The delivery of training and/or assessment by industry in collaboration with South Metropolitan TAFE as the Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
Delivered in partnership with industry, this model provides an excellent framework to prepare students with work-ready skills in a supportive training environment.
Future-focused in our training design, the Program is tailored to our industry partner requirements providing scholarship-funded entry-level certificate training coupled with enrichment opportunities, including guest speakers and site visits to further develop skills and knowledge.
The unique model has been proven successful in attracting female and Indigenous cohorts into training and preparing them for entry to employment upon completion.
For more information, visit the SkillLaunch Program page on our website.
South Metropolitan TAFE has various partnerships and agreements to deliver qualifications offshore (qualifications delivered in another country such as Mauritius) and to international students studying on our campuses.
Opportunities also include providing professional development to international delegations.
South Metropolitan TAFE partners with the industry to develop and offer scholarships that help students achieve their career goals. Scholarships include:
- Defence Industry Internship and Graduate Scholarship Program (DIIGS) - Programmed Training Services and defence industry employers
- Process Plant Operations - SkillLaunch Program - WesCEF
- Defence Industry Veterans Employment Scheme (DIVES) - funded by the State Government and supported by the WA defence industry
- Maintenance Support Technician (MST) - Construction Pathway Program - BHP
- Women in Defence Industry Scholarship - delivered in partnership with the defence industry
- Women in Engineering - Chevron
The Jobs and Skills Centres are located on the Armadale, Mandurah, Rockingham, Thornlie and Fremantle campuses and offer free professional and practical advice on training and employment opportunities.
The JSC’s provide a critical link between employers, industry and the job-seeking community, including:
- recruitment assistance, including for apprentices and trainees
- advice and resources to support your workforce planning
- advertising employment opportunities on our jobs board or our Aboriginal-specific jobs board
- resources and advice on Aboriginal recruitment and retention strategies
When South Metropolitan TAFE visits a site during the discovery phase, we’ll engage with your staff to gain valuable insights into your workplace and environment. This on-site interaction allows us to better understand the context, challenges, and unique aspects of the organisation
Training needs analysis (TNA) identifies the gaps between what employees currently know and can do - their actual knowledge, skills, and abilities, and what they should know and be able to do in their job roles. A TNA helps align organisational goals and individual career development. Following the identification of gaps in skills and knowledge, SM TAFE can provide gap training.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is an assessment process to evaluate a person’s skills, knowledge and experience gained through work skills and exposure to your industry, paid or unpaid experience and other community experience to meet industry standards. RPL can provide credit towards a nationally recognised Australian qualification and can often shorten the time required to complete a qualification and may not require any additional study.
RPL can provide staff with the opportunity to gain a full or partial qualification without having to study subjects they already have skills in, saving time and money by completing a qualification in a shorter period of time.