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This qualification reflects the role of individuals with functions that could include financial data entry, processing accounts and payrolls, providing customer service in financial transactions, and producing financial reports. This course is suitable for students interested in gaining skills and knowledge in accounting.

This course offers a practical pathway into a rewarding career in allied health, nursing, or other healthcare disciplines. Allied Health Assistants can work across physiotherapy, radiology podiatry, mental health, and dietetics.

This is a Board Developed Course. Students who complete the 240-hour course may sit for the optional HSC exam, and their marks may contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals carrying out a range of routine procedural, clerical, administrative or operational tasks that require technology and business skills.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in early childhood education and caring centres which support the implementation of an approved learning framework and support children’s well-being, learning and development.

Work could be undertaken in a long daycare or after-school care facility, where the student can respond to children through play and learning, promoting the care and safety of children. Possible job titles include childcare worker.

This course may be available as a 480-hour course to undertake the full qualification; or a 240-hour course for a Statement of Attainment towards CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in the community, home or residential care setting who work under supervision and delegation as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, following an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing or disability.

This is a Board Developed Course. Students who complete a minimum of 240 hours, may sit for the optional HSC exam, and their mark may contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who engage with customers, maintain daily store operations and deliver on organisational expectations. They have sound knowledge of product and service offerings.

Some individuals working at this level are responsible for supervising other team members and monitoring day-to-day workplace operations. It provides a pathway to work in a range of retail settings including specialty retailers, supermarkets, department stores and quick service restaurants.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who have a defined and limited range of hospitality operational skills and basic industry knowledge. They are involved in mainly routine and repetitive tasks and work under direct supervision.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in various hospitality settings, such as restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops, as a Food and Beverage Attendant, Waiter, or Barista.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who use a range of events administration or operational skills and knowledge to complete event-related work activities. Events are diverse and this qualification provides a pathway to work for event or exhibition organisations operating in various industries including the tourism and travel, hospitality, sport, cultural and community sectors.

The diversity of employers includes event or exhibition management companies, event venues, or organisations that organise their events. Work could be undertaken in an office environment where the planning of events takes place, on-site at venues where events are staged or a combination of both.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who complete a limited range of basic workplace tasks in the retail industry.

This qualification covers competencies for work entry program providing grounding in safety and basic skills and knowledge for work in any electrotechnology discipline. This is a Board Developed Course.  Students who complete the 240-hour course may sit for the optional HSC exam, and their marks may contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.

This course is only available to students undertaking a school-based apprenticeship. Students undertake Stage 1 of their apprenticeship whilst they are at school and an additional two years full-time post-school in both on and off-the-job training. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, students will be a qualified Hairdresser. In the course, students gain experience working with clients, selling products and services and applying a broad range of technical hairdressing services to clients.

Students will learn how to undertake a range of beauty services to clients including lash and brow, make-up services.   

Students will also learn how to make appointments, greet and prepare clients for treatments and make-up, advise on beauty products, design and apply make-up, and conduct salon financial transactions.

In this course, students will gain skills in routine hairdressing tasks, such as making appointments, greeting and preparing clients for salon services, shampooing and drying hair to shape, working safely, undertaking general housekeeping and cleaning duties, and conducting salon financial transactions. This course is a pre-vocational preparatory course designed to help give students the practical skills and experience required to work as a Salon Assistant.

This course addresses foundation skills, preparing students for work, and developing skills required in everyday life.  The course covers language, reading, writing, numeracy and digital skills.  It also addresses communication, time management, working in teams; students also explore career pathways, and create a career plan.

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge of a baker’s assistant working in a commercial baking environment.

This qualification provides a trade outcome in plumbing.  This course may be available as a 380-hour course for school-based apprentices only, or a 240-hour course for a Statement of Attainment towards CPC32420 Certificate III in Plumbing. School-based apprentices complete the first year of their apprenticeship at school, then they transfer their enrolment to TAFE post-school.

This qualification provides a pathway to the primary trades in the construction industry except plumbing. This qualification is designed to introduce learners to the recognised trade callings in the construction industry and provide meaningful credit in a construction industry Australian Apprenticeship. This is a Board Developed Course. Students who complete the 240-hour course may sit for the optional HSC exam, and their marks may contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who perform various servicing tasks in the automotive retail, service and repair industry. This course can only be accessed by school-based trainees. This is a Board Developed Course. Students who complete the 240-hour course may sit for the optional HSC exam, and their marks may contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the agricultural sector, preparing students to pursue a career in either livestock production or mixed farming operations. Students will learn about agricultural skills such as implementing safety protocols on the farm, managing and caring for animals, operating tractors and farm machinery and tools, and identifying plant pests and diseases. The course also looks at the importance of environmental sustainability and complying with health and safety standards within the agricultural industry, to ensure graduates are well-equipped to work effectively on a farm.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who perform a limited range of tasks relating to identifying and inspecting mechanical and electrical components and systems of light vehicles, heavy vehicles, outdoor power equipment, bicycles, marine craft and motorcycles. This qualification also covers the skills and knowledge required to perform minor maintenance and repair of an automotive vehicle body. The range of technical skills and knowledge is limited.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who use basic skills and knowledge for work in skilled assistant or skilled assistant operator roles in the screen, media and entertainment industries. It applies to work in interactive digital media, film and television, radio, lighting and sound, content creation and technical broadcasting environments.

Job roles include editing assistant, assistant content creator, assistant sound technician, assistant audio visual technician, assistant radio producer, podcast producer, community radio producer, community radio presenter, junior animator, camera assistant and technical production assistant.

This qualification is an introductory qualification to the automotive retail, service and repair industries and an entry to further training.

This is a trade qualification for carpenters in residential and commercial workplaces. It includes setting out, manufacturing, constructing, assembling, installing and repairing products made using timber and non-timber materials. This course can only be accessed by school-based apprentices. They complete the first year of their apprenticeship at school, then they transfer their enrolment to TAFE post-school.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who are competent in a range of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) roles, including, basic cyber awareness, digital media skills, generalist IT support services, networking, programming, systems and web development.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in entry-level Business Services job roles. Tasks include a range of basic procedural, clerical, administrative or operational tasks that require self-management and technology skills. This course may be available as a 180-hour course to undertake the full qualification or a 120-hour course for a Statement of Attainment towards BSB20120 Certificate II in Workplace Skills.

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to work in community service as a volunteer. This qualification is recognised as an entry-level qualification for volunteer workers, under direct and regular supervision within clearly defined guidelines.

Job opportunities may include Community work, Event Volunteer, and work within charities.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in various community-based performance and production contexts.

It applies to individuals who work in small-scale dance, theatre and events environments within the creative industries. Individuals at this level support others involved in production with limited responsibility for overseeing other personnel.

The job roles relating to this qualification may include community theatre production assistants, theatre assistants, project officers and community theatre performers.

The entertainment industry covers a wide range of occupational areas including audio, costume, customer service, front of house, lighting, props, scenic art, sets, staging, technical operations and vision systems.

This course allows students to gain a range of general skills and knowledge suitable for entry to employment in live performance, theatre and events industries.

This qualification provides a range of introductory skills and knowledge to provide individuals with an understanding of the business environment.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply a broad range of competencies in various work contexts in the music industry. They may work in music performance, sound production, music creation and composition, music business. Job roles relating to this qualification may include assistant sound technician, assistant music manager, musician, sound assistant and road crew.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals with the skills and knowledge to perform varied activities in the creative industries. It applies to work in different work environments including entertainment customer service, staging, television and radio production, broadcasting production, lighting and sound, screen and media, and film production. Job roles may include Trainee Production Crew, Radio Production Assistant, Crewing Employee, and Sound Assistant.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who assist teachers and support student learning in various classroom settings. They complete general administrative and operational tasks to support students with learning under the guidance of a teacher or other educational professional. Education support workers work mainly with students in classroom settings in primary or secondary schools, as defined by State/Territory legislation.

This qualification reflects the role of group and gym fitness instructors. Fitness instructors plan and deliver group exercise sessions and develop gym-based programs for individuals where personalised instruction and ongoing client monitoring are limited. They work in predictable environments under general supervision. When instructing groups or interacting with clients, they use discretion and judgement to solve routine issues within the parameters of clearly defined organisational policies and procedures.

This qualification provides a pathway to work as a fitness instructor in fitness facilities, gyms, and leisure and community centres. This course may be available as a 300-hour course to undertake the full qualification or a 240-hour course for a Statement of Attainment towards SIS30321 Certificate III in Fitness.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in kitchens who use a defined and limited range of food preparation and cooking skills to prepare food and menu items. They are involved in mainly routine and repetitive tasks and work under direct supervision.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in kitchen operations in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafes, and coffee shops; and institutions such as aged care facilities, hospitals, and schools.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply the skills and knowledge to conduct pre-planned coaching sessions with foundation level participants in a specific sport.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in assistant coaching roles working or volunteering at community-based sports clubs and organisations in the Australian sports industry. Individuals with this qualification use a defined and limited range of basic coaching skills to engage participants in a specific sport and are involved in mainly routine and repetitive tasks using limited practical skills and basic sports industry knowledge. They work under the supervision of a coach.

Possible job role titles depend on the specific sport may include assistant coach.