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.
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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.
Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising
National ID : MST50119 | State ID : BEP9
The Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising begins with the necessary skills for a career in fashion design, such as sewing, pattern cutting, screen printing, digital design skills and fashion drawing.
Diploma of Beauty Therapy
National ID : SHB50121 | State ID : BHK0
Get serious about a beautiful career!
If you would like to gain high level skills as a massage therapist, beautician, waxing technician, spa therapist, laser technician or dermal treatment specialist, or even start your own beauty salon, this is the course for you!
Diploma of Graphic Design
National ID : CUA50720 | State ID : BGU2
Time to illustrate your superstar graphic design career!
If you're ready to take your graphic design talent to the next level, this qualification will build your skills in design software and specialised programs to design complex items such as annual reports, signage; corporate branding and identities, advertising campaigns, product packaging, advertorial brochures, and other press ready artwork. You'll also gain skills in graphic design for web and online application including user interfaces, game graphics and UX design.
Diploma of Interior Design
National ID : MSF50222 | State ID : BIK4
Create beautiful spaces, and an exciting career!
Interior design is so much more than making a space look nice — it requires creativity as well as technical skills and knowledge, and that's why you need this course!
Diploma of Music (Music Business)
National ID : CUA50820 | State ID : AC72
Ready for your career to hit number one?
This qualification will take you behind the scenes to develop your music business skills to get ready for an exciting career working with record labels, music artists and performers, and touring agencies. The work can be glamorous and exciting, but you'll need a good solid set of skills to get into this competitive industry — that's what this course offers!
Diploma of Music (Performance)
National ID : CUA50820 | State ID : AC73
Get set up for a successful career in music!
This course focuses on instrumental/vocal technique and performance skills, music literacy and aural training and music analysis to unleash your creativity and take your musical talents to the next level as a professional artist.
Diploma of Music (Sound Production)
National ID : CUA50820 | State ID : AC74
Turn up the volume on your skills
Advance your music skills with this course. You'll learn about current music industry practices in the areas of studio recording and maintenance, live sound, music production, music arrangement, music technology and repairing/maintaining equipment and have the ability to set up your own studio.
Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging
National ID : CUA50920 | State ID : BGR7
Turn your passion for photography into a professional career!
If you have a passion for photography and digital imaging, this course can help you turn that into a professional career, doing what you love! Discover how to take even more spectacular shots in a range of contexts and to manipulate the environment around you to enhance your photography; plus all the latest techniques and tricks in digital imaging and editing.
Diploma of Screen and Media (Animation & Game Art)
National ID : CUA51020 | State ID : AC83
Time to power up your career in animation and game art!
Animation and game art are two of the most fun, creative and interesting areas to work in! But if you're serious about a career in this field, this course can get you there.
Diploma of Screen and Media (Broadcast Radio and Podcasting)
National ID : CUA51020 | State ID : AC76
Broadcast the good news — This is your new career!
If you want to launch your career in media broadcasting, the Diploma of Screen and Media (Radio and Podcasting) could be the qualification for you! This is an exciting field, with great creativity and innovation happening globally and excellent career opportunities.