Sunshine Coast
The beautiful Sunshine Coast region spans over 60 kilometres of pristine coastline and lush sub-tropical hinterland. It includes the picturesque coastal hub of Mooloolaba, as well as the inland town of Nambour. The region also incorporates the newly opened Sunshine Coast Health Institute located in the suburb of Birtinya.
The Sunshine Coast region offers a wide range of study areas including beauty and hairdressing, building and construction, business, child care, community services, fashion, graphic design, horticulture, hospitality and cookery, information technology, music, nursing and health, photography, sports and fitness, and tourism and events.
Featuring specialised training facilities, Mooloolaba offers a wide range of study areas.
Featuring a range of purpose-built facilities, Nambour offers a wide variety of study areas.
SCHI features dedicated and integrated research and learning spaces in health, all equipped with the latest technology.

Maroochydore
TAFE Queensland has been partnering with the Australian Industry Trade College (AITC) at their Gold Coast and Redlands locations for several years, providing pre-employment training to students and guiding them towards the right trade path. Now, AITC is on the Sunshine Coast and has taken up residence in our Maroochydore campus.
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Sunshine Coast Health Institute
Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) features dedicated and integrated research and learning spaces allowing students to participate in learning, research and clinical practice in one convenient location. SCHI has dedicated workspaces as well as specialised learning spaces equipped with the latest in audio-visual technology.
Training restaurants
Our Mooloolaba campus has two on-campus restaurants which give our hospitality students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a real-world environment. You will learn the workings of a real restaurant, serving paying customers, in state-of-the-art facilities under the guidance of industry-experienced teachers.
Hairdressing and beauty training salon
Our fully operational hairdressing and beauty salon in Mooloolaba offers a range of services using the same products, equipment, and facilities found in a real salon and work with real, paying clients. You will have the opportunity to put theory into practice and gain practical skills in a real-world environment.
Would you travel across the world to pursue a passion and build a business from scratch with nothing more than gut instinct and a strong sense of motivation to guide you?
To mark National Volunteer Week, TAFE Queensland East Coast region would like to acknowledge our volunteers who support the work of our educators in the classroom and outside.
As a fourth year apprentice in boiler making, Krystal is an inspiration to young girls and women, especially those who aspire to study engineering or take up a trade in this field.
When early childhood educator Nicola Johnston was tasked with developing the content for a new core unit, she never expected the journey to such an emotional experience.
Some people just seem to never stop and 2022 Student of the Year Sheyana Brough is certainly shaping up to be one of those!
There has never been a better time for Queenslanders to upskill themselves for a future in the energy industry, with a surge in job openings in the field predicted over the next five years.
Nick Howard is returning to the flight school that kick-started his aviation career to help others like him take to the skies.
The Queensland Future Skills (QFS) Partnership , a training project delivered by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), TAFE Queensland and CQUniversity Australia, has been recognised as the winner of the Premier’s Industry Collaboration Award at the 2022 Queensland Training Awards.
TAFE Queensland has again taken out top honours at the prestigious Queensland Training Awards after being named the 2022 Large Training Provider of the Year at the annual awards presentation held in Brisbane on Saturday 17 September, 2022.
Sam Crowe’s love for educating others wasn’t realised until later in life – but it’s a realisation she’s glad she had.
Sheyana Brough is on the path to a rewarding career in early childhood, after receiving a scholarship from TAFE Queensland.
Sunshine Coast carpenter Brock Perry is among the Sunshine Coast locals who have made the most of the construction boom.