If you're looking for a career where your creative flair can shine, this industry area can be very rewarding and fulfilling. Offering a wide range of areas that you can specialise in including interior design, drawing, fashion design, printing and graphic arts, jewellery manufacturing, visual arts, music, floristry, and film and photography, the creative industries offer something for everyone.
Many of these qualifications and courses are delivered by practising artists, designers and craftspeople with excellent studios and facilities, offering you hands-on experience in both theory and practical skills. Specialist qualifications include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural arts, and multimedia game development.
Whether you want to launch your creative idea into a new business venture, get into the music business or fine tune your design skills, there's a qualification or course just for you.
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Course list: Creative industries
The list presented here is only for this industry category. You can select a qualification or course title to see a list of training providers in Western Australia who deliver it – then select a provider to find out more.
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Please note
The vocational education and training (VET) courses delivered in Western Australia on this course list are funded through the Department of Training and Workforce Development; these are referred to as publicly funded training. A range of qualifications and courses for priority industry areas and occupations are subsidised under Jobs and Skills WA, to reduce the cost of training in priority skill areas. To find out more about which courses are subsidised, please take a look at the information available on the main Training page.
Other non-publicly funded courses are available through TAFE colleges and private providers; however these are not included in this course list. To find these other courses, you can search a list of all VET courses in WA via the myskills.gov.au website.
Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
National ID : CUA60720 | State ID : BGV3
With this course, you'll be able to build on your existing technical, creative and conceptual skills in a professional studio environment; in media including drawing, life drawing, painting, digital / photomedia, printmaking, installation art, sculpture, public art, ceramics, digital art, glasswork, jewellery and textiles to enhance your portfolio.
Certificate II in Creative Industries
National ID : CUA20220 | State ID : BGT7
This course will get you started towards an exciting creative career pathway as a multimedia designer, web developer, or production assistant.
Certificate II in Music
National ID : CUA20620 | State ID : BGV8
If you'd love to work in the music industry — here, or anywhere in the world — this course is a great introduction to a musical career in either performance or sound production.
Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts
National ID : ICP20120 | State ID : BFC3
This nationally recognised and accredited qualification will teach you how to use a range of digital technologies and print techniques and machines — you’ll have a working knowledge of each step in the design and printing process.
Certificate II in Salon Assistant
National ID : SHB20216 | State ID : BAA3
What a great way to start a great career! This course will give you a range of job ready skills, and an excellent head start on a hairdressing apprenticeship.
Certificate II in Visual Arts
National ID : CUA20720 | State ID : BGS4
Being successful in the visual arts industry requires creative flair, but there's also some technical know-how behind it all — that's where this nationally accredited and recognised qualification can add value for your future career.
Certificate III in Apparel, Fashion and Textiles
National ID : MST31022 | State ID : BIY7
If you love creating things that you can see and feel, have a passion for design and production, and would like to work in the clothing and footwear industry, this is the course for you!
Certificate III in Arts and Cultural Administration
National ID : CUA30620 | State ID : BGS9
If you're looking for a career in the cultural arts, this is the the perfect course to kickstart your professional arts career!
Certificate III in Barbering
National ID : SHB30516 | State ID : AZZ5
Barbers generally provide hairdressing and grooming services to male clients — from trimming the most hipster of beards, through to creative modern haircuts, even waxing that awesome moustache! Male grooming is an emerging and fast growing field within the personal care and hairdressing industry, and the job opportunities are endless!
Certificate III in Beauty Services
National ID : SHB30121 | State ID : BHJ8
Whether you're working in a salon; in a retail setting, or even at a specialised beauty treatment practice you'll enjoy this rewarding work where you get to help people feel great about themselves. This is an interesting career with many job opportunities for skilled professionals.