Business and Finance

When you complete this course you will be ready for a career in the accounting industry, including BAS Agents and contract bookkeepers; and of those employees performing bookkeeping tasks for organisations in a range of industries.

You will have the skills and knowledge to prepare and lodge business and instalment activity statements, and providing advice or dealing with the Commissioner on behalf of a taxpayer in relation to activity statements. Individuals in these roles apply theoretical and specialist knowledge and skills to work autonomously, and exercise judgement in completing routine and non-routine activities. Units studied include both MYOB and Payroll. This qualification would also suit candidates wishing to work towards BAS agent registration (Refer to Tax Practitioners Board for current requirements).

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This qualification would suit candidates wishing to work towards becoming qualified for bookkeeping job roles in financial services and other industries requiring accounting support functions.

Units studied include both MYOB and Payroll.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This Accounting and Bookkeeping Skill Set is designed to deliver practical skills and knowledge to enable participants to undertake a range of administrative tasks that improve their ability to support business management functions. Upon successful completion participants will be able to support the operations of the business by performing a range of bookkeeping tasks including:

• Completing data entry to produce accurate financial reports
• Interpret financial reports to make business management decisions
• Maintain records to meet legal and organisational requirements
• Prepare and lodge business and instalment activity statements
• Prepare and lodge payroll

This is an intensive delivery workshop and participants will be required to complete training and assessment tasks outside of delivery.

When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in business. This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of Business Services job roles. It is likely that these individuals are establishing their own work performance.

You will have the skills and knowledge to carry out a range of routine procedural, clerical, administrative or operational tasks that require technology and business skills. They apply a broad range of competencies using some discretion, judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. They may provide technical advice and support to a team.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

When you complete this course course, you will be ready for a career in business. This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of Business Services job roles. These individuals may have supervisory performance accountabilities.

Individuals in these roles carry out a mix of specialist and moderately complex administrative or operational tasks that require self-development skills. They may provide leadership and guidance to others with some limited responsibility for the output of others. You will have the skills and knowledge to use well-developed skills and a broad knowledge base to apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems and analyse information from a variety of sources. 

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in business. The Diploma of Business is for individuals who wish to further their knowledge and skill base, those seeking to advance and gain promotion in their organisation or those seeking to gain employment in a frontline management role.

Individuals working at this level expand their skills set to display initiative and judgement in planning, organising, implementing, and monitoring their own workload and the workload of others. They use communication skills to support individuals and teams to meet organisational or enterprise requirements.

You will gain the skills and knowledge to:

• Manage budgets and financial plans
• Develop workplace policies for sustainability
• Manage recruitment and onboarding
• Undertake project work
• Manage team effectiveness
• Identify and evaluate marketing opportunities

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information. 

The Business Ready skill set will give you the skills and knowledge required to deliver all aspects of customer service including how to create a relationship with customers, identify their needs, deliver services or products and process customer feedback. You’ll also learn how to use business technology and produce business documents, follow work health and safety (WHS) and emergency procedures and instructions, and use computer software and organise
electronic information and data.

This course applies to a person who is required to control the evacuation of personnel from the workplace to a muster point and includes moving mobility/sensory impaired people including persons with either temporary or permanent sensory impairment and casualties, or others who require assistance during an evacuation.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit PMAOMIR210 Control Evacuation to Muster Point

This workshop will develop the skills and knowledge to increase self-awareness and self-management by:

• Recognising your own triggers and cues
• Identifying the impact of your own emotions on others in the workplace
• Strategies to control your own emotional responses
• Recognising and appreciating the emotional strengths and weaknesses of others
• Promoting the development of emotional intelligence in others
• Utilising emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes

When you complete this course you will be ready for a career in Small Business. This qualification is suitable for those establishing a small business who use well developed skills and a broad knowledge base to solve a range of unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others, and have responsibility for the output of others. You will have the skills and knowledge to: develop a viable business plan, understand your legal requirements and responsibilities, develop an operational plan and a financial plan, improve your customer service systems and skills, and effectively promote and advertise your enterprise.

This qualification covers a vast array of skills used to develop a sound understanding of business requirements in today’s competitive environment. This course is especially designed for those who already operate or are intending to operate a small business or who use well developed skills and a broad knowledge base to solve a range of unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others, and have responsibility for the output of others. 

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This qualification will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge for entry into the financial industry.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in financial services. You will have the skills and knowledge to perform duties relating to administrative, clerical and customer service roles in banking, credit management, insurance and retail financial services. Individuals at this level apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy and judgement and to take limited responsibility in known situations under general supervision.

This half day course covers the theory and practical application of using various pieces of fire-fighting equipment. Upon completion, applicants will understand the theory and practical application of using Fire Extinguishers, Fire Hoses and Fire Blankets.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit CPPFES2005A Demonstrate first attack firefighting equipment

Our Fire Suppression training is targeted towards all staff with a strong focus on safely suppressing a small fire using portable fire equipment including fire extinguishers, hose reels and fire blankets.

The training covers the following topics:
    Fire science and classes of Fire
    Extinguishing agents/types and safe use of fire extinguishers
    Safe use of fire hose reels and fire blankets
    Hands-on practical assessment

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit CPPFES2005 Demonstrate first attack firefighting equipment.

The Fire Warden training is targeted towards the members of your site's Emergency Control (Warden) Team. It is delivered in compliance with Australian Standard AS3745 and your Emergency Response Procedures.
The training has a strong focus on life safety and evacuating people in emergency situations.

The training covers the following topics:
    Legislative requirements and Australian Standard AS 3745
    Emergency control organisation structure (ECO)
    ECO Duties and Responsibilities
    Emergency types and their impact
    Raising the alarm
    Fire alarm systems (if installed)
    Managing mobility impaired occupants
    Assembly area/s

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited units PUAFER005     Operate as part of an emergency control organisation.

The Fire Warden training is targeted towards the members of your site's Emergency Control (Warden) Team.
It is delivered in compliance with Australian Standard AS3745 and your Emergency Response Procedures.
The training has a strong focus on life safety and evacuating people in emergency situations.

The training covers the following topics:
    Legislative requirements and Australian Standard AS 3745
    Emergency control organisation structure (ECO)
    ECO Duties and Responsibilities
    Emergency types and their impact
    Raising the alarm
    Fire alarm systems (if installed)
    Managing mobility impaired occupants
    Assembly area/s

Our Fire Suppression Training is targeted towards all staff with a strong focus on safely suppressing a small fire using portable fire equipment including fire extinguishers, hose reels and fire blankets.

The training covers the following topics:
    Fire science and classes of Fire
    Extinguishing agents/types and safe use of fire extinguishers
    Safe use of fire hose reels and fire blankets
    Hands-on practical assessment

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

CPPFES2005A Demonstrate first attack firefighting equipment
PMAOMIR210 Control evacuation to muster point
PUAWER004B Respond to workplace emergencies
PUAWER006B  Lead an emergency control organisation

This five day WorkSafe Western Australia accredited course for Health and Safety Representatives will provide representatives with information and skills to enable them to effectively carry out their role as "representatives" of employees, and as defined under Section 68 of the WHS Act.

The course is specifically designed to achieve the objectives of the Act offering a balanced approach with emphasis on cooperation and consultation and representatives' participation in the development and formulation of safety and health policy and procedures at the workplace.

This course covers:

• how to apply the legislative requirements to the workplace
• how to apply the principles of Risk Management by participating in and conducting a workplace inspection
• how to apply the techniques of accident investigation
• how to assist the employer in the development of accident prevention controls and systems
• how to effectively communicate with the employer and employees on safety and health matters

On completion of this course, participants will receive a Statement of Attendance from South Regional TAFE.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop spreadsheets through the use of both cloud-based and non-cloud based spreadsheet applications.

It applies to individuals employed in a range of environments who tend to be personally responsible for designing and working with spreadsheets under minimal supervision. These individuals are generally required to have intermediate knowledge and understanding of a number of spreadsheet applications

• Follow correct ergonomic, conservation requirements and relevant organisational and statutory requirements
• Design spreadsheets that address a range of data and organisational requirements
  • documents that align to document purpose and appropriate to target audience
  • use software functions, graphics and support materials to create spreadsheets that adhere to organisational requirements relating to style and presentation
• Key elements of formatting of spreadsheets appropriate to workplace documents, including the ability to calculate:
  • sum totals
  • averages
  • counts of values
  • formulas and functions with:
    • addition, subtraction, division, multiplication
    • brackets
  • create and modify intermediate-level charts that analyse the dataset.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit BSBTEC302 Design and produce spreadsheets

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce various business documents.

The unit applies to those who possess fundamental skills in computer operations. They may exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate theoretical knowledge of document design and production to provide technical advice and support to a team.

What will you learn in this course?

• Follow correct ergonomic, conservation requirements and relevant organisational and statutory requirements
• Documents that align to document purpose, appropriate to target audience and that adhere to organisational requirements relating to style and presentation
• Key elements of producing documents appropriate to the workplace including;
  • applying basic design principles
  • applying consistent formatting
  • using appropriate styles
  • using correct layouts
  • proofreading
  • record keeping procedures.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit BSBTEC301 - Design and produce business documents.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as developing and emerging leaders and managers in a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

As well as assuming responsibility for their own performance, individuals at this level are likely to provide leadership, guidance and support to others. They may also have some responsibility for organising and monitoring the output of teams.

They apply solutions to a defined range of predictable and unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply knowledge, practical skills and experience in leadership and management across a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

Individuals at this level display initiative and judgement in planning, organising, implementing and monitoring their own workload and the workload of others. They use communication skills to support individuals and teams to meet organisational or enterprise requirements.

They may plan, design, apply and evaluate solutions to unpredictable problems, and identify, analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This popular introduction to MYOB short course will teach you how to use MYOB (accounting software) to complete basic day-to-day data entry and produce simple relevant reports. This is a beginners approach to MYOB and covers the following:

• Creating and adding data for customers, suppliers and inventory
• Recording payments
• Saving and backing up your data
• Reconciling and printing accounts

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

FNSACC304 Conduct Business Activities using a Computerised Accounting System

The workshop provides participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively identify hazards, and assess and control risks arising from manual tasks. Recognising that the participants’ roles may only be to contribute to this process, the workshop also discusses the employer’s obligations towards involving workers in this process.

This workshop forms part of the requirements for manual tasks training as outlined in the Commission for Occupational Safety and Health Code of practice: Manual tasks (2010) It is not designed to replace practical or task specific training, but instead should be provided together with practical training.

The Code explains that after training, participants should be able to recognise manual handling risks in tasks, and in consultation, decide the best way to minimise them.

During this course you will learn and understand how to:
    Assess - the risks associated with relocating a load
    Plan - the relocation process
    Carry Out - the relocation in accordance with the planned relocation process

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited unit:
TLID1001 Shift Materials Safely Using Manual Handling Methods

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

This qualification is suitable for people working in a work health and safety (WHS) role who may or may not work under supervision. They may provide leadership and guidance to others and have some limited responsibility for the output of others. The qualification reflects the role of workers who apply a broad knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of contexts and may include coordinators, advisors and facilitators.

This five day WorkSafe Western Australia accredited course for Health and Safety Representatives will provide representatives with information and skills to enable them to effectively carry out their role as "representatives" of employees, and as defined under Section 68 of the WHS Act.

The course is specifically designed to achieve the objectives of the Act offering a balanced approach with emphasis on cooperation and consultation and representatives' participation in the development and formulation of safety and health policy and procedures at the workplace.

This course covers:

• how to apply the legislative requirements to the workplace
• how to apply the principles of Risk Management by participating in and conducting a workplace inspection
• how to apply the techniques of accident investigation
• how to assist the employer in the development of accident prevention controls and systems
• how to effectively communicate with the employer and employees on safety and health matters

On completion of this course, participants will receive a Statement of Attendance from South Regional TAFE.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals developing the necessary skills in preparation for work in entry-level Business Services job roles.

When you complete this course you will have the skills and knowledge to carry out a range of basic procedural, clerical, administrative or operational tasks that require self-management and technology skills.

Individuals in entry level roles generally work under direct supervision.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This short course will teach you how to use XERO accounting software to complete day-to-day data entry and produce relevant reports.

The course includes:

• Establishing and operating the XERO accounting system
• Processing transactions
• Maintaining the system
• Producing reports

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following nationally accredited units FNSACC416 Set up and Operate a Computerised Accounting System