Bentley

Our Fashion Garment Construction and Production training is your path to success!

This training reflects roles within the fashion and apparel industry, equipping students with specialised technical and construction skills in fashion garments made to measure, along with production. The course has a key focus on hand and industrial machining skills, paired with textile and production insights.

Specialist facilities

Fashion at Bentley campus has been Perth’s leading fashion design institution for over 50 years. Our facilities reflect cutting-edge industry equipment, machinery and technology to master the skills and equipment used in a fashion design, production and business environment.

This includes:

• Design and Fashion Forecasting Platforms
• CLO 3D Virtual Prototyping Technology
• Gerber CAD Technology including digitisers, plotters and printers
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and training
• Laser cutter
• Embroidery machines
• Digital Fabric Printer
• 3D Printers
• Over 80 specialised industrial sewing machines
• Textile Testing Lab
• Fashion Business Lab
• Sustainability Hub
• Resource Centre.

Our courses include guest industry lecturers, industry excursions, live work design projects, design exhibits and fashion runway shows.

Do you have a passion for people, paired with the drive to become a highly skilled specialist in the vibrant and dynamic field of hospitality?

Build your future as a manager in the hospitality industry with this nationally recognised qualification and gain a skillset that could take you around the globe.

Be guided from our team of expert lecturers who are industry professionals, as you learn to lead hospitality services. At the heart of hospitality is the people, and you'll gain management skills which will help you inspire your team, make decisions and solve problems, and build knowledge of how to enhance a customer experience.

You'll also be equipped with strong hospitality technical skills and be trained in a diverse range of areas from processing reservations, to food and beverage preparation, to general bar and restaurant service.

The hospitality, tourism and events industries are the world's largest employers and this course will give you a supervisory qualification to work in settings such as restaurants, cafes, nightclubs, pubs and in gaming, or at hotels in front-of-house areas including concierge and back-of-house areas such as housekeeping.

You'll be job ready for roles such as Functions Manager, Restaurant Manager, or Front Office Manager.

Gain these skills 

• lead a diverse team
• financial management
• regulatory compliance
• rostering
• stock purchasing and control
• providing quality customer service
• managing workplace conflict
• workplace health and safety

Fine tune your skills in the kitchen and create sweet masterpieces

This course builds on the skills gained in the Certificate III in Patisserie or Commercial Cookery qualifications and equips you with the skills needed to be a qualified cook specialising in patisserie. On successful completion you'll be ready to work a patissier or pastry chef in a variety of hospitality environments and take on a leading or supervisory role in the kitchen.

Gain these skills

• work effectively in a commercial kitchen
• plan, prepare and bake cakes, tarts, petit fours, pastries, chocolates, sugar decorations and showpieces
• financial management
• cleaning
• first aid
• food safety programs
• hygiene
• managing workplace conflict 
• workplace health and safety

Turn your passion for food into your future profession, tap into your true potential and become a leader in the kitchen.
This course will build and advance your culinary skills, making you job ready for roles such as Supervisor/Team Leader Chef or Cook. You'll also establish a comprehensive understanding of commercial kitchen operations, learning people management skills, finance processes and food safety programs. 

Be guided by our team of expert lecturers who are experienced industry professionals, as you learn to lead a team and run a fast-paced kitchen. You'll further develop your cookery skillset, gaining knowledge of how to plan a menu whilst progressing your food preparation technique, cooking a wide-range of creations and working on perfecting presentation of dishes. 

The hospitality, tourism and events industries are the world's largest employers and this nationally recognised qualification will enhance your employability opportunities making you workforce ready for roles in restaurants, hotels, cafes, nightclubs and in pubs. 

Take the next step in your cookery career, advance to a supervisory level in the kitchen and acquire a skillset that could take you around the globe. 

Gain these skills

• lead a team in a commercial kitchen 
• plan, prepare and cook food
• produce dishes suitable for cultural and dietary requirements
• learn about cleaning
• first aid
• food safety programs
• manage workplace conflict
• hygiene
• workplace health and safety

This qualification reflects the role of skilled operators who use a broad range of hospitality service, sales or operational skills combined with supervisory skills and sound knowledge of industry operations to plan, monitor and evaluate the work of team members. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.
This qualification provides a pathway to work as a supervisor in hospitality organisations such as restaurants, hotels, motels, clubs, pubs, cafes, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multi-skilling and for acquiring targeted skills in accommodation services, food and beverage, and gaming.
The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

A sweet career creating tasty delights

When you complete the Certificate III in Patisserie you will have the skills to work as a patissier or pastry chef in a patisserie, café, restaurant or hotel.

You will gain the knowledge and skills in our training kitchens to work fast and effectively in a commercial kitchen team and plan, prepare and bake mouth-watering cakes, tarts, petits fours, pastries, yeast goods and chocolates.

You will also learn about cleaning and sanitisation, food safety programs, personal and environmental hygiene, and workplace health and safety.

Gain these skills

• Use food preparation equipment
• Understanding mixing methods and baking/cooking requirements to produce cakes, sponges, pastries and yeast goods, filling and finishes
• Participate in safe food handling and work practices
• Create desserts, pastries and specialty cakes

Do you have a love of food, a fascination with flavour and a flair for cooking, from preparation to plating to perfecting your recipe? 

Carve out your career in the culinary industry and become a professional chef or cook with this nationally recognised qualification.

You'll be guided and mentored by our team of expert lecturers as you become equipped with a solid fundamental skillset in cookery, learning to plan, prepare and create a range of soups, poultry, meat, seafood and vegetable dishes, as well as desserts such as cakes and pastries. You'll gain essential technical knowledge for cooking in a commercial kitchen environment and be trained in areas such as knife skills, seasoning, plating, food hygiene, effective cleaning and working successfully in a team.
Hospitality is an in-demand and dynamic industry offering exciting employment opportunities both locally and overseas. You'll be job ready for roles in a diverse range of settings, from cafes and coffee shops, to fine-dining restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs or food trucks. 

Take the next step in your career and become a qualified chef or cook. Whilst practising your passion, you'll acquire universal skills that could take you around the globe! 

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who have a range of well-developed hospitality service, sales or operational skills and sound knowledge of industry operations. Using discretion and judgement, they work with some independence and under supervision using plans, policies and procedures to guide work activities.
This qualification provides a pathway to work in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, motels, clubs, pubs, cafes, and coffee shops. This qualification allows for multiskilling and for specialisation in accommodation services, food and beverage and gaming.
The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Do you have a knack for number crunching, or a love of figures and all things finance?

This introductory course will prepare you for a career in accounting and financial services, equipping you with a skillset that will make you employable in virtually every sector.

Be guided by our expert team of lecturers who are industry professionals as you learn the fundamentals of accounting and entry level bookkeeping. You'll be trained in general ledger administration to help you manage finances for a company, and gain essential knowledge in how to record financial transactions, maintain financial records, complete calculations and create spreadsheets. You'll also develop skills in using computerised accounting software including MYOB and XERO, as well as performing payroll procedures and producing reports.

Gain these skills

• Recording and creating summaries of an organisation's financial transactions
• Processing journal entries
• Completing payroll and bank receipts
• Preparing, processing and maintaining financial records

Do you love animals and want to follow your calling to work with cats, canines and all creatures? If your dream is to work day-to-day with animals, this course will give you job ready skills to be employed in a broad range of roles in the animal care industry, including dog daycare, boarding, rescue shelters, pet sitting, dog walking, breeding establishments and other animal businesses.

Learn from our expert team of lecturers who are specialists in animal care and passionate about teaching and maintaining the highest standards of grooming, health, feeding and welfare for animals. You’ll gain skills in interacting safely, providing animal first-aid, walking and bathing dogs, as well as grooming crossbreed dogs and companion animals according to breed and coat. Build your knowledge of how to provide care to a wide range of animal species including dogs, rodents, rabbits, birds, fish, and reptiles.

This course is ideal if you wish to begin working in animal care, and if you’re already employed or volunteering in the industry, the course will give you a formal qualification to further develop your skillset and help advance further in your current workplace.

Turn your passion into your profession and start your career in animal care with this entry-level course.

Study in specialist facilities

SM TAFE is the only TAFE to offer a live veterinary clinic based at our Bentley campus which is open to the general public, staff and students to make bookings for consults and surgeries. Students can gain on-the-job skills in animal care with a range of species including dogs, rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, lizards, fish, along with an aviary housing various birdlife. The clinic allows development of skills in a safe and supported environment.

Our Murdoch campus has a dedicated dog day-care training facility and pet grooming clinic where students can develop hands-on animal care skills in a real-world setting.