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This qualification reflects the role of community services workers involved in the delivery, management and coordination of person-centred services to individuals, groups, and communities.
At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously within their scope of practice under broad directions from senior management.
Workers support people to make change in their lives to improve personal and social wellbeing and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers. They may also undertake case management and program coordination.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 200 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or 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 want to make a difference for communities?

Be there for people that need it the most. When you complete the Certificate IV in Community Services Work you'll have the skills needed to support all people in the community, as an outreach officer, welfare support worker, or case worker.

Gain these skills

• Communicate and work effectively in the community services sector
• Advocate for people's rights
• Respond appropriately to situations of family and domestic violence
• Work with cultural diversity
• Ethical behaviour and legal responsibilities

Get a head start in the sporting industry

This Certificate IV in Sport Development will give you the skills to get ahead and take advantage of the varied opportunities in the sporting industry in Australia. You'll cover topics such as; teamwork and leadership; planning and delivering sport and recreation programs; using sport technology; event management; risk management; exercise science; managing volunteers and working with stakeholders. You'll be equipped to fulfil your clients' sporting objectives and work effectively within a sporting organisation.

During the course of your studies you'll have access to the live works gym facility at our Northbridge campus and have the opportunity to gain learning support to improve study, literacy or numeracy skills.

 Gain these skills

• Developing knowledge of sport technology used in the industry
• Work effectively within a team environment or autonomously in an organisational structure
• Ability to conduct and coordinate sporting activities for others
• Understand how to incorporate exercise science principles into fitness instruction and programming
• Responsibility for coordination and supervision of volunteers in variety of roles
• Ability to plan, setup, conduct and monitor an event

This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide an advanced level of assistance to dental practitioners which contributes to the quality of oral health care.
Dental radiography work must only be performed by a person with a radiation user licence granted by the relevant State /Territory regulatory authority under legislation.

Turn your passion for sport into a career

The Diploma of Sport* has been designed with the career oriented, sports professional in mind and will provide you with a broad set of skills and knowledge to advance your career in the sport industry. 

North Metropolitan TAFE is excited to be offering this course as part of a new dual diploma qualification in 2023 to give you greater opportunities to advance your career and enhance your skill set. If you are a natural leader and love sport, this new program will give you skills in business, management and enhance your leadership and sport knowledge and experience.

On successful completion of the program you'll gain a Diploma of Sport and a Diploma of Leadership and Management, equipping you to find employment in a range of sporting bodies, or state and local government  organisations or to work independently in the private or public sector.

*Please note the Diploma of Sport will not be offered as a stand alone qualification, only as part of the dual qualification.

Gain these skills

• High performance coaching
• Sport development management
• Talent management
• Events management
• Community sport developmet

Kick start your career in WA's vibrant music industry

Gain the practical knowledge to enhance your musical and production skills.

This course introduces basic musical and sound concepts. Electives will focus on song writing and performance within ensembles, recording and mixing within the studio and live environments and follow the production processes through to the completion of a demo recording.

This course in only offered in semester 1 each year.

Gain these skills

• Play music or sing to make a music demo
• Use technical equipment and computers
• Record and edit sound
• Prepare yourself for performance

Fine-tune your sound career

Achieve high level skills in the live sound, film and studio production areas of the music industry with this Advanced Diploma qualification.

Through this course, you will develop your wide ranging analytical, technical and creative skills. You will develop and produce your own recording projects, under the guidance of highly experienced industry mentors.

 Gain these skills

• Live sound engineering
• Studio sound engineering and production
• Film sound composition and production

Refine your talent

Successful completion of the Advanced Diploma of Music (Performance) will give you high level skills in performance, song arranging, composition and stagecraft technique.

Through this course you will develop your analytical, performance and creative skills under the guidance of highly experienced industry lecturers and mentors. You will refine your skills as a songwriter and performer, developing, producing and releasing your own recording product which is your calling card to the music industry.

 Gain these skills

• Stagecraft and live performance, working in industry venues and broadcast radio
• Composition and arranging
• Networking with industry professionals such as promoters, publishers, venue bookers, producers, artists and songwriters

Get ready to pursue an exciting career in sound production in the WA music industry

Advance your music skills with this course. You'll learn about current music industry practices in the areas of studio recording and maintenance, live sound, music production, music arrangement, music technology and repairing/maintaining equipment and have the ability to set up your own studio.

By studying music at North Metropolitan TAFE you'll benefit from the best facilities and musical heritage in Western Australia. Since 1996 our music graduates have gone on to form bands such as Birds of Tokyo and work with bands such as Gyroscope, Karnivool and Eskimo Joe.

North Metro's focus on industry relevancy means practical course content geared towards getting you a career. You'll learn from our industry experienced lecturers and have an opportunity to network with real professionals who could increase your chances of employment during or after study.

Gain these skills

• Develop current music industry practices
• Record in a studio
• Set up and mix live sound
• Understand music technology
• Produce music
• Basic video and audio editing