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A career in agriculture is not only a job but a unique way of life, away from bustling cities and towns.

The Certificate II in Agriculture is an entry-level course suitable for students who wish to try their hand in cattle station operations. Participants will learn through hands-on training, reflecting the cycle of work on a cattle station.

This course is not campus based but delivered upon request to a closed group on rural properties across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Please contact us for more information.

Participants will undertake a range of activities including:

• Preparing for the mustering season
• Livestock mustering, handling and husbandry activities
• End-of-year maintenance

Students will gain comprehensive knowledge of animal handling techniques including horsemanship and cattle management, fencing, station and machinery maintenance, and weed management skills. This qualification can lead participants on an exciting path from year 1 stockman, to head stockman and eventually, station manager.

A career in agriculture is not only a job but a unique way of life, often away from bustling cities and towns.

The Certificate IV in Agriculture allows participants to develop post-trade skills and knowledge to become specialists within the agriculture industry. The course has been designed to meet the needs of supervisors or team leaders in the agriculture industry.

Industry expects that individuals with this qualification will take responsibility for their own work and for the quality of the work of others within known parameters. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

This course is not campus based but delivered upon request to a closed group on rural properties across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Please contact us for more information.

Accelerate your career in the automotive industry!

Want to work on the coolest cars?

This qualification is perfect to advance your career and give you the skills and experience that employers are looking for as an apprentice automotive air conditioning technician. Automotive air conditioner technicians work in a range of fields including light vehicle, automotive electrical, heavy vehicle, mobile plant and equipment, and more.

Successful completion of this qualification will allow you to work effectively in the automotive industry. It will equip participants with the ability to perform a range of tasks relating to servicing and repairing air conditioning components and systems of cars and heavy vehicles in an automotive service and repair business. Participants will learn how to test and repair basic electric circuits; diagnose, repair, retrofit and modify air conditioning and HVAC systems; carry out diagnostic procedures, as well as a range of other tasks.

Training is conducted in modern workshop facilities, where you'll get to learn on a range of different vehicles and systems. 

The completion of this qualification enables an individual to apply for an AAC02 - Refrigerant handling licence - qualified persons (Automotive air conditioning licence).

Turbo charge your career in the automotive industry!

This qualification provides the perfect introduction to gain the knowledge and skills required of workers employed in a range of different automotive related fields, with a great overview of the industry and the different kinds of work and occupations it offers.

Participants will learn how to identify and inspect mechanical and electrical components and systems of automotive vehicles and equipment, as well as perform minor maintenance and repairs to an automotive vehicle body. This qualification prepares participants to work as a vehicle service assistant or progress into an automotive mechanical apprenticeship.

Enjoy hands-on learning with quality facilities including modern vehicles, specialised diagnostic equipment, and fully equipped classrooms and workshops.

Do you want to learn how to make a perfect espresso coffee in a café, restaurant, or just to enjoy at home?

This 3 day course will teach participants how to fluently speak the language of espresso and all the basics on how to make the very best espresso coffee using a commercial espresso machine, storage of coffee, cleaning, care and preventative maintenance of machinery.

You will make a range of espresso coffees using top quality freshly roasted beans from around the world, including:

• Cappuccino
• Espresso
• Macchiato
• Ristretto
• Mocha and more...

“I really enjoyed this class and learnt so much in such a short amount of time. The only thing I found challenging about the course was being the only student in class that had no experience in working in a cafe or as a barista; but by the second and third day I gained so much confidence and learnt so much. Definitely recommend this course to anyone that’s interested in being a barista or just want to try something new and see where it takes you.” - 2021 Barista Skill Set Participant

Units:

SITHFAB005 Prepare and serve espresso coffee

SITXFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety

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

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. 

Build your future with a carpentry apprenticeship.

The Certificate III in Carpentry must be completed as part of an apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, allows participants to work as a qualified carpenter. Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job training and block training at North Regional TAFE (NR TAFE).

Throughout this course, participants will acquire skills that enable them to carry out a range of tasks required in the building and construction industry.

First Year

Apprentices gain essential practical skills, safety standards and fundamental knowledge to perform as a carpenter.  

Second Year

Apprentices work on a transportable building project, covering 12 units and full construction of the project from start to finish throughout the year. As an alternate to this project, a construction of a single dwelling will be constructed comprising stumps, bearers and joists and relative wall and roof framing; this dwelling will be cladded and lined to support required modules allowing also for the associated modules for the second year.  

Third Year

Apprentices learn the formwork aspect of the trade. They also complete the required Certificate III level units, using fundamental knowledge and skills gained in first and second years.

Do you know how to operate and maintain your chainsaw in a safe manner?

The appropriate and safe use of a chainsaw is a specialist skill that requires expert training. Get the job done quickly and safely with this 2 day short course!

Participants will learn how to:

• Safely operate and maintain a handheld chainsaw
• Recognise and report hazards
• Participate in arrangements for maintaining work health and safety

Units:

AHCMOM213 Operate and maintain chainsaws

AHCWHS201 Participate in work health and safety processes

Build a big future in the civil construction and mining industry.

This qualification provides you with the essential skills to kickstart your career in the civil construction and mining industry. Are you a school leaver or young adult with minimal practical work experience? This course could be for you. 

You will learn how to use a range of hand and power tools, small plant and equipment, carry out levelling, concreting and manual excavation, and a range of tasks related to planning and organising worksite tasks. You will learn about worksite health and safety, communicating within your team and completing jobs to outlined specifications. Successful completion of this course will enable you to enter the workforce with skills to work safely to industry standards. 

Work on some of the State’s biggest machinery and construction projects. 

The North-West region of WA is a hive of activity for civil construction and mining workers, and this is your chance to join a thriving industry. Throughout this course, you will work with dozers, trucks and other plant to build new roads and bridges and key buildings within the region. 

As part of this qualification, you will learn how to plan and organise specific work projects following worksite health and safety regulations. You will learn how to read and interpret plans and specifications, work at heights, operate a skid steer, excavator, front end loader and small plant and equipment. You will gain practical skills in hand and power tool operation and preparing, excavating, maintaining and disposing of waste on civil construction sites. 

Join a growing industry of carers. 

There is a growing demand for skilled support workers in the community services and youth work sectors across the North West. This qualification provides a pathway for those who wish to work in the community services industry as a first point of contact, meeting the immediate needs of individuals who require care. 

This entry-level course provides you with a broad base of skills to respond effectively to the changing needs of clients, policy and service types. You will learn how to support the individual needs of clients, with a focus on cultural competence. Throughout this course, you will learn how to identify the needs of local government and community organisations, and then plan and develop appropriate services and facilities to meet those needs. You will learn how to provide relevant communication, process information, provide administrative support and conduct ethical behaviour. 

Grow your skills in the community services sector.

Gain the practical skills to design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and groups within a residential or community setting. This qualification has been developed to grow your knowledge in needs identification, service planning and development, and team leadership. 

You will learn about various elements of the community services sector including mental health, alcohol, drug and domestic violence services. This qualification is focused on developing your skills in effective communication, information development and distribution, process development, ethical behaviour and meeting the legal responsibilities of community services workers.

Make a change with management-level skills.

There is a growing demand for skilled community services workers in the North West to support the increase in community services agencies. Community services workers require a diverse set of skills to respond to increasingly complex client care needs, provide crisis support, manage caseloads, develop programs and prevention and intervention strategies. 

This qualification provides you with the skills to develop, implement and evaluate programs, secure and manage funding, case-manage clients in a community services setting, and lead a community services team. Throughout this course, you will develop specialised skills in community services care and gain the knowledge to support colleagues in a supervisory or team management capacity. 

You will undertake training in three sections: program development, case management and team leadership. This course provides an affordable entry pathway into university study in an approved social work degree. 

Be confident in your abilities with gas testing, confined spaces and working at heights!

In this 3 day course you will gain knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety law, legislation and standards relating to working at heights and the skills required to enter and work in confined spaces in the mining, infrastructure and resource industries.

 This course covers:

• Identifying, monitoring and reassessing risk control measures
• Fall arrest systems
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Planning, access and egress
• Safely performing duties
• System dismantle and pack up
• Define a confined space
• Identification Hazard and use control measure
• Use of Confined Space Entry Permit
• Risk control measure
• Stand-by person and their responsibilities
• Correct equipment for tasks
• Hierarchy of hazard control
• Rescue Plan
• Isolation procedures

This course is ideal for those seeking work within the Mining and Resource industry.

Units:

MSMWHS217 Gas test atmospheres

RIIWHS202E Enter and work in confined spaces

RIIWHS204E Work safely at heights

Experience some of nature's greatest gifts and learn how best to preserve them.

The Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management provides participants with the fundamental skills vital to succeed in the conservation and land management industry. Participants will gain practical skills in occupational health and safety, fire management, machinery operation and maintenance, fencing and biodiversity practices.

Throughout this course, students will complete written assignments and work in teams to undertake programs that assist in maintaining the natural environment.

This course is not campus based but delivered upon request to a closed group on rural properties across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Please contact us for more information.

Build your future in the construction industry.

Learn how to use power tools, read and understand plans as well as work with construction and building materials. 

The qualification has core units of competency that are required in many Certificate III qualifications. The elective options are structured to allow choice from a range of units aligned at Certificate III level and in total could provide meaningful credit in a construction industry Apprenticeship.

Learn how to expertly prepare and serve a range of non-alcoholic beverages typically served at cafes, restaurants and bars!

This two-day course will teach participants how to perfectly make cafe style drinks. Some beverages may include:

• Iced coffees
• Iced chocolates
• Smoothies
• Frappes teas

Units:

SITHFAB004 Prepare and serve non-alcoholic beverages

SITXFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety

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

The Dogging Skill Set is a 5 day course comprised of theory and practical activities where you will learn how to facilitate lifting equipment and materials through a crane.

Throughout this course you will learn about applying the correct slinging techniques for the purpose of lifting and moving loads, including selecting the method of lifting in consideration of the type of the load, its mass and its center of gravity.

You will also learn the correct ways of directing the operator of a crane or hoist in the movement of a load when the load is both in view and out of view of the operator.
These new skills will allow you to successfully move, position and relocate materials ranging in size around their respective work areas in a safe and effective manner.

Units:

CPCCLDG3001 License to perform dogging

The unit of competency covered in this course is based upon the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work.

Spark up a career as a licensed electrician.

The Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician must be completed as part of an apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, allows participants to work as a qualified electrician. ​​Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job employment and block training at North Regional TAFE.

This qualification provides participants with the underpinning skills and knowledge required to obtain an A Grade Electrical License, and subsequently undertake a career in the domestic and commercial building installation, fit out and maintenance service sector.

Participants will learn how to:

• Undertake electrical work and competency development activities
• Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities components
• Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment
• Install low-voltage wiring and appliances
• Trouble-shoot and repair work
• Follow OH&S practices

Gain the skills and knowledge required to safely operate a boom-type Elevating Work Platform (EWP), where the length of the boom is 11 metres or more.

The EWP Skill Set is a three day course where you will learn how to operate an EWP safely and efficiently in accordance with all relevant legislative requirements.

Undertaking theory and practical activities, participants will be guided through the operation of an EWP, ensuring:

• hazards and risk elimination/control strategies
• conduct routine checks
• set up an elevating work platform
• operate an elevating work platform in a safe manner
• safely shut down and secure the elevating work platform.

The three-day course may also be shortened with prior industry knowledge or machine experience.

Upon successful completions, participants will receive a Statement of Attainment and Notice of Assessment. NR TAFE will submit an Application for High Risk Work Licence (Class WP) on your behalf, providing all requirements are met. For details, please see https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/apply-or-renew-high-risk-work-licence(opens in a new tab)

The three-day course may also be shortened with prior industry knowledge or machine experience. 

Unit:

TLILIC0005 Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)

Explore your options in the diverse engineering industry.

The Certificate II in Engineering provides participants with an opportunity to work towards a Mechanical Fitting career!

Participants will learn skills in:

• Using tools
• Measuring and calculating
• Technical drawing and drafting
• Welding

Participants will also learn about safety in the workplace, computing and maths. Participants will be able to practice the skills they have learned during on and off the job training.

Get qualified as a boilermaker or welder.

The Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade  must be completed as part of an apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, allows participants to work as a qualified boilermaker or welder. Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job learning and block training at North Regional TAFE.

Participants will learn how to perform some of the following tasks:

• Engineering measurements and computations
• Mechanical cutting
• Manual heating and thermal cutting
• Fabrication, forming, shaping and assembling of components
• Manual metal arc welding
• Gas metal arc and gas tungsten arc welding
• Technical drawing interpretation
• Use of handheld and power tools

Get qualified as an industrial electrician.

The Certificate III in Engineering - Industrial Electrician must be completed as part of aof a four year indentured apprenticeship., and upon successful completion, allows participants to work as an industrial electrician, mining electrician or manufacturing electrician. Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job employment and block training at North Regional TAFE.

Participants will learn how to perform some of the following tasks:

• Terminate and test electrical wiring
• Select appropriate cabling and circuit protection devices
• Install low voltage cabling and fit-off accessories
• Inspect, test and verify electrical installations
• Fault-find and troubleshoot
• Perform engineering measurements and computations
• Apply safety practices, procedures and compliance standards
• Solve problems in d.c. and low voltage a.c. circuits

Get qualified in a mechanical trade.

The Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade must be completed as part of a of a four-year indentured apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, allows participants to work in a mechanical trade. Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job employment and block training at North Regional TAFE.

Throughout this course, participants will be guided through the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment, machinery, fluid power systems, stationary and mobile equipment, instruments, refrigeration, and the use of computer controlled machine tools.

Participants will learn how to perform some of the following tasks:

• Engineering measurements and computations
• Manual heating and thermal cutting
• Routine manual metal arc welding
• Routine gas metal arc welding
• Maintenance of machines and equipment
• Fault diagnosis
• Manual handling
• Handle a range of tools
• Dismantle, replace and assembly of engineering components

Get qualified in a mechanical trade.

The Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade must be completed as part of an apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, allows participants to work in a mechanical trade. Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job employment and block training at North Regional TAFE.

Throughout this course, participants will be guided through the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment, machinery, fluid power systems, stationary and mobile equipment, instruments, refrigeration, and the use of computer controlled machine tools.

Participants will learn how to perform some of the following tasks:

• Engineering measurements and computations
• Manual heating and thermal cutting
• Routine manual metal arc welding
• Routine gas metal arc welding
• Maintenance of machines and equipment
• Fault diagnosis
• Manual handling
• Handle a range of tools
• Dismantle, replace and assembly of engineering components

Forge a path into the diverse engineering industry.

The Certificate II in Engineering Pathways is suitable for those interested in being exposed to an engineering working environment, with a view to enter into employment in the industry. This course equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to enhance their prospects of employment in an engineering or related working environment.

Participants will learn how to:

• Apply occupational health and safety principles
• Develop a career plan for the engineering industry
• Undertake basic engineering projects
• Use hand and power tools, and workshop machines

Would you like nationally recognised training in hospitality? NR TAFE has a skill set for anyone wanting to kick-start their career today!

Operators of registered food businesses must ensure those who handle food within their business handle foods safely. To ensure this happens, the manager/owner must nominate a Food Safety Supervisor, who has the responsibility of recognising, preventing and alleviating the risks associated with food handling in your workplace.

If you work in a commercial kitchen or are just looking to enter the industry this is an excellent qualification to hold.

During this two-day course you will gain the knowledge of safe food practices and hygiene requirements.

This course covers how to:

• Understand the obligations of food handlers under current legislation
• Handle and store food safely
• Reduce the risk of food-borne illness (food poisoning)
• Implement procedures for food safety
• Follow all food safety policies and procedures correctly and consistently according to organisation food safety program requirements to ensure compliance of all food handling practices
• Control food hazards at critical control points
• Complete food safety monitoring processes and complete documents as outlined in the food safety program
• Identify and report practices that are inconsistent with the food safety program
• Take corrective actions for incidents where food hazards are unacceptable
• Identify potential hygiene risks
• Implement correct methods of cleaning and sanitising
• Maintain correct standards of personal hygiene for food handlers in your workplace

Units:

SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices for food safety

SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices

Learn how to operate a front end loader safely and efficiently.

The Front End Loader Skill Set is a 5 day course that provides you with the knowledge and skills to conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations.

The course guides participants through:

• Planning and preparation
• Pre-start checks
• Front end loader operations, including attaching, securing, lifting, carrying and placing materials
• Machine relocation
• Machine operator maintenance
• Shutdown procedure

Unit:

RIIMPO321F Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to operate a wheeled front end loader within the civil construction and resources industries. 

Train in some of the most spectacular sites in the country.

Combine your passion for travel with work and get paid to do what you love every day. This course provides you with the tools to pursue a career as a tour guide.

You will learn how to lead tour groups, prepare and present tour commentaries and maintain specific and general guiding knowledge. You will learn about safety control, general first aid and safe work practices. You will gain skills in customer service and social and cultural sensitivity within a tourism environment.

The North West provides an exceptional setting for guide training. As a tour guide, you may visit many stunning remote areas including waterfalls, Indigenous art sites, World Heritage areas such as Purnunlulu National Park (Bungle Bungles), Karijini National Park and the picturesque Kimberley Coast. Previous completion of the Kakadu and Uluru Guides Accreditations contribute towards this qualification.

Interested in a career in the heavy automotive industry?

Undertaken as part of a 4 year apprenticeship, this qualification enables participants to become a heavy diesel mechanic, servicing and repairing trucks, buses and earthmoving equipment in the automotive industry.

Throughout this course, participants will apply their practical skills, while gaining an understanding of how to inspect and service engines, test, use and maintain equipment, and diagnose and repair a range of mechanical problems. You will gain the knowledge to ensure the smooth operation of heavy vehicles and heavy machinery.

Training is delivered in a modern workshop facilities with industry standard tools and equipment, on actual vehicles.

Plant the seed for a successful career.

The Certificate II in Horticulture is an entry-level qualification, allowing participants to gain an insight into the horticulture industry.

Participants will develop skills and knowledge in caring for nursery plants and food gardens, treating weeds and using horticulture equipment.

This qualification underpins a range of work functions and job roles that can lead to a job in the horticultural and land management industries.

This course is available at other campus locations upon request.

Grow a flourishing career in the horticulture industry. 

Do you have a keen interest in gardening? This course sets you up for a career as a gardener, landscaper, irrigation or nursery officer. 

Throughout this course, you will learn how to propagate and maintain nursery plants, install irrigation and food gardens, treat weeds, pests and diseases safely, and use a range of horticultural equipment. You will learn about relevant plant diseases and disorders, improving soil conditions and maintaining irrigation systems.

Join the dynamic hospitality industry.

If you want to work your way up the hospitality ladder, then this course is a great place to start. This entry-level qualification provides basic operational hospitality skills and is suitable for someone new to the industry.

You will learn about food and beverage preparation, serving coffee and non-alcoholic beverages, interacting with customers and undertaking social and cultural sensitivity. You will also have the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of the hospitality industry, such as accommodation, administration, customer service, kitchen operations, computer operations, food and beverage, finance, gaming or inventory through your selection of elective units.

Your master key to new places, new people and new culture! 

Gain the skills to work effectively in the hospitality industry, while coaching junior staff on correct practices. Throughout this course, you will learn how to serve alcohol responsibly, provide a high level of food and beverage service, comply with food hygiene standards and provide suitable recommendations to customers. You will learn how to be a team player and serve food and beverage in a fun and open environment, supported by industry experts who share a passion for the world of hospitality. 

You will also have the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of the hospitality industry, such as accommodation, administration, customer service, commercial cookery and catering, computer operations, finance, gaming or inventory. 

Step into a supervisory role.

Take your hospitality career to the next level by gaining the skills to work in a supervisory role. The Certificate IV in Hospitality will teach you how to lead a team of staff by providing training and advice, maintaining a roster, managing diversity and addressing workplace conflicts. 

You will also have the opportunity to build on your existing hospitality skills, in delivering effective food and beverage table service, preparing food and drinks and processing financial transactions.

Become a leader in your industry. 

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? This qualification has been designed for those who have substantial operational experience in the tourism and hospitality industry and are ready to step into a management role. 

Throughout this course, you will build on your existing hospitality knowledge while developing skills in planning, leading, implementing and monitoring staff and business operations. You will learn about operational planning, managing budgets, implementing regulatory requirements and work health and safety practices, and techniques for enhancing the overall customer experience. You will also learn how to lead a team of staff, prepare rosters and manage workplace conflict and diversity.  

As part of this course, you will complete a knowledge assessment and be observed completing pre-determined tasks on the job for each unit of study. 

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.  

Looking for a career that is in demand?

The Certificate III in Information Technology has been tailored to meet the needs of an information communications technology (ICT) support worker. ICT Support Worker employment is expected to grow by 17.4% by 2026 (Labour Market Insights, 2022).

This qualification prepares participants for employment across a wide range of ICT areas, including technical support, network administration, web technologies, software applications and digital media technologies.

ICT30120 Certificate III in Information Technology can be completed in one year. The units are scheduled as per the enrolment form in each term.

Start your journey in the aged care sector.

Employment opportunities in residential aged care facilities are among the fastest growing of any industry and with an ageing population, these are likely to increase in the coming years. This entry-level qualification provides you with an introduction to a career as an aged care worker. It has been designed to equip you with industry-specific skills to enable a smooth transition into a Certificate III in Individual Support or a traineeship within the aged care sector. 

Learn how to empower people within the aged care sector through the implementation of a rights-based service and a person-centred approach. Throughout this course, you will learn about effective communication, how to organise, provide and monitor support services, follow safe work practices and work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups. You will also learn how to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies in line with the Australian Recuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. 

You will complete a mandatory work placement during this course where you will put your skills into practice in the use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, following individualised plans, adhering to infection control policies and procedures, responding to hazards, problem-solving and modelling industry operating conditions. 

This course includes units that can be credited towards the Certificate III in Individual Support. 

Start your journey in the disability care sector. 

This entry-level qualification provides you with an introduction to a career as a disability support worker. It has been designed to equip you with industry-specific skills to enable a smooth transition into a Certificate III in Individual Support or a traineeship within the community services sector. 

Learn how to empower people with disability through the implementation of a rights-based service and a person-centred approach. Throughout this course, you will learn about effective communication, how to organise, provide and monitor support services, follow safe work practices and work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups. You will also learn how to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies in line with the Australian Recuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. 

This course includes units that can be credited towards the Certificate III in Individual Support.

Want a taste of the commercial cookery industry?

The Certificate II in Kitchen Operations is an entry-level qualification, providing you with the basic food preparation and cookery skills required to work in a commercial kitchen. 

You will learn how to prepare food using basic cooking and preparatory techniques, follow hygienic practices and cleanliness for food safety, maintain the quality of perishable food items, work as part of a team and follow workplace safety stipulations. You will also learn how to source and utilise information within the hospitality and commercial cookery industry and display culture and social sensitivity while in the workplace. 

You will have the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of the hospitality and commercial cookery industry throughout this course, such as accommodation, administration, customer service, commercial cookery and catering, finance, gaming or inventory.

Accelerate your career in the automotive industry!

This qualification is perfect for you if you want to be an automotive technician or light vehicle service mechanic.

Undertaken as part of an apprenticeship, you will gain skills and knowledge to perform a broad range of tasks on a variety of light vehicles including diagnosis and repair, braking systems, transmissions, servicing, suspension, and workplace safety and health.

This qualification develops existing workers and prepares new employees for work in the light vehicle servicing and repair industry.

Training is delivered in modern workshop facilities with industry standard tools and equipment, on actual vehicles.

This course is available at other campus locations upon request.

This two day skill set provides participants with the skills and knowledge required to use VHF, HF and UHF marine radios correctly.

This course is a mandatory requirement of the Coxswain Grade 1 and Coxswain Grade 2 qualifications (where a vessel has a VHF, HR or UHF radio onboard). This certificate is also required for those recreational vessel operators who have a VHF radio onboard.

Upon successful completion, students will receive a Short-Range Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP) License issued by ACMA.

Students will learn about:

• VHF, HF, UHF radios
• Different stations and frequencies required for communication
• Operating procedures for routine, distress, urgency and safety communications
• Marine DSC techniques and procedures, public correspondences, Seaphone and
• EPIRBs
• Search and Rescue in Australia
• Marine radio equipment basic trouble shooting and maintenance

Units:

MARC043 Transmit and receive information by marine radio

Students are required to purchase book AMCMARINE Marine Radio Operator’s Handbook Maritime 2013 AMC Marine 21.

Are you ready to pursue a career at sea?

The Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 1 Near Coastal) entitles certificate holders to:

• Command a vessel less than 12m in length carrying passengers and has less than 500kw of power for an inboard engine (however outboards are unlimited)
• Operate a vessel within waters designated by the Department of Transport (DOT)

This qualification is delivered in skill sets, enabling flexibility for students and the ability to articulate across qualifications.

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This course may be available at other campus locations upon request.

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. 

Do you work in a venue where alcohol is served?

Responsible practices must be undertaken wherever alcohol is served or sold, including all types of hospitality venues, retail liquor outlets and wineries, breweries and distilleries.

This one-day course covers the specifics of dealing with the sale and service of alcohol including local accord agreements.

The course will be delivered face to face by an experienced industry professional and covers real life scenarios. The legal responsibilities and duty of care of organisations and individuals is investigated and group discussion is encouraged.

This is a nationally recognised course and contributes to a Certificate II in Hospitality.

Unit:

SITHFAB021 Provide responsible service of alcohol

Try your hand in the cattle industry.

The North West cattle industry provides a vast area of employment for young stockmen and women from all over WA.

Do you wish to work in the cattle industry? This entry-level course could lead you on an exciting path from stockman to head stockman and eventually, station manager.

Throughout this course, you will undertake a combination of written assignments and hands-on industry tasks including fencing, tractor operations, cattle processing and mustering in teams. You will gain skills in machine operations, maintenance and horse husbandry, and participate in environmentally sustainable work practices.

After completing this course, you will be job ready for entry level positions in agriculture, farming, market gardens, and mixed rural enterprises.

This course is currently only delivered to cattle stations and prisons.

Learn how to operate a bobcat/skidsteer within the civil construction industry.

The Skidsteer Loader Operations Skills Set is a 5 day course that provides participants with the skills and knowledge to operate a bobcat/skidsteer required to conduct civil construction.

Participants will learn how to:

• Operate a bobcat/skidsteer
• Plan and prepare for skidsteer loader operations
• Load, carry and place materials
• Select, remove and fit attachments
• Move the skidsteer safely between worksites
• Undertake machine maintenance
• Clear and maintain work area

Unit:

RIIMPO318F Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations

* If participants are working in the civil construction industry or have previous experience documented in a logbook prior to undertaking this training, a fast track process may be available. Please talk to your local lecturer.

This workshop provides participants with an understanding of their assessment responsibilities within a competency-based assessment system.

Throughout this 5 day course, participants will learn how to:

• Identify, analyse and interpret assessment tools
• Design, develop, use and validate assessment instructions, plans and tools used to guide the collection of quality evidence
• Assess Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Units:

TAEASS403 Participate in assessment validation

TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools

TAEASS401 Plan assessment activities and processes

TAEASS402 Assess competence

Units of competency delivered in this workshop have been derived from the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

This workshop guides participants through the skills required to competently deliver training in their chosen field.

During the 3 day course, key focuses include:

• Planning, organising, delivering and reflecting on training for individuals within a group
• Identifying Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) needs for the training and work environment
• Strategies and resources to meet the needs of learner groups
• Using real work activities to support learning

The Skill Set is comprised of the following units:

• TAEDEL401 Plan, organise and deliver group-based learning
• TAEDEL402 Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace
• TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

Units of competency delivered in this workshop have been derived from the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

This 3 day workshop provides individuals with the skills and knowledge required to use training packages and accredited courses as tools to conceptualise, design, develop and review learning programs.

Students will learn how to best meet an identified need for a group of learners to support industry, organisation and individual competency development needs.

Units: 

TAEDES401 Design and develop learning programs

TAEDES402 Use training packages and accredited courses to meet client needs

Units of competency delivered in this workshop have been derived from the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

The testing and tagging of electrical equipment must be performed by trained individuals. 

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to test and tag electrical equipment as per Australian Standards 3760 and 3012.  Participants will be trained to confidently perform testing and tagging, while meeting compliance and ensuring the safety of staff on the worksite. 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including long trousers, a long sleeved shirt and covered footwear must be worn throughout the duration of the course.

Units: 

UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

UEERL0003 Conduct in-service safety testing of electrical cord connected equipment and cord assemblies

Learn how to implement traffic management processes in accordance with safety management procedures and WA road laws.

The Traffic Management Skill Set provides participants with the skills to implement traffic management plans.

This course covers:

• Traffic control using a stop-slow bat
• Installing road safety signs and standard equipment in accordance with relevant government legislation
• Working safely when setting up traffic control equipment and directing traffic around road works

This course is appropriate for construction site and local council works.

Units:

RIICOM201E Communicate in the workplace

RIIWHS201E Work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures

RIIWHS205E Control traffic with stop-slow bat

RIIWHS302E Implement traffic management plan

Do you have what it takes to train the next generation of professionals in your industry of expertise? 

This qualification provides you with the opportunity to work as a lecturer, trainer or mentor, passing your skills onto the next wave of aspiring industry professionals. 

Throughout this course, you will learn how to design, contextualise and facilitate training to suit individual and organisational needs, while meeting industry and quality standards. Training is focused on the facilitation of learning, and maintaining and enhancing professional practice through competence-based assessment that fits within a national framework. 

You will learn how to design and develop learning programs and assessment tools, deliver training packages and accredited courses, and assess participant competence. This course is delivered over three workshops, and all must be completed to receive the full qualification. See course structure below for more information.

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. 

Seeking a role in the resources and infrastructure industry that requires you to perform work at heights?

The Working Safely at Heights Skill Set is a one-day course that aims to provide participants with the ability to work confidently and competently at heights.

This course covers:

• Occupational Health and Safety law, legislation and standards relating to working at heights
• Identifying, monitoring and reassessing risk control measures
• Fall arrest systems
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Planning, access and egress
• Safely performing duties
• System dismantle and pack up

RIIWHS204E Work Safely at heights

Do you need a working in confined spaces ticket for work?

During this two-day course participant’s will gain the skills and knowledge required to enter and work safely in confined spaces in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries. This course is appropriate for those working in operational roles undertaking work in confined spaces. There is a mixture of practical and theoretical activities using industry standard equipment.

Students will learn to:

• Identify areas that constitute confined spaces
• Comply with site and equipment safety requirements
• Comply with the  entry and exit procedures, risks and regulations
• Types of air contaminants and toxic gases
• Identify the limitations of breathing apparatus
• Identify equipment types, characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations
• Comply with site isolation and site control responsibilities and authorities
• Locate and understand safety data sheets (SDS) information and application
• Use confined space and industry terminology

Unit: 

RIIWHS202E Enter and work in confined spaces