If you're looking for an industry area that offers the challenge of fast moving changes in work practices and technology, business and finance may be the one for you. In today's active and competitive business market place, the career opportunities are endless for a person with the right skills and knowledge.
Whether you need some basics to grow an idea into your own business, leadership skills so you can lead a team or be the boss one day, specialist skills to get you into a career in sales and marketing, banking, accounting, bookkeeping, human resources, security or real estate, or you want to build your core business abilities such as problem solving, teamwork and organisational and communication skills, there's a qualification or course to suit.
Business skills cross over into every kind of industry and are transferable to almost any career – they can take you anywhere in the world.
Skills ready: Free training and more!
We’re making training affordable and accessible so you can boost your skills and be job ready as the WA economy recovers.
How about a free training course — yes... free! Or choose from over 70 half-price qualifications that match up with where the jobs are.
To meet the specific needs of businesses for COVID-19, we have new skill sets — fast track training to get you job ready — and to make sure anyone can get skills ready we have made a range of courses available online at TAFE colleges.
Using this course list
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.
Industry categories The list of courses displayed for a selected industry category is intended to assist individuals learn more about occupation and training pathways, and may not represent all possible pathways for an industry. For further assistance on occupation and training pathways please contact your nearest Jobs and Skills Centre on 13 64 64.
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.
Ready to get into an exciting comms & marketing career?
Almost all products and services have some kind of communications and marketing behind them — whether it's the big brands with their multi-million dollar advertising campaigns, or the small business using social media to build a customer base; C&M is a very interesting area of work.
Owning a property is the Great Australian Dream, and there are plenty of roles within the real estate industry for those with the drive and passion looking to make dreams come true.
If you would like to work as a trainer or lecturer at a TAFE college or registered training organisation, or as a trainer in private business, this is the qualification you need!
If you would like to work as a trainer or lecturer at a TAFE college or registered training organisation, or as a trainer in private business, this is the qualification you need!
This qualification will give you the skills and knowledge to provide work health and safety (WHS) advice, and assist with improving safety in the workplace. It could lead you to working as a WHS coordinator or supervisor on a worksite.
This skill set is designed to equip workers from all industries with the skills and knowledge to reduce the risk and transmission of infection while carrying out routine work activities.
Whether you want to progress your accounting career, or get started in the financial services field, this is the course for you! Through this qualification, you'll have the opportunity to become a registered tax agent, assistant accountant, or high-end accounts officer.
Complete the Diploma of Business and you will gain career building knowledge and skills to get you into a higher level business role — it's also a great option if you're keen to get into a team leader, supervisor or management role.