TAFE Courses

Automotive, construction, engineering and mining

 

Want to reach for the sky? Intrigued by how things work?

A career in one of the trades associated with the automotive, building and construction or engineering industries may be the future you are looking for. TAFE Queensland provides quality training for a variety of roles to meet the future demand for workers in these industries. Skill shortages in many of these trades mean that there are good job prospects.


The automotive industry offers many career options in highly skilled trades such as motor mechanics, panel beating, automotive electrics engineering and support roles including the specialist field of selling and warehousing automotive replacement parts.

Building and construction trades offer a range of trades ranging from carpentry and cabinetmaking, floor finishing and covering, glazing, painting, plumbing or plastering.

Electrical technicians carry out complex technical functions in the planning, design, manufacture, construction, operation and maintenance of electrical facilities, equipment and distribution systems. Electronics engineering associates are similarly placed between technician and professional levels. Civil engineering associates provide technical support to civil engineers.

Miners operate equipment to excavate, load and transport coal, ore, mineral sand and rock either underground or in open-cut mines.

Where can TAFE take you:
Airconditioning mechanic Automotive electrician Boat builder Boilermaker Brake, exhaust and suspension specialist Bricklayer Building contractor CAD Operator Cabinet-maker Carpenter Concreter Construction manager Courier Data communication technician Designer Drafter Electrician Engineer/technician Estimator Fitter and turner Floor finisher Freight forwarder Gasfitter	Glazier Instrument maker Locksmith Logistics officer Marine Mechanic Metal fabricator Miner Motor mechanic Painter and decorator Panel beater and spray painter Plasterer Plumber Project builder Ship's officer (coxswain, master, skipper) Ship's engineer Storeperson Tiler Timber Production Technician Transport driver Warehouse manager Welder Wood machinist Find a course NOW

Apprenticeships and traineeships are a great way to combine training with working in a real job, for a real boss with a real wage.

TAFE also offers school-based apprenticeships and traineeships which allow high school students to work for an employer, train towards a recognised qualification, and complete their secondary school studies.

If you are already trade qualified, TAFE Queensland can also assist you to expand your existing skills in both technical and supervisory capacities through its range of post-trade (sometimes referred to as advanced trade) programs. The primary goal of these programs is to enhance your career opportunities.

Course snapshot

Architecture and Urban Environment
Automotive 
Automotive Engineering and Technology
Building Civil Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology
Geomatic Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering and Technology
Maritime Engineering and Technology
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology
Other Engineering and Related Technologies
Process and Resources Engineering and Mining

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Publications

Pathways in automotive, building, construction [PDF 319KB].
Pathways in engineering and mining [PDF 288KB].

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''Years of deliberating whether or not to go ahead and complete my Builders Course after 20 years on the tools, I was put at ease when I first met my RPL Assessor. This was a very flexible process which I am pleased I pursued.” Michael Richie of Daisy Hill studied carpentry at SkillsTech Australia’s Salisbury Training Centre.