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Aboriginal Cultural Programs
Uncover the rich history of Aboriginal Australia across Country and learn about culture, language and heritage. Acquire an understanding of cultural awareness and Aboriginal protocols to support a rewarding career within Aboriginal communities. Gain employment opportunities with local communities in roles such as Aboriginal Cultural site officer, Aboriginal ranger and Aboriginal language tutor.
Accounting and Finance
Delve into the world of complex calculations, procedures and legislation in an accounting or finance course. Use your mathematical abilities in banking, accounts or payroll, or branch out into financial broking, planning and lending. Make your career about more than the dollars by helping people who are facing financial difficulties.
Animal Care and Horse Industry
Your love of animals can be a career full of possibility. Learn how to protect exotic animals or use your creative flair to clip, style and groom domestic breeds. Graduate with practical techniques and theory with confidence, no matter what path you take.
Art and Design
Make pieces of art, contribute to the cultural conversation, launch your own creative small business, or support artists in communicating their vision to the world. You’ll learn to master your creative process, immerse yourself in art history or work behind the scenes in the arts industry when you graduate from a TAFE NSW arts course.
Automotive
Fuel a world of possibilities with a TAFE NSW automotive course. Work on rebuilding old engines, get creative with custom paint finishes and use your problem-solving skills to work as a mechanic in the workshop. With practical industry experience and classroom tutoring, you’ll graduate with the skills to succeed, no matter what road you take.
Aviation and Aircraft Maintenance
Fly into the career of a lifetime when you study aviation and aeroskills. Use attention to detail to understand the intricacies of aeroplane mechanics, paint commercial aircraft or repair problems to ensure the safety of passengers and crew. Learn fundamental communication and organisation skills when you choose a course in flight operations, ground operations or service.
Building and Construction Trades
Build on your passion for hands-on projects and construct the career you have always wanted with our building, construction and trades courses. From building meticulously crafted homes to providing essential services like air-conditioning or heating , you’ll learn your essential trade skills from our industry-experts.
Business and Marketing
Every successful industry, multi-national or small business depends on business and marketing skills. Whether you want to launch a small business or join the corporate world there is a course to support your goals. Develop your leadership or project management skills, specialise in marketing or human resources or gain transferrable administrative skills that open up a wealth of opportunity.
Carpentry, Joinery and Furniture
Turn your interest in carpentry, joinery and furniture into a career to be proud of with a respected trade qualification from TAFE NSW. From processing timber, to wall framing for residential and commercial projects; from hand crafting furniture that will last a lifetime to installing the kitchens that make a house a home, you’ll graduate with the skills to succeed in this growing industry.
Community and Youth Services
Take your passion for helping others and turn it into a rewarding career full of possibility, with a community and youth services qualification. You’ll learn to empower your community and inspire lasting change as you offer support to those in need. Whether you offer a lifeline to those suffering addiction or a mental health crisis, or you encourage young people to make positive choices, you’ll graduate with the skills and techniques you need to make a real difference.
Education and Training
Focus on your love of learning and knowledge with an education and training qualification. Help nurture the minds of young children or encourage school students to reach their full potential, or choose to support adult learners to continue their study journey. With practical skills and a strong knowledge base, you’ll graduate ready to launch your education career.
Electrotechnology
The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, means our devotion to power is stronger than ever. Electrical tradespeople and managers do everything from keeping our electricity grid humming to installing the latest central hub control technologies in homes. Educate yourself in renewable energy technologies, electronic devices or instrumentation and control systems for big industry.
Engineering
Secure your role in a booming industry like construction, mining and infrastructure when you study a TAFE NSW engineering course. Engineering offers many pathways to choose from including boilermaking, fitting and turning, fabrication and welding. Whichever path you take, you’ll use your logical, mathematical and critical thinking skills to build and shape the future.
Environment and Sustainability
With climate change on the global agenda, there’s no better time to improve the natural environment and target sustainability. Opportunities are endless to regenerate damaged landscapes, conserve pristine and culturally important areas, and create new public green spaces. Keep our planet clean by choosing waste management or focus your studies on environmental impact monitoring or firefighting.
Farming and Primary Production
Farming, primary production and agriculture are critical to the Australian economy, and our cultural landscape. With a TAFE NSW course, you can build a strong career on the land, whether it’s learning the essentials of crop harvesting, combining science and sustainability when breeding cattle or becoming a certified wool classer. Gain practical experience on our specialist agriculture facilities across the state and graduate with skills to keep Australia moving.
Fashion
Take your passion for a chic look into a career full of potential when you study fashion. Learn how to channel your creativity in a fast-paced, high-pressure business environment. Design and make, display and sell, or even direct your designer gaze to hat making. With practical techniques and design principles tucked under your belt, you’ll be ready to walk into your dream job.
Food and Hospitality
Embrace your natural sociability and interest in good food when you study hospitality with TAFE NSW. There’s so much on offer, whether you want to be in the kitchen, on the floor, in a food-making facility or a laboratory. Find your dream job in cafes, bars, restaurants and hotels, or take your fondness for a craft beer or top drop of wine into micro-brewing and winemaking specialties.
Foundation Skills, English Language and Auslan
Explore the English language as you learn to communicate with those around you. Learn to speak basic English at home and in the community. Break down language barriers as you start conversations and build understanding. Ensure everybody has a voice as you become a professional interpreter. Connect with the Deaf community using Auslan. No matter your need, we will make sure you graduate with the confidence to connect with others.
Government, Library and Legal Services
Whether you are interested in government processes, the law or sharing information, we have a course that will excite and inspire you. Learn what you need to work in local, state and federal government or one of our many public agencies within a variety of sectors including health, education, public transport and emergency services. Take your leadership qualities and specialised expertise to find your future.
Hair and Beauty
Learn the latest trends and techniques from expert, industry-experienced teachers and make sure your appointment book is always full. When you study hair and beauty course at TAFE NSW, you'll gain a trade level qualification to practise as a barber, hairdresser, make-up artist or beauty technician, or take advantage of your organisational abilities to study salon management.
Healthcare
Discover the daily positive impacts you can create by turning your passion for helping others into a professional career in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry. Combine technical, medical or business skills with your natural empathy as you support patients with healthcare needs. Work across multiple sectors such as aged care, pharmacy, allied health, optical, dental and audiometry.
Horticulture
Plant and nature lovers will enjoy an active outdoor career as a graduate of a TAFE NSW horticulture course. You’ll learn how to keep soil and plants healthy and all the tricks to protect them from weeds and disease. Advance your horticulture career with specialist courses in arboriculture, sports turf management or landscape design or move into project planning and management.
Information and Communication Technology
Smartphones, tablets, the internet of things (IoT) and Wi-Fi are all part of the booming digital economy, so get on board and gain your expertise in all things internet and computer-related. Specialise in vital cyber security knowledge, learn how to build websites and develop apps or focus on network engineering or telecommunications. The options are wide in this $100 billion in-demand industry.
Maritime
If you feel more at home on the seas than on land, study a maritime course and live your dream. Gain an industry-recognised qualification, tally up your seafaring hours and then apply for your license to board a ship and travel the seas in technical or operative capacities. Or you might prefer to stay on dry land and build, service and repair marine vessels.
Property Services
Use your natural sales skills and results-driven attitude to build your career in property services. Get your hands dirty with cleaning or painting and decorating services, or help facilitate the sale or lease of commercial and residential property, or stock and station contracts. Progress your career and explore more in-depth aspects of the industry as you analyse real estate market data and evaluate property worth.
Screen, Media and Games
Tap into your love for storytelling and refine your creative communication skills. Master techniques in gaming, film, broadcasting, visual effects and more, so you can inspire, entertain and inform the world.
Sport and Recreation
If sport and recreation is your weekend passion, consider a course in fitness, health and leadership skills. Empower people to prioritise a healthy and active lifestyle and boost mental and physical health in this rewarding career. Encourage, motivate and connect with the community in a variety of specialist careers within gyms, aquatic facilities, sports grounds and outdoor recreational areas.
Study and Career Pathways
Gain confidence in yourself as you develop strong study skills, move into further study or get ready to join the workforce. Whether you are aiming to complete a degree or a trade qualification, we'll make sure you have the tools and support you need to succeed both inside and outside of the classroom.
Trade and Logistics
Whether you’re an experienced transport and logistics worker looking to upgrade your qualifications or are keen to take your first step into this bustling industry, we have the course for you. Learn to manage warehouse operations or step into the broader world of transport and logistics to manage domestic and international freight, vehicle transportation and distribution of goods.

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