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Courses offered by the TAFE School of Arts,
Hospitality & Sciences |
The School currently offers courses in
the following discipline areas:
Arts
The Department of Arts has a longstanding
reputation for the quality of its arts graduates, and is well regarded
for the range of courses offered across the Lilydale, Prahran and
Wantirna campuses.
Specialist facilities for arts students
include painting and drawing studios, photographic facilities, multimedia
laboratories including an editing suite for video, printing presses
and sculpture facilities including welding, casting and outdoor
areas. The Department also operates a professional theatre "The
David Williamson Theatre" and two fully functioning galleries
"Gallery 369" & "Gallery PB".
The Department maintains valuable industry
links, with teaching staff maintaining a significant involvement
& practice in the Arts. Programs train students for employment
and industry, as well as provide a foundation for further study.
For more information on courses offered,
click on the links below:
Horticulture
& Environment
The Horticulture and Environment Department is the key outer east Melbourne provider of quality education and training in the areas of environmental sciences, horticulture, sustainability and viticulture.
Programs are offered at our Lilydale and Wantirna campuses, as well as being customised for industry and delivered in the workplace or community venues.
Facilities include a thriving horticulture complex, with plant sciences and computer laboratory and landscaped gardens at Wantirna, and a modern teaching facility at Lilydale.
Experienced and qualified staff deliver training at short course, seminar, certificate and diploma level. Training pathways enable students to progress from pre-apprenticeships, traineeships and apprenticeships, through to operator, technician, supervisor and management levels.
Most courses are now based on industry identified competency standards which directly align to position descriptions and jobs in the workplace.
Each staff member has a particular focus on an industry sector and keeps up-to-date with trends and developments by involvement with peak industry bodies and associations.
These valuable links, along with practical experience including the creation of a multi-award winning display at the annual Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, enhance employment opportunities for students.
For more information on the courses offered, click on the links below:
Footage from the 2006 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management
The Department of Hospitality and Tourism
is well regarded for its range of hospitality and tourism courses.
A number of courses are offered across the Lilydale and Prahran
campuses, ranging from commercial cookery to event management.
The Department's training
restaurants, located at both campuses, provide good grounding
for practical skills, and students also undertake external activities
including excursions, camps, work experience and practical placement
where appropriate, including exciting opportunities for work
placement overseas. Close links with industry groups such as
the Yarra Valley Regional Food Group provide students with a practical
headstart to careers in the tourism and hospitality field.
For more information on courses offered,
click on the links below:
Public Safety & Sciences
Swinburne's Hawthorn campus is home to the Department of Public Safety & Sciences. Graduates of these courses, ranging from Certificate III to Graduate Diploma level, are well regarded by industry.
The Department has a range of specialist equipment for students, including a state of the art fire cell, fluorescent microscopes, biohazard cabinets, to name but a few.
For more information on the courses offered, click on the links below:
National
Centre for Sustainability
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