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Post-trade training
Post-trade training is great if you want to specialise, gain a specific trade licence, gain credit towards university or expand your horizons after completing an apprenticeship. TAFE Queensland offers a range of post-trade specialist short courses, diplomas and advanced diplomas.
Post-trade training is a very different experience than doing your apprenticeship or traineeship. Our teachers will work with you in a range of applied areas to give you additional scope and expertise in your specialist area or a different area of interest.
Post trade training areas
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Air-conditioning and refrigeration
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Automotive electrical technology
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Bricklaying and stonemasonry
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Building and construction
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Building design
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Carpentry and joinery
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Civil construction
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Electrotechnology
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Engineering
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Heavy automotive industries
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Light automotive
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Painting and decorating
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Plumbing
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Tiling, plastering and flooring
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Flexible training
Sometimes finding time for yourself or your employees to be released for post-trade training can be difficult, which is why we have a range of flexible training delivery options including online.
This means you or your employees can continue to learn with minimal disruption to your operations.
Costs and payment options
Course costs vary depending on the type and level of qualification. Visit the relevant course page for more information.
There are a range of government and private funding and subsidies available that may reduce the cost of your training. We also offer a range of payment options including payment plans than can help make your training costs more manageable.
Where will you specialise in the electrical industry?
Hydrogen is becoming more common as a power source in a range of applications across Queensland and Australia, and TAFE Queensland offers courses to upskill into this area and open career opportunities in a new and exciting field.
Micro-credentials
TAFE Queensland offers online Micro-credential courses to give students an understanding of hydrogen principles and prepare them for entering the industry at little cost, with most of these courses costing students $70.00 + GST.
Skill Sets
TAFE Queensland offers Nationally Accredited Skill Sets in hydrogen skills on campus, to provide students with a deeper understanding and practical experience working with hydrogen. These Skill Sets attract Government subsidies and come at no cost to eligible participants.
Hazardous areas skills can help electricians begin working in the mining industry, opening broader employment opportunities. Gain these skills by completing a qualification on campus at TAFE Queensland.
With increased automation across a range of industries, workers with skills in instrumentation and control are in demand. Open doors to this career path by completing one of TAFE Queensland’s qualifications as an on-campus student or apprentice.
Gain the practical skills and knowledge required to become an electronics and communications tradesperson. Over the next five years there are expected to be 10,000 to 25,000 job openings for telecommunications trade workers. Study as an apprentice or trainee at TAFE Queensland.
Certificate III in Electronics and Communications (UEE30920)
As workplaces across Australia embrace interconnectivity and look to optimise efficiencies, SCADA skills will be sought after in electrical tradespeople. Give yourself the best opportunity to capitalise on industry changes by gaining Nationally Accredited SCADA skills on campus at TAFE Queensland.
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Skill Set (SSURR0012)
Expand your skills into process plant operations and open opportunities to work in a range of industries experiencing job growth with a TAFE Queensland qualification. This specialised career has high earning potential and strong job prospects, with nearly one quarter of all workers in the industry located in Queensland. Study via Recognition of Prior Learning with TAFE Queensland.
Upskill into solar and renewables work to expand your horizons into this growing sector with a TAFE Queensland Nationally Accredited Skill Set delivered online with on campus practical assessments.
Solar Panel and Grid Connect Design Skill Set (SSUEE0009)
Battery Storage Systems for Grid Connect PV Systems Skill Set (SSUEE0024)
Demand for PLC skills exists in the manufacturing, oil and gas, water processing, and power generation sectors. Open a range of employment opportunities in instrumentation and automation by studying on campus with TAFE Queensland.
Instrumentation - Programmable Control Systems Skill Set (UEESS00135)
With an increasing global appetite for automation systems in the manufacturing sector, demand for skilled tradespeople in this area is growing. Enhance your electrical career by upskilling into automation with an on campus course at TAFE Queensland.
Certificate IV in Industrial Automation and Control (UEE43220)