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.
A full course list across all industry areas is available here
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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.
Certificate III in Beauty Services
National ID : SHB30121 | State ID : BHJ8
Ready for a beautiful career?
The beauty industry has a global market, with everything from makeup to skin care and specialised treatments. 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.
Certificate III in Design Fundamentals
National ID : CUA30720 | State ID : AD03
Want to make design your career?
If you would love a career in photography, graphic design, and desktop publishing, the Certificate III in Design Fundamentals is the course for you!
Certificate III in Design Fundamentals
National ID : CUA30720 | State ID : BGV6
Want to make design your career?
If you would love a career in photography, graphic design, and desktop publishing, the Certificate III in Design Fundamentals is the course for you!
Certificate III in Floristry
National ID : SFL30115 | State ID : AWP2
This floristry qualification will set you on the path to becoming a 'budding' leader in floral design work.
Certificate III in Hairdressing
National ID : SHB30416 | State ID : BAA1
This qualification will provide the practical skills and knowledge to cut hair using clippers or scissors, to shampoo, condition and rinse hair and dry and style hair using brushes, combs, rollers and other equipment.
Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture (Jeweller)
National ID : MEM30619 | State ID : AD70
Here's a career where you can sparkle and shine!
If you would love to work in jewellery design and manufacturing, this is the qualification for you! You'll gain skills and knowledge for a wide range of jewellery manufacture work including designing and making jewellery and small objects using a wide range of materials including different metals and stones, woods, plastics and fibres.
Certificate III in Make-Up
National ID : SHB30221 | State ID : BHO2
Get set for an exciting career!
Do you love make-up and cosmetics? If you would like to work as a retail cosmetics assistant, eyelash and eyebrow tech or makeup artist, this is the qualification for you!
Certificate III in Music
National ID : CUA30920 | State ID : BGU4
Ready for a career in the music industry?
If you'd love to work in the music industry — here, or anywhere in the world, the Certificate II in Music Industry is a great introduction to a musical career in either performance or sound production. This is an exciting and hands on course where you'll get to work with and learn from other creative people.
Certificate III in Music (Performance)
National ID : CUA30920 | State ID : AC69
Take your talent to the next level!
With this qualification, you can take the first step towards a successful career in professional music performance.
Certificate III in Music (Sound Production)
National ID : CUA30920 | State ID : AC70
Will you produce that next best selling album?
If you would love to work behind the scenes in the music industry, as a sound producer; the Certificate III in Music Industry (Sound Production) is for you!