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Trade courses
Forge your own future with a trades career. Whether you want to work for someone else, start your own business, or advance your current skill set, trades training with TAFE Queensland is the best way to harness your full potential and turn it into something great.
Apprenticeships
Forge your own future with career as a tradesperson. Develop hands-on skills that will set you up for success, no matter which industry you work in. As an apprentice work under the guidance of an employer to build your skills until you are a master craftsperson. Apprentices are trained in a skilled trade such as plumbing, construction, or hairdressing, with most apprenticeships taking between three to four years to complete.
Traineeships
As a trainee, you'll gain valuable experience in the workplace as well as hands-on training from TAFE Queensland. Learning from your employer as well as our skilled trainers will provide you with a well-rounded understanding of your industry and will set you up for a successful career. Traineeships are commonly available in vocational fields including business, child care, and retail and normally last one to two years.
Trade tasters
Try out a trade while you’re still in high school without committing to a full qualification or apprenticeship.
Pre-apprenticeship courses
A pre-apprenticeship course is a great place to start if you’re not entirely sure what the industry has on offer or what you want to do.
Post-trade training
Enrol in a post-trade training course if you want to specialise, gain a specific trade licence, gain credit towards university or expand your horizons after completing an apprenticeship.
Trades training areas
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Aged care
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Air-conditioning and refrigeration
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Allied health
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Automotive electrical technology
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Bricklaying and stonemasonry
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Baking and patisserie
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Beauty services
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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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Cookery
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Electrotechnology
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Engineering
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Hairdressing and barbering
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Heavy automotive industries
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Horticulture and landscaping
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Light automotive
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Manufacturing and design
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Motorbike and bicycle mechanics
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Painting and decorating
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Plumbing
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Printing
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Safety
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Tiling, plastering and flooring
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Travel and tourism management
My TAFE Queensland training was fantastic. Most of the teachers were qualified electricians, they had run their own businesses or worked for big companies, and they had a variety of experience to draw on whether it was domestic, commercial, or industrial.
I would definitely recommend TAFE Queensland to others. With real-world experience from the teachers and world-class facilities and tools to use, there's really no other place to be.
There's so many things from TAFE that I'm able to apply every day. All of the units were very relevant and the course was really hands on.
They have one of the best facilities in Queensland. You never lack anything here, you get provided with tools and all the right equipment and the right machinery for the work
My TAFE Queensland training has helped me in the workplace. I got a taste of the range that my industry covers, it opened my eyes to the whole scope of works.
Our facilities
As the largest provider of trade and technical training in the state, TAFE Queensland has a range of industry-standard facilities where you'll learn the tools of the trade. With specialist facilities for automotive, building and construction, electrotechnology, engineering, manufacturing, and rail, you can be confident you'll receive the highest quality trade training available.