Mandurah

Plant the seeds for a career working outdoors.

If you enjoy working in nature, cultivating gardens and love seeing your hard work flourish, this course is for you. In this entry-level qualification, you'll gain the practical skills and knowledge to work effectively in the horticultural industry. Horticulturists most commonly work in a gardening, nursery and landscaping setting.

Some things you'll learn:

• How to recognise plants
• Landscaping, pruning and planting plants
• How to treat weeds and pests 
• How to operate basic machinery and equipment
• How to assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing

Activate your career in events

Events enrich our culture and are held to educate, celebrate, inform and entertain.

The Certificate III in events will give you the skills to assist in managing events, from the planning through to show day and the follow up after the event. 

You'll be introduced to industry standard technologies for lighting, sound and audio-visual and begin to develop your creative skills so you can deliver professional events to your clients.

Our lecturers have strong industry links and you will be given opportunities to put your skills into practice with live work events organised by your lecturer. 

Gain these skills

• Participate in safe work practices
• Process and monitor event registrations
• Provide service to customers
• Show social and cultural sensitivity

Do you want to build a meaningful career caring for our aged members of the community, assisting to enrich quality of life and making a real positive impact in your role on a daily basis?

This course is an entry-level qualification that will make you job ready to become an aged care assistant or care support worker, equipping you with a skillset to provide a high standard of support to older people and those living with dementia by providing personalised assistance in aged care, residential and community care settings.

Join the community services industry and open yourself up to strong job opportunities in the ever-expanding aged care workforce, where qualified care assistants are highly in demand.

Build your methods of communicating effectively with a range of diverse groups including families and co-workers, and you’ll also develop some strong one-on-one relationships with the people you are caring for who have had a lifetime of experience and knowledge to share, which can bring job satisfaction as you work regularly together.

Gain these skills

• Working effectively in the aged care industry
• Caring for the elderly and enabling them to maintain independence
• Learn how to implement effective communication strategies and work with a diverse range of groups of varying cultures and backgrounds
• Understanding and supporting people with dementia
• Providing personal hygiene for people in your care
• Managing manual handling tasks
• Safety procedures, infection control practices and ethical behaviour
• Workplace health and safety

There is an ongoing skill shortage in Community Services

Complete this qualification and you could be working in community services, case management or social housing, involved in the managing, coordinating and/or delivering of person-centred services to individuals, groups and communities.

You will have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously under broad directions from senior management, providing direct support to individuals or groups. You may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers and/or case management, program coordination or the development of new business opportunities.

All our community service qualifications have flexible training delivery modes and the option to study on the job. This means you get the most relevant skills and the opportunity to form industry contacts.

Gain these skills

• Consultation
• Community program development
• Group work
• Advocacy
• Case management
• Policy and research

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

Jump on board to an exciting career in tourism

Gain the basic skills and knowledge to work in various tourism job roles. A career in tourism is very rewarding and with this Certificate III in Tourism you'll have the skills you need to work in visitor information services, tour guiding and tourism operations.

You could be out in the field helping visitors experience all the top holiday spots or creating or guiding tours that they will remember forever.  Work could be undertaken in an office environment where the planning of tourism products and services takes place, in the field where tourism products are delivered or a combination of both.

Gain these skills

• Plan tourism itineraries and provide tourism visitor information
• Gain tourism destination and attractions knowledge
• Work as a guide and lead tour groups
• Use current industry reservations systems and operational technology
• Use social media for business

Launch your career in science with this entry-level course that qualifies you to work as a laboratory assistant in food technology, pathology, schools or trades.

Gain these skills

• collect and prepare samples
• measure and record the results of experiments
• maintain and work in a laboratory in the physical, chemical, biological and life sciences

Are you ready to make face-changing decisions?

If you are passionate about the exciting world of make-up and would like to work in make-up studios, cosmetic retail, fashion and media sets or studios then this course could be the perfect one for you.

You'll gain artistic and business skills. You will also acquire the latest airbrushing techniques, an advanced skill being taught as part of this creative and artistic make up qualification. Relationships with both clients and industry are important and these aspects will be covered in your course with a focus on live salon works and engagement with industry professionals such as photographers.

A valuable part of our course is ongoing practical demonstration of your skills, you will be need to bring live models to class as required.

 Gain these skills

• Start your own make up artistry business
• Cosmetic retail products and services
• Make-up for fashion (runway specialist)
• Make-up for photography (covering bridal and fashion)
• Make-up for the film & TV industry

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

Do you want to work in a supervisory role in the exciting world of restaurants, bars and hotels? Whether you have a dream to be employed on local shores in Australia's buzzing hospitality industry, or have your sights set on a career adventure overseas, this course is your first step to starting your journey as a team leader.  

Your employment options will be diverse; you might picture yourself overseeing operations at a seafood restaurant here in WA, managing a coffee shop on the coastline of Italy, or being a concierge at a hotel and welcoming guests from around the world.

Be guided from our expert team of lecturers who are hospitality industry specialists, as you learn supervisory  skills to start developing your individual leadership style. Be trained in financial management, monitoring the work of the team, managing workplace conflict and coming up with innovative solutions to problems. 
You'll also build strong fundamental skills in hospitality service which will be a basis for overseeing the operations of your area, along with knowledge on how to build rapport with customers and enhance their experience. 

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, hotels, cafes, nightclubs, pubs and in gaming. You'll be job ready for roles such as Bar Supervisor, Food and Beverage Manager, Duty Manager and Concierge.
Advance your career options and become a skilled operator in a supervisory role in hospitality.