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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How about a free training course — yes... free! Or choose from over 70 half-price qualifications that match up with where the jobs are.
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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 Prepress Graphic Design Production
National ID : ICP31420 | State ID : BFC1
Design your future, with an exciting career in prepress production!
This qualification, generally available as an apprenticeship, you'll gain the skills and knowledge use different equipment, systems, software and processes, and to analyse and evaluate information from different sources. It's the perfect place to start your career in digital design and output. Perfect for anyone who wants to work in digital media design. No previous experience is required for this course, just a creative mind!
Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging
National ID : ICP31320 | State ID : BFB9
Want to start a career in the world of print production?
This qualification is for anyone who has a passion for creating printed products by hand or machine, or who wants to learn all the 'behind the scenes' of the print production industry, as background for a career in design.
Certificate III in Printing
National ID : ICP31220 | State ID : BFB8
Rethink your career in ink
Did you know the printing industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in Australia and, according to the AISC, it's responsible for employing almost 27,000 people!
Certificate III in Screen and Media
National ID : CUA31020 | State ID : BGT8
Lights, camera, action — You're on!
If your dream job is working in the film, television or radio industry, or in content creation, you'll love this hands on course! It's the perfect introduction to extend your critical and creative thinking skills to work effectively in the contemporary screen and media industries, and could set you up to work in digital video, radio and online content creation, as a production assistant in film and television, a camera or lighting assistant, production or editing assistant — even as an interactive media or content author.
Certificate III in Screen and Media (Animation & Game Art)
National ID : CUA31020 | State ID : AD88
An exciting career in a growing industry is here for you!
If you're looking to get started in the film, television, and media industry with a specialist focus on animation and game art, this is the course for you! This nationally recognised qualification will give you hands on skills and knowledge to create digital content and work as part of a production team.
Certificate III in Screen and Media (Animation)
National ID : CUA31020 | State ID : AC89
Are you serious about an exciting and fun career?
Animation is about so much more than just cartoons — it's used in a range of media including film, television and advertising! This is the course that can get you started on a career in the exciting world of animation, digital media and visual effects... your future career awaits!
Certificate III in Screen and Media (Film & Television)
National ID : CUA31020 | State ID : AC71
Ready to get your career up on the big screen?
If you would love to get a start in the film and television industry, this qualification will give you a range of job ready skills to create digital content and work on a production team in the contemporary screen and media industries .
Certificate III in Visual Arts
National ID : CUA31120 | State ID : BGV9
Want to develop professional skills in visual arts?
This qualification will set you up with the basic creative and technical skills of visual arts and crafts practice — the perfect way to fine tune your skills and creativity ready for a career in a range of areas where some art skill is required; including architecture, product design, industrial design, interior design, interior decoration, graphic design, fashion design, web design, advertising, engineering, animatronics, robotics and special effects.
Certificate IV in Apparel and Fashion
National ID : MST40222 | State ID : BIY4
Strike a pose, let's start your fashion career right here!
If you love creating things that you can see and feel, and would love to work in the fashion industry, this is the course for you! No experience is required, just a great creative spark and a love for fashion!
Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
National ID : SHB40121 | State ID : BHK1
Get set for a beautiful career!
If you would like to work at a beauty salon, day spa or run your own beauty business, this course is perfect for you!