Creative industries study areas
Digital screen and media
Be a part of the next generation of Australian film makers with our digital screen and media courses. Develop the skills you need to work across a variety of roles behind the scenes in radio, film, television, or interactive media.
What will I be able to do?
- 3D animator
- Camera operator
- Lighting assistant
- Motion graphic artist
- Production assistant
- Radio programmer
- Sound recordist
- Video editor
Games and interactive design
Be a part of the next generation of Australian games makers and media designers with our games and interactive design courses. Develop the skills you need to work across a variety of roles behind the scenes in design, illustration, development, software engineering, animator, and management.
What will I be able to do?
- 3D modeller
- Animator
- Concept artist
- Games designer
- Interactive media developer
- Multimedia designer
- Simulation developer/designer
- Software engineer
- Studio production manager
- Web designer and illustrator
Fashion design
Whether you want to unleash your creativity as a designer, dressmaker or milliner, or pursue a more technical job in textile production, grading, or patternmaking, we have a fashion course for you.
What will I be able to do?
- Dressmaker
- Fashion designer
- Merchandising assistant
- Milliner
- Patternmaker
- Sewing machinist
- Stylist
- Tailor
- Textile designer
Jewellery design
Add some sparkle to your career as a jeweller or jewellery designer with an industry-endorsed course at TAFE Queensland.
What will I be able to do?
- Jewellery Designer
- Jewellery Tradesperson
- Jeweller
Acting
Develop the practical skills and experience required to work in the performing arts as a stage and film actor, performing artist, performance maker, or arts facilitator.
What will I be able to do?
- Arts administration
- Arts education
- Arts facilitation
- Directing
- Film and TV
- Independent theatre
- Main-stage theatre
- Playwriting
- Producing
- Radio
- Self-devised work
- Voice-over work
Music
Whether you want to be centre stage as a musician or vocalist, or work behind the scenes as a sound engineer, composer, or music manager, our courses can help turn your musical dreams into a reality.
What will I be able to do?
- Composer
- Music arranger
- Music manager
- Musician
- Singer - songwriter
- Sound engineer
- Vocalist
Graphic design
Embrace your creative flair and get the skills you need to work in graphic design, digital design and visual communications, in a variety of commercial contexts, across both print and digital media.
What will I be able to do?
- Design assistant
- Digital artist
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Multimedia designer
- Type setter
- Web page designer
Interior design and decoration
Lay a solid foundation for a career in interior design and decoration at TAFE Queensland. Develop industry-ready skills to work on both residential and commerical projects.
What will I be able to do?
- Interior designer
- Interior decorator
- Interior drafter
Photography
Capture memories and create art with a career in photography. Develop industry-ready skills to work in portrait, wedding, commercial, documentary, editorial, landscape, fashion photography, and more.
What will I be able to do?
- Commercial photographer
- Graphic designer
- Photographer's assistant
- Photographic developer
- Printmaker
- Professional photographer
Visual arts
Follow your passion and turn your creativity into a career in visual arts. Our courses will allow you to develop your artistic voice and enhance your command of creative techniques across a range of art forms.
What will I be able to do?
- Artist
- Digital media designer
- Painter
- Photographer's assistant
- Potter
- Printmaker
- Sculptor
- Textile artist
Graphic design
Embrace your creative flair and get the skills you need to work in graphic design, digital design and visual communications, in a variety of commercial contexts, across both print and digital media.
What will I be able to do?
- Design assistant
- Digital artist
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Multimedia designer
- Type setter
- Web page designer
Interior design and decoration
Lay a solid foundation for a career in interior design and decoration at TAFE Queensland. Develop industry-ready skills to work on both residential and commerical projects.
What will I be able to do?
- Interior designer
- Interior decorator
- Interior drafter
Photography
Capture memories and create art with a career in photography. Develop industry-ready skills to work in portrait, wedding, commercial, documentary, editorial, landscape, fashion photography, and more.
What will I be able to do?
- Commercial photographer
- Graphic designer
- Photographer's assistant
- Photographic developer
- Printmaker
- Professional photographer
Visual arts
Follow your passion and turn your creativity into a career in visual arts. Our courses will allow you to develop your artistic voice and enhance your command of creative techniques across a range of art forms.
What will I be able to do?
- Artist
- Digital media designer
- Painter
- Photographer's assistant
- Potter
- Printmaker
- Sculptor
- Textile artist
Acting
Develop the practical skills and experience required to work in the performing arts as a stage and film actor, performing artist, performance maker, or arts facilitator.
What will I be able to do?
- Arts administration
- Arts education
- Arts facilitation
- Directing
- Film and TV
- Independent theatre
- Main-stage theatre
- Playwriting
- Producing
- Radio
- Self-devised work
- Voice-over work
Music
Whether you want to be centre stage as a musician or vocalist, or work behind the scenes as a sound engineer, composer, or music manager, our courses can help turn your musical dreams into a reality.
What will I be able to do?
- Composer
- Music arranger
- Music manager
- Musician
- Singer - songwriter
- Sound engineer
- Vocalist
Digital screen and media
Be a part of the next generation of Australian film makers with our digital screen and media courses. Develop the skills you need to work across a variety of roles behind the scenes in radio, film, television, or interactive media.
What will I be able to do?
- 3D animator
- Camera operator
- Lighting assistant
- Motion graphic artist
- Production assistant
- Radio programmer
- Sound recordist
- Video editor
Games and interactive design
Be a part of the next generation of Australian games makers and media designers with our games and interactive design courses. Develop the skills you need to work across a variety of roles behind the scenes in design, illustration, development, software engineering, animator, and management.
What will I be able to do?
- 3D modeller
- Animator
- Concept artist
- Games designer
- Interactive media developer
- Multimedia designer
- Simulation developer/designer
- Software engineer
- Studio production manager
- Web designer and illustrator
Fashion design
Whether you want to unleash your creativity as a designer, dressmaker or milliner, or pursue a more technical job in textile production, grading, or patternmaking, we have a fashion course for you.
What will I be able to do?
- Dressmaker
- Fashion designer
- Merchandising assistant
- Milliner
- Patternmaker
- Sewing machinist
- Stylist
- Tailor
- Textile designer
About creative industries
Explore your passion in creative industries, whether it’s to be part of the next wave of film makers or game developers, to unleash your creativity as a fashion designer, or to build your career in the music industry.
TAFE Queensland offers a range of creative facilities including acting spaces, fashion precincts, film and TV studios, and more. Our art studios, along with the Banggu Minjaany Art Gallery, support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to visually express their culture and identity.
Whatever your passion, TAFE Queensland offers creative courses to help you launch your career in style and define your greatness.
As TAFE Queensland marks a momentous milestone this year, 140 years of vocational education and training, we're excited to invite the Class of 2022 to a special graduation ceremony.
As TAFE Queensland marks a momentous milestone this year, 140 years of vocational education and training, we're excited to invite the Class of 2022 to a special graduation ceremony.
Orientation information for TAFE Queensland Gold Coast enrolled students on where to attend their orientation sessions.
The TAFE Queensland Graduation Ceremonies are a platform to celebrate and recognise the dedication and efforts of Diploma graduates who have committed to their chosen field of study. The Graduation ceremonies are held every year for students who have completed their studies.
As TAFE Queensland marks a momentous milestone this year, 140 years of vocational education and training, we're excited to invite the Class of 2022 to a special graduation ceremony.
As TAFE Queensland marks a momentous milestone this year, 140 years of vocational education and training, we're excited to invite the Class of 2022 to a special graduation ceremony.
As TAFE Queensland marks a momentous milestone this year, 140 years of vocational education and training, we're excited to invite the Class of 2022 to a special graduation ceremony.
The TAFE Queensland 2022 Apprentice Celebration and Awards Evening provides a platform to celebrate and recognise the education and efforts of apprentices, our future industry leaders, as well as the contribution of employers.
Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Commerce student turns to Diploma of Beauty Therapy to pursue an underlying passion.
If comfort food is your thing, you must try this frijolada recipe which is a popular dish in Colombia.
A number of female apprentices were recognised as one of the top students in their trade at the 2022 TAFE Queensland - SkillsTech Apprentice Awards on 10 November.
Dave Brookes is enjoying his new career in drone technology thanks to the Advance Queensland - TAFE Queensland Pathways Scholarship program.