Courses at Northam

Invest in your future! Gain the essential skills for a profitable accounting career!

With a Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping you will gain knowledge in preparing financial reports and statements, designing business documents, managing computerised accounting systems and ledgers, and establishing and maintaining payroll systems.

Are you looking to invest yourself in a rewarding accounts career?

When you complete the Certificate III in Accounts Administration you'll have skills that employers are looking for, making you ideal for roles in accounts payable and receivable, as a cashier, payroll officer or accounts clerk.

You will gain skills and knowledge in financial transactions, accounts and ledgers, workplace health and safety, financial reports, and payroll. 

Are you passionate about improving your service delivery to your Aged Care clients? Are you looking for a career boost?

When you complete the Certificate IV in Ageing Support you will be ready to work in the Aged Care workplace in a more informed and confident manner and provide excellent care for your clients. This qualification will provide with you with an excellent understanding of consumer directed care and will allow you to provide better services to your clients and the organisations you work for. You will gain advanced skills in client care and planning, navigating legal and ethical considerations in an Aged Care workplace and an increased knowledge of falls prevention and other complex health issues.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

It's time to get down to business!

Whether you just want to brush up on your office administration skills, or you need to learn these skills from scratch, this course will teach you the basics of working in a business environment. This course has been designed to teach you about different procedures in business including becoming proficient in office technology (such as using a computer), dealing with customers and clients, and developing your writing skills.

A Certificate II in Business could lead you to employment as a receptionist, data entry operator or an office junior.

Be in high demand with skills that could take you anywhere!

With industry and government forecasting a strong demand for office workers in coming years, you'll be ready for recruiting with a Certificate III in Business. This course will teach you skills and knowledge in basic MYOB, workplace organisation, customer service, workplace health and safety, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, creating electronic presentations and much more. On completion you will be ideal for roles in data entry, customer service, accounts or as an office clerk.

A Certificate III in Business Administration will have you taking care of business!

Develop practical skills and knowledge to undertake a broad range of administrative tasks in varied work contexts including payroll, accounts, keyboard skills, word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Hit the ground running in a business environment where you will learn fundamentals of administration skills that will make you a valuable member of the office team. You will learning how to organise meetings, produce business documents and spreadsheets and prepare presentations.

You will gain skills in:

• Organising tasks
• Managing workplace information
• Producing business documents
• Delivering customer service
• Communicating effectively, and
• Fostering innovation and change.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of others?

A career in community services is exceptionally rewarding, the Certificate II in Community Services provides an introduction to the general field of community services.

This course will introduce you to the community services industry. You'll gain the essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills by completing this qualification.

You'll cover language, literacy and numeracy; further study and job options; study skills as well as communication and computing.

You will gains skills in:

• Communication
• Information provision and processing
• Administration support
• Networking
• Group support.

Start on your path to a career in Community Services, Aged Care, Children's Services or Disability Services.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Do you want to make a difference for communities?

When you complete the Certificate III in Community Services Work you'll be on your way to a career as a youth worker, support worker, or family carer.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to communicate and work effectively and appropriately with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, gathering and providing information, advocacy and community development, ethical behaviour and legal responsibilities.

You will also gain an understanding of mental health, alcohol, drug, and domestic violence services.

You will learn skills in:

• Effective communication
• Gathering, maintaining and providing information
• Advocacy and community development processes
• Ethical behaviour, and
• Legal responsibilities of community workers.

This qualification applies to community work delivered through a broad range of services which provide support to individuals and groups. This level of training is appropriate for support workers, caseworkers and client contact officers.

You will also gains skills in:

• Participating in local government and community organisations
• Assisting in planning and developing programs to meet needs
• Communicating effectively
• Networking
• Assisting in developing and facilitating community education and development and
• Gathering, maintaining and providing information and understanding legal and ethical requirements.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Do you want to make a difference?

When you complete the Certificate IV in Community Services Work you'll be on your way to a career as an outreach officer, welfare support worker, or case worker.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to communicate and work effectively in the community services sector, promoting social, emotional and physical wellbeing, responding to critical situations, responding to children at risk, assisting collective action, working with cultural diversity, ethical behaviour and legal responsibilities.

This course develops skills such as:

• Developing programs
• Communication
• Group work
• Program delivery, and
• Community development.

The Certificate IV in Community Services will provide you with a range of practical skills and knowledge that will assist you in interventions with clients and the implementation of health promotion. You will gain skills in:

• Communicating at an advanced level
• Understanding behaviour of clients
• Training and group work
• Designing programs for accessibility
• Enhancing community participation
• Gathering, maintaining and providing information
• Understanding legal and ethical requirements, and
• Advocating effectively.

Students may choose to enrol in extra units and gain Dual Qualifications – CHC42015 Certificate IV in Community Services and CHC40413 Certificate IV in Youth Work at Certificate IV level.

CHC42015 Certificate IV in Community Services

This qualification reflects the role of community service workers who design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and/or groups. Workers may provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual clients, groups or communities across a range of services.

At this level, workers may be autonomous with limited responsibility within established parameters and may be required to supervise and lead other workers in projects or teams. Work may take place in a range of community service, case work or case management contexts.

CHC40413 Certificate IV in Youth Work

This qualification reflects the role of workers who develop and facilitate programs for young people through a range of community-based programs designed to address the social, behavioural, health, welfare, developmental and protection needs of young people.

This work may be undertaken through employment in community, government and youth sector agencies and workers will be:

• responsible for implementing policies and guidelines of the employing organisation
• largely self-directed with fairly autonomous decision-making capacity under the indirect supervision of a manager.

Do you want to further your education and training?

This course aims to provide a general education. That is, initial skill development in reading, writing and numeracy and skill development in a variety of areas to meet personal needs and to facilitate participation in the community, or other workplace and further education and training. On successful completion of this course a participant will be able to: - develop a learning plan and portfolio with support - read and interpret a limited range of short, simple and personally relevant texts - create short simple, personally relevant texts - recognise simple mathematical information in familiar and everyday situations.

Do you have a passion for helping others?

A Certificate IV in Disability will prepare you to work as a disability support worker in a client's home or within a community organisation. Learn how to help people with an intellectual or physical disability, by empowering them to become more independent and self-reliant, allowing them to participate in community activities.

People working at this level may be a supervisor or manage the performance of other team members, you can also report to service managers and may liaise with health professionals and other service agencies.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Participants in this course will partake in work place health and safety processes involved in animal care. includes the skills designed to prepare individuals with the skills and knowledge to understand, interpret dog and cat management and apply microchip implantation procedures on cats and dogs whilst exhibiting appropriate care for animals so that stress and discomfort is minimised. 

Upon successful completion students will be issued with a Certificate of Participation

Please also refer to the Student Information Pack for additional College and support information

Are you interested in working with children in an education and care service? Do you enjoy providing care to babies and children?

Early Childhood Education and Care is an expanding sector for those with a genuine interest and passion in the care and education of young children up to the age of 5 years. The sector is demanding higher qualifications and training from educators in this field to ensure consistently high standards of education and care for children placed in these services. This can be achieved by completing the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

You'll learn how to interact and foster the development of the children while working within legal requirements and ensuring the children's health and safety are not at risk. You will work closely with children from different backgrounds and cultures and provide care and support for them in various child care situations.

You will gain skills in:

• Caring for children
• Applying health and hygiene principles
• Understanding legal and ethical requirements
• Providing nutritional needs for babies and children
• Developing and implementing play experiences
• Understanding child development stages
• Working with families and working effectively in a team environment.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

A fulfilling career helping children grow and develop

This diploma will provide you with the skills and knowledge to manage the operation of a child care centre where you would be responsible for planning, implementing and managing programs in early childhood services (0-5 years), in accordance with licensing, accreditation and duty of care requirements. You would also supervise staff and volunteers.

During this course you will learn to provide care and meet the social, emotional, physical and educational needs of infants and young children in various care settings.

As part of this qualification you will undertake ongoing work placement where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned. You will work closely with children from different backgrounds and cultures and provide care and support for them.

You will gain skills in:

• Ethical work practices and legal requirements of the industry
• Advanced skills in:
  • Care routines
  • Working with families
  • Observing and recording children's behaviour
  • Working with culturally diverse clients
  • Managing safety in the workplace.

Would you like to work in a school environment?Are you interested in supporting students to develop their literacy and numeracy skills? Or supporting students with additional needs?

With a  Certificate III in Education Support you will gain knowledge required to support students and assist teacher's to deliver education programs. You will have the opportunity to undertake a wide variety of tasks in the classroom and school setting to contextualize this knowledge and improve your practical skills.

This qualification is nationally recognised, providing you with future job opportunities to gain employment in the education sector. It is aimed at workers who provide assistance and support to teachers and students in a range of educational settings. These may include public, Catholic and independent schools and community education centres.

You will learn how to effectively communicate with students and colleagues, provide support to students in developing their literacy and numeracy skills and learn how to work collaboratively as part of an educational team. As part of this qualification you will undertake supervised work placement where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

You will gain the following skills:

• Improving literacy and numeracy in classrooms
• Understanding and applying legal and ethical requirements
• Integrating Information Communication Technology (ICT) across the curriculum
• Implementing planned education programs for students with additional needs
• Working effectively with culturally diverse students and staff, and
• Contributing to the safety and health of students.

Would you like to work with children helping to enhance their learning in a school environment?

With a Certificate IV in Education Support you will gain the knowledge required to support students and assist teachers' education programs, with a focus on supporting students with additional needs, learning disabilities and/or challenging behaviours. You will have the opportunity to undertake a wide variety of tasks in the classroom and school setting to contextualise this knowledge and improve your practical skills.

This qualification is nationally recognised, providing you with future job opportunities to gain employment in the education sector. A key focus of this course is on supporting students with special needs, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In addition you will develop an awareness of diversity in the education sector and wider community and understand the need to promote cultural safety.

You will gain the knolwedge and skills in the following areas:

• Contributing to and implementing behaviour management plans
• Understanding and applying legal and ethical requirements
• Contributing to and implementing documented education plans for students with additional needs
• Identifying and responding to children and young people at risk
• Working effectively with students with a diverse range of additional needs, and
• Participating in workplace health and safety.

Charge up your career with the Certificate III in Electrotechnology.

When you complete the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician you'll be looking at a career as a licensed electrician (additional requirements apply).

You will gain the knowledge and practical skills to work effectively in the construction industry, installing low voltage wiring, switchgear and appliances, arrange and connect circuits, troubleshoot and problem solve apparatus and circuits, using hand and power tools, interpreting drawings, taking electrical and electronic measurements, and workplace health and safety.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Lay the foundation for a career in Engineering.

A Certificate II in Engineering will provide you with practical skills and knowledge in a range of metals and engineering industry areas.

You will also learn about safety in the workplace, computing and maths. You will practice the skills you have learned in a workshop environment. This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required of workers employed as Engineering/Manufacturing Employees - Level III as defined in the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award or in related industries where Engineering/ Manufacturing Employees work.

The qualification has been specifically developed to reflect the minimum training requirement specified in the Award for employment in the above occupation. The qualification packaging has been developed on an assumption that competency will be developed through a combination of on and off-the-job learning strategies such as those delivered through a formal traineeship. The qualification may also be achieved through formal skills recognition assessment processes.

This course is an excellent opportunity to experience an insight into a future qualification as a Plant Mechanic. Units completed may assist you in gaining employment as an apprentice.

You will gain skills in:

• Using tools
• Measuring and calculating
• Technical drawing and drafting
• Load shifting
• Thermal cutting
• Using forging and casting equipment and
• Welding.

Are you looking for a career making and fixing all things mechanical?

When you complete the Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade (Heavy/Welding YH) you'll be looking at a trades career as a boilermaker, welder, or fabricator in industries such as mining or construction.

You will gain the skills and knowledge to create and work with metal fabrications, using workshop machines, hand and power tools, metal, gas, flux core, tungsten, arc welding, thermal cutting, measuring, technical drawing, and workplace health and safety.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Do you want to take control of your future?

When you finish the Certificate I in General Education for Adults you will have better reading, writing, maths, and computer skills.

You will learn

• how to make a plan
• simple reading and writing
• how to make simple documents
• basic computer skills
• simple maths, working with money

You will be enrolled in the right level based on your ability.

Do you want to take control of your future?

When you finish the Certificate II in General Education for Adults you will have a fresh start at education.

You will learn

• planning goals and carrying out projects
• advanced reading and writing
• how to make different documents
• computer skills
• maths and problem solving

You will be enrolled in the right level based on your ability.

The Certificate II in General Education for Adults is approximately equivalent to Year 10 for the purposes of applying for a TAFE course and will meet the entry requirements for most Certificate II, III or IV level TAFE courses.

Do you want to take control of your future?

When you finish the Certificate I in General Education for Adults you will have better reading, writing, maths, and computer skills.

You will learn:

• how to make a plan
• simple reading and writing
• how to make simple documents
• basic computer skills
• simple maths, working with money.

Are you ready for a lifelong career helping others?

When you complete the Certificate III in Individual Support you'll be on your way to a career helping those that need support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to work effectively in the aged care industry or disability sector, caring, enabling people to maintain independence. You will gain an understanding about supporting people with dementia, safety procedures, ethical behaviour, infection control, working with cultural diversity, and workplace health and safety.

You will develop the skills and knowledge required to provide personal, physical and emotional support to people who require assistance with daily living, including the elderly and people with disabilities.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Do you want to develop your computing skills to give you the abilities to work confidently across a wide range of industries?

With this course you will begin with basic computer operation, and then establish and develop your skills across a range of common programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You will also learn to effectively use electronic communication skills, as well as get an introduction to digital photography and video.

Skills gained include:

• Communication methods including social media
• Software applications focussing on the Microsoft Office suite
• Basic use of multimedia including video editing
• Operating systems
• Installing additional hardware such as printers, and
• Diagnosing and solving common problems.

Are you interested in working with computers but not quite sure what area to focus on? Then the Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology is the course for you!

This course will give you a chance to sample a broad range of IT areas, from commonly used hardware and software to creating websites and editing video. Successful completion of this course will see you fully equipped to start your career in IT or get you ready for further study in your chosen field.

Skills gained include:

• Using software applications that can include (but are not limited to) Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Premiere Elements, Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Access)
• Installing and customising operating systems
• Providing technical advice and support
• Programming (HTML)
• Diagnostic support
• Creating user documentation
• Creating and updating websites.

Start your engines it's time to gear up for your automotive career!

By completing a Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology you will be ready for a career in the automotive servicing industry. You will have the broad range of skills and knowledge required to work effectively in the automotive industry, including diagnosis and repair, braking systems, transmissions, servicing, suspension, and workplace safety and health.

The Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology is an apprenticeship you must be employed in a training contract by an appropriate organisation to study.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

Enhance your skills! Further your career!

A Certificate III in Local Government is designed to further develop practical skills and knowledge to undertake a broad range of administrative, clerical and technical tasks in local government. You will gain the skills and knowledge required to assist with enquiries regarding rates and other services, produce marketing materials, handle complaints, comply with legislation and assess domestic building applications. Students will learn how to coordinate a range of tasks and processes, to prepare materials in accordance with Council protocols that are to be used in presentations and ensure suitable locations for presentations are booked as well as important communication, time management and problem solving skills necessary to fulfil the role.

You will gain the following skills:

• Apply conflict resolution strategies
• Implement effective communication techniques
• Provide service to local government customers
• Participate in policy development
• Monitor areas under Council jurisdiction
• Implement parking controls
• Enforce legislation to achieve compliance
• Work effectively and work effectively with others in Local Government
• Access learning and career development opportunities, and
• Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices.

Enhance your skills! Further your career in local government!

This qualification reflects the role of employees in Local Government who perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices, and provide leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of these skills. Graduates will gain the skills and knowledge to operate effectively in the regulatory service roles within local Government, including Rangers and Parking Officers.

You will gain the following skills:

• Conduct public educational presentations
• Establish co-operative arrangements with other organisations
• Manage finances within a budget
• Follow defined OHS policies and procedures
• Work effectively and work effectively with others in Local Government
• Represent Council's role and value in the community
• Read and interpret plans and specifications
• Prepare and present Geographic Information Systems data
• Provide assistance in carrying out building inspections
• Analyse the natural and built environment
• Conduct initial assessments of minor planning applications
• Support the planning application, notification and appeals process
• Conduct site inspections to check accuracy of plan and application documentation, and
• Provide evidence in court.

Enhance your skills! Further your career in local government!

The Certificate IV in Local Government (Regulatory Services) reflects the role of employees in Local Government who perform a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provide some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills. Graduates will gain the skills and knowledge to operate effectively in the regulatory service roles within local Government, including Rangers and Parking Officers.

You will gain the following skills:

• Manage a Local Government project
• Conduct public educational presentations
• Establish co-operative arrangements with other organisations
• Manage finances within a budget
• Follow defined OHS policies and procedures
• Work effectively in Local Government
• Work with others in Local Government
• Represent Council's role and value in the community
• Represent Council at legal proceedings
• Develop community relations
• Monitor areas under council jurisdiction
• Operate council pound facilities
• Provide evidence in court
• Undertake appointed animal control duties
• Prepare a budget
• Provide team leadership, and
• Follow defined OHS policy and procedures.

Enhance your skills! Further your career in local government! 

The Certificate IV in Local Government reflects the role of employees in Local Government who perform a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provide some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills. This qualification is designed to reflect the role of team leaders and supervisors in Local Government who perform tasks involving a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills.

The skills you will gain in this course include:

• Conduct public educational presentations
• Establish co-operative arrangements with other organisations
• Manage finances within a budget
• Follow defined OHS policies and procedures
• Work effectively in Local Government
• Work with others in Local Government
• Represent Council's role and value in the community
• Administer contracts
• Prepare tender documentation
• Prepare Council for legal proceedings
• Establish purchasing networks to ensure Council is resource effective, and
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships.

Enhance your skills! Further your career in local government!

This qualification will provides individuals with the practical skills and knowledge to perform tasks involving a high level of autonomy and requiring the application of significant judgement in planning and determining the selection of equipment, roles and techniques for themselves and others. The Diploma of Local Government Administration reflects the role of personnel working in Local Government who perform tasks involving a high level of autonomy and requiring the application of significant judgement in planning and determining the selection of resources/roles/techniques for themselves and others. They are required to develop specific practices to ensure the implementation of management systems, plans and policies. They demonstrate the application of a broad range of managerial, coordination and planning skills.

While studying the Diploma of Local Government Administration, you may gain the following skills:

• Provide team leadership
• Undertake business planning
• Develop a marketing strategy
• Develop and maintain a community cultural plan
• Implement employee performance management systems
• Conduct public educational presentations
• Establish co-operative arrangements with other organisations
• Manage finances within a budget
• Represent Council's role and value in the community, and
• Work effectively and work effectively with others in Local Government.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide self-directed recovery-oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work involves implementing community-based programs and activities focusing on mental health, mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work is undertaken in a range of community contexts such as community based non-government organisations; home based outreach; centre-based programs; respite care; residential services, rehabilitation programs; clinical settings; or supporting people in employment. Work is carried out autonomously under the broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals.

Do you want a challenging, rewarding career helping others?

A Diploma of Nursing from Central Regional TAFE will see you work as an enrolled nurse in a range of health care settings including hospitals, health clinics, community organisations or residential care. It is a diverse, challenging and rewarding career, as nurses make a real difference to the comfort and care of patients every day. 

By working in our simulated hospital wards and outreach clinic, you will gain knowledge and skills that will enable you to assess and provide nursing care to clients, including how to observe and measure vital signs, and assist patients with everyday activities. You will develop essential effective communication skills and learn to work with and care for people from different backgrounds.

With our nursing qualification you'll gain skills that are relevant to current industry trends and practices. By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Assist in the provision of preventative, curative and rehabilitative nursing
• Understand anatomy and physiology
• Understand and implement infection control
• Provide nursing care for the client
• Understand legal and ethical parameters
• Promote positive health
• Understand health issues of Indigenous Australians
• Contribute to the nutritional and mental health care of the clients

On completion of the Diploma of Nursing graduates can gain employment in the health industry. Employment prospects are high in this industry and you'll also gain satisfaction from helping people and possibly even saving lives.

Are you ready for a life-saving and caring career?

When you complete the Certificate IV in Preparation for Health and Nursing Studies you'll be a step closer to a career as an enrolled nurse.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to ease comfortably into studying nursing. You will learn about anatomy, physiology, and microbiology, medical terminology, applied mathematics, physics and chemistry, as well as study skills.

The Certificate IV in Preparation for Health and Nursing Studies provides the academic knowledge for entry into the Diploma of Nursing.

Half price fees apply!

This qualification is directly aligned with priority industry areas where the jobs are today, and into the future. As part of the state government Lower fees, local skills initiative, from 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2021 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession. Find out more .

This short course is designed to address the needs of a range of government officers for whom ensuring compliance with local government legislation, regulations and by-laws is central to their role. The short course allows participants to learn the skills and knowledge required to carry out prosecution procedures for a magistrate’s court.

Upon completion of this course you will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Please refer to the Student Fact Pack for additional College and support information.

This short course is designed to address the needs of a range of officers for whom ensuring compliance with local government legislation, regulations and by-laws is central to their role. The skill set is not designed to provide detailed technical and specific knowledge in, for example, building inspection, animal control, parking management or environmental health.

The skill set is intended to address the underpinning knowledge and skills in the complex areas of:

• compliance monitoring and investigation

• negotiation skills

• communication skills

• conflict resolution

• community education

This short course meets the generic requirements for compliance management in specialised council work areas, such as environmental health and planning. Individual councils may apply different levels and types of regulatory authority to specific job roles associated with this skill set.

Upon successful completion students will be issued with a Certificate of Participation

Please also refer to the Student Information Pack for additional College and support information

This short course is designed to address the needs of a range of officers for whom ensuring compliance with local government legislation, regulations and by-laws is central to their role. The skill set is not designed to provide detailed technical and specific knowledge in, for example, building inspection, animal control, parking management or environmental health.

The skill set is intended to address the underpinning knowledge and skills in the complex areas of:

• compliance monitoring and investigation

• negotiation skills

• communication skills

• conflict resolution

• community education

This short course meets the generic requirements for compliance management in specialised council work areas, such as environmental health and planning. Individual councils may apply different levels and types of regulatory authority to specific job roles associated with this skill set.

Upon successful completion students will be issued with a Certificate of Participation

Please also refer to the Student Information Pack for additional College and support information

This one day workshop will provide the participant with the skills and knowledge to:

• Describe the basic behaviour of reptiles and safe handling
• Correct methods of transporting reptiles
• The legal requirements of capturing and handling reptiles
• Understanding symptoms and signs of snake bite
• Demonstrate first aid management of a person who has been bitten by a snake
• Complete a written assessment
• Complete a practical skills assessment, and
• Contribute to verbal discussion during the workshop.

This course will be delivered at the Midland Sports Complex, Patterson Drive Middle Swan.

Upon completion of this course you will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Please also refer to the Student Fact Pack for additional College and support information.

Launch your career in retail!

With a Certificate III in retail learn how to engage with customers, maintain daily store operations, understand merchandising and deliver on organisational expectations. Once qualified you will have the skills to perform roles such as frontline sales assistant, customer service representative, shop assistant, retail supervisor, team leader and senior sales assistant.

Would you like to work in the retail sector?

Gain a competitive advantage with a Certificate II in Retail Services. With this qualification you will learn how to merchandise, market, sell, and control stock. It will equip you with skills in customer service, advising customers, theft minimisation and give you an insight into the global world of sales with online shopping.

Are you passionate about sharing knowledge and training others?

When you complete the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment you will be ready to start a rewarding career as a vocational trainer, assessor, or lecturer, either in the private or public sector.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to deliver and assess training, design and develop training programs, present to groups of learners, and participate in assessment moderation and validation.

The Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is an essential requirement for anyone wishing to deliver vocational education and training for a registered training organisation in Australia.

Get those creative juices flowing!

Through this course you'll learn how to create two and three dimensional forms in a variety of visual arts areas. This course will help you visualise, develop and present ideas and images. A Certificate III in Visual Arts will give you the skills to design and produce paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, printmaking and electronic art and experiment with materials and techniques. You will also develop knowledge of art history and theory and gain an understanding of current art issues and trends.

Available locations:

Geraldton

Our next intake for this course at our Geraldton Campus is Semester 1, 2020.  Check out our Pre Enrolment Information Pack for more information on this offering. 

Wheatbelt

Our Visual Arts qualifications in the Wheatbelt are offered at the picturesque Muresk Institute. Download the brochure for more information: