Mount Barker

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to manage risks associated with chemical use, and to understand your obligations in the areas of duty of care, quality assurance and environmental management.

Participants will learn on a practical level how to improve their integrated pest management programmes, to better choose the right chemical for the job and to apply it more accurately.  The course is designed for people who will be spraying chemicals without supervision.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited units: AHCCHM307 Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases and AHCCHM304 Transport and store chemicals

This one-day course is an essential update for primary producers in all aspects of chemical use and is designed to maintain AusChem WA accreditation. It covers new information in environmental safety, personal and occupational health and safety, legislation, spraying and calibration techniques, residues and resistance to chemicals.

This course is suitable for:

•     farmers/food producers
•     people employed by a shire (not those contracting to a shire)
•     DEC employees spraying on DEC land
•     National Resource Management employees spraying on their land (not contract sprayers doing the job)
•     mine rehabilitation and weed eradication employees where they are spraying on mine land.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited units AHCCHM307 Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases

This theory and practical workshop based course starts with the growing and roasting of the beans and leads you through the process of extracting the perfect espresso and making the complete menu of espresso drinks.

You will learn, understand and put into practice the basics of espresso coffee. Also included is coffee cultivation and processing, roasting and blending, different coffee styles, coffee bean storage, grinder setting, adjustment and milk texturing and espresso machine cleaning.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited units.

•     SITXFSA001 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety
•     SITHFAB005 Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee

When you complete the Certificate III in Individual Support you'll be on your way to a career as an aged care assistant.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to work effectively in the aged care industry, caring for the elderly, enabling them to maintain independence, understanding and supporting people with dementia, safety procedures, ethical behaviour, infection control, working with cultural diversity, and workplace health and safety.
This course includes a compulsory work placement. The units in Traineeships are customised according to the individual Training Agreement that is negotiated with the employer and may vary (within the Qualification rules) in each case.

South Regional TAFE is transitioning this qualification to the new training package in 2024. Students will be enrolled into the new units developed to meet current and future industry needs. Fees may vary for courses transitioning to the new training package. 

This introductory course builds your skills using a sewing machine to sew a variety of components and simple items. Gain confidence in threading a sewing machine and bobbin, lay and cut your fabric to sew seams, pockets, collars, insert zips and more, in a fun and friendly learning environment.

Introduction to Sewing Skill set is the first of two skill sets, followed by Make a Simple Garment Skill Set offered in Semester 2.  Skills learnt in Introduction to Sewing will see you move on to creating simple garments you will be proud of.

This course is perfect for students looking to re-enter study and gain useful strategies to support your learning journey.

On successful completion of this course you will receive a Statement of Attainment for the following nationally accredited units:

• GATCOM102   Use communication for training or workplace purposes
• GATLSS102    Use learning and support strategies
• LWAPRO102  Participate in a team project
• MSTCL2023   Sew components
• FSKLRG001   Prepare to participate in a learning environment

This beginners sewing course builds on skills  learnt in  Introduction to Sewing Skill set, offered in Semester 1. In this course you will learn to confidently lay and cut out fabric to create simple garments using a sewing machine and overlocker.  Industry standard techniques help you solve common sewing problems and build your self – confidence.

Basic workplace skills are built along the way including the development of personal, social and employability skills leading to further study at Certificate II level or to assist in finding new career directions.

On successful completion of this course you will receive a Statement of Attainment for the following nationally accredited units:

• GATENT102        Develop an enterprise concept
• GATTEC102         Apply basic digital literacy for training or workplace purposes
• MSTCL1001         Produce a simple garment-
• FSKLRG017         Identify simple strategies to respond to familiar workplace problems
• FSKLRG008        Use simple strategies for work related learning
• VU22369              Work with simple numbers and money in familiar situations

This skill set will prepare you to operate a small business in a wide range of industries, whether you plan to work in an administrative role or you
are running your own business. You will learn how to design and produce business documents, publications and spreadsheets, identify financial requirements of a business including profit targets, cash flow projections and strategies to gather financial support, workplace health and safety (WHS) legislation and how to create and build a social networking presence
using social media tools and applications.

On completion of the course, participants will receive a Statement of Attainment for the nationally accredited units:

BSBESB403 - Plan finances for new business ventures
BSBTEC301 - Design and produce business documents
BSBTEC302 - Design and produce spreadsheets
BSBWHS307 - Apply knowledge of WHS laws in the workplace
ICTWEB306 - Develop web presence using social media

Would you like to unravel the way garments are made so you can adjust patterns to suit your figure? Join our pattern making class to discover the basics of how patterns are constructed to solve your sewing dilemmas!

This course covers the basics of how sewing patterns are created as well as tips and tricks to help you improve your sewing skills. Perfect for those who have an understanding of simple garment making and would like to further their skills to open up employment or further education opportunities at a Certificate II level in a fun and supportive learning environment. 

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited units.

• MSTCL2010        Modify patterns to create basic styles
• MSTCL3009         Develop patterns from a block using basic patternmaking principles

This course is a component of the CSWE English as an additional language (EAL) curriculum framework. It is a foundation course for learners who have no or limited formal schooling, no or limited English and who may not have literacy skills in their first language. 

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility. 

This course covers a broad range of topics to enable participants to confidently manage emergency situations and provide a first aid response to a casualty. It is suitable to both people in workplaces and members of the public who want training in first aid.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

On completion of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of English as an additional language. You will develop routine language skills to participate in a range of community, further training or employment contexts. This course is a beginner course for learners who have had limited exposure to learning the English language and who are wanting to progress towards further Certificates.

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility.

You will have the skills and knowledge of English as an additional language (EAL), in English and numeracy. You will develop routine language skills to participate in a range of community, further training or employment contexts. This course is a  post-beginner course for learners who have had some formal or informal exposure to English and who already possess a foundational level of English language skills and numeracy.

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility. 

You will have the skills and knowledge of  English as an additional language (EAL), in English and numeracy. You will develop routine language skills to participate in a range of community, further training or employment contexts.

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility.