducting effective workplace health and safety inspections
• Conducting effective investigations into workplace accidents or incidents
• The role of work health and safety representatives from management and union perspectives
• Issue resolution process

Need to refresh your existing workplace health and safety skills? Check out our Work Health and Safety Reps Refresher Course.

*Please note; Short Courses are non-accredited and result in a Certificate of Participation. A non-accredited training course does not count-towards a recognised qualification, but is specially designed to provide hands-on training in a new skill you can use in your personal or professional life, and is a great way to refresh your knowledge or give you a taste of a different industry.

Unit - K2000 Introductory Training for Health and Safety Representatives

Need to brush up on your workplace health and safety knowledge? 

This one-day refresher course allows participants to revisit and update skills and knowledge gained during the Intro Training for Work Health and Safety Reps course. Participants will be updated on the essential information required to continue to fulfill their duties as their organisation’s elected work health and safety representative. 

Participants will be guided through:

• Recent legislation amendments and how to apply them in the workplace
• Conducting effective investigations into workplace accidents or incidents
• General refresh on the requirements of an elected work health and safety representative

Do you need to complete the full course? Check out our Work Health and Safety Representatives course.

Ensure the health and safety of your colleagues in the workplace.

The Certificate III in Work Health and Safety allows participants to adopt a health and safety role within their workplace. 

Throughout this course, you will learn how to: 

• Comply with Work, Health and Safety laws and regulations to support workplace requirements 
• Collect and analyse workplace safety data such as incident reports 
• Identify hazards and assess risks on domestic and commercial building sites, and establish appropriate control measures for these hazards 
• Consult with management, subcontractors and workers on health and safety concerns 
• Participate in the effective communication of health and safety information, techniques and procedures to other team members 
• Contribute to team innovation when addressing health and safety issues in the workplace 
• Provide support to health and safety specialists in resolving health and safety issues 
• Research alternative pathways when seeking expert advice on health and safety issues 

Progress your career in work health and safety.

There is a growing demand for individuals with an existing trade or business qualification to upskill in work health and safety. This combination provides an advantage in securing roles in the mining, construction and manufacturing industries in North West Australia. 

The Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety has been designed to equip you with the skills to provide advice and assist with improving safety in your workplace. 

Throughout this course, you will learn how to: 

• Develop suitable work health and safety documentation, and present and promote it within your workplace 
• Comply with work health and safety regulations while supporting the workplace 
• Collect and analyse workplace safety data 
• Identify hazards and assess risks on domestic and commercial building sites, and establish appropriate control measures for these hazards 
• Consult with management, subcontractors and workers on health and safety concerns 
• Contribute to managing incidents and return to work arrangements of staff 
• Assist with managing on-site contractors 

Become a health and safety manager in your workplace.

Are you passionate about the health and safety of your colleagues, and maintaining a safe and secure workplace? The Diploma of Work Health and Safety provides you with the skills and knowledge to be employed in a senior work health and safety role.  

This course covers a suite of work health and safety responsibilities, including risk, hazard and emergency management, compliance requirements, investigating work health and safety incidents, operating management systems and psychological health and safety management. 

Develop your work and employability skills! 

This entry-level qualification allows you to develop basic career and employability skills relevant to a wide range of industries. Throughout this course, you will learn how to develop self-assessment skills to improve your personal learning and employment goals. 

Become actively involved in today’s digital world with confidence. Throughout this course, you will develop computer skills to: 

• Create resumes and complete job applications 
• Use basic software including the Microsoft Office Suite 
• Touch type
• Save and store documents and passwords securely
• Organise files 
• Navigate the internet 
• Download applications safely 
• Complete personal and work-based routine tasks 
• Be safe online

Grow your work and employability skills! 

The Certificate II in Workplace Skills provides you with the entry-level skills required for employment and to progress into further business studies. Throughout this course, you will gain skills in basic procedural, clerical, administrative and operational tasks that require self-management and technology. 

This course covers skills in: 

• Communication and customer service 
• Problem solving, stress and time management 
• Digital technology and online research 
• Business software applications 
• Workplace health and safety