Service Industries
Deliver unforgettable experiences every day to the industry and community you serve when you complete a TAFE Queensland service course. Whether you’re passionate about the travel, beauty or hospitality industry, TAFE Queensland offers courses to help you kick-start your dream career.
Service industries study areas
Events management
Start a career where no two days are the same with a qualification in events. We offer both introductory and advanced courses in events and events management, with entry-level certificates through to diploma and advanced diploma courses available.
What will I be able to do?
- Conference manager
- Event planner
- Exhibitions manager
- Functions coordinator
- Venue coordinator
Travel and Tourism Management
The travel and tourism industry offers a variety of exciting career opportunities, both within Australia and around the world. TAFE Queensland offers a range of tourism courses with specialisations available in tourism management, travel, and tourism.
What will I be able to do?
- Inbound tour coordinator
- Ride attendant
- Tour operations manager
- Travel agency manager
- Travel consultant
- Visitor information officer
Beauty services
TAFE Queensland offers a range of courses in beauty including make up, nail technology, and laser hair reduction. You'll receive hands-on training and learn essential salon business skills including communication, demonstrating products, retailing, and merchandising.
What will I be able to do?
- Beauty therapist
- Makeup artist
- Nail technician
Hairdressing & Barbering
Our hairdressing courses in hairdressing, barbering, and salon management will prepare you to perform the full range of client services including consultation and advice, hair and scalp treatments, haircutting, hair design, colour, and lightening.
What will I be able to do?
- Barber
- Hairdresser
- Salon manager
Baking and Patisserie
Bakers and patissiers produce bread, cakes, desserts, and petit fours for various hospitality business. As a TAFE Queensland student you'll gain practical experience in our on-campus training kitchens where you'll prepare and serve bread and patisserie items for real customers.
What will I be able to do?
- Baker
- Chef patissier
- Pastry cook
- Pastry chef
Butchery
Get the skills you need to start a career as a butcher, smallgoods maker, or meat boner and slicer. Our retail butchery courses will give you the practical skills needed to identify and prepare cuts of meat, manage hygiene, and become a storage and presentation expert.
What will I be able to do?
- Butcher
- Meat boner and slicer
- Smallgoods maker
Cookery
Our cookery courses give you hands-on experience preparing salads, stocks, sauces, seafood, meat, poultry, breads and pastries. You'll graduate qualified to start a career as a food safety supervisor, cook, chef, or chef de partie in a variety of hospitality organisations.
What will I be able to do?
- Banquet cook
- Bistro cook
- Café cook
- Chef
- Chef de partie
- Commercial cook
- Fast food cook
- Food safety supervisor
- Takeaway cook
Hospitality
The hospitality industry offers a variety of exciting career pathways. Whether you want an entry-level, supervisory, or management position in accommodation, casinos, clubs, food and beverage, or restaurants, we have a course to get you there.
What will I be able to do?
- Banquet manager
- Concierge
- Duty manager
- Food and beverage attendant
- Front office supervisor
- Gaming attendant
- Housekeeper
- Porter
- Restaurant manager
Retail
From sales assistant to buyer, stock control to area manager, there are a range of career opportunities available in the retail industry. Our courses will set you up for a successful career in retail stores, community pharmacies, or online markets.
What will I be able to do?
- Customer service assistant
- Pharmacy assistant
- Retail supervisor
- Senior sales assistant
- Team leader
Beauty services
TAFE Queensland offers a range of courses in beauty including make up, nail technology, and laser hair reduction. You'll receive hands-on training and learn essential salon business skills including communication, demonstrating products, retailing, and merchandising.
What will I be able to do?
- Beauty therapist
- Makeup artist
- Nail technician
Hairdressing & Barbering
Our hairdressing courses in hairdressing, barbering, and salon management will prepare you to perform the full range of client services including consultation and advice, hair and scalp treatments, haircutting, hair design, colour, and lightening.
What will I be able to do?
- Barber
- Hairdresser
- Salon manager
Baking and Patisserie
Bakers and patissiers produce bread, cakes, desserts, and petit fours for various hospitality business. As a TAFE Queensland student you'll gain practical experience in our on-campus training kitchens where you'll prepare and serve bread and patisserie items for real customers.
What will I be able to do?
- Baker
- Chef patissier
- Pastry cook
- Pastry chef
Butchery
Get the skills you need to start a career as a butcher, smallgoods maker, or meat boner and slicer. Our retail butchery courses will give you the practical skills needed to identify and prepare cuts of meat, manage hygiene, and become a storage and presentation expert.
What will I be able to do?
- Butcher
- Meat boner and slicer
- Smallgoods maker
Cookery
Our cookery courses give you hands-on experience preparing salads, stocks, sauces, seafood, meat, poultry, breads and pastries. You'll graduate qualified to start a career as a food safety supervisor, cook, chef, or chef de partie in a variety of hospitality organisations.
What will I be able to do?
- Banquet cook
- Bistro cook
- Café cook
- Chef
- Chef de partie
- Commercial cook
- Fast food cook
- Food safety supervisor
- Takeaway cook
Hospitality
The hospitality industry offers a variety of exciting career pathways. Whether you want an entry-level, supervisory, or management position in accommodation, casinos, clubs, food and beverage, or restaurants, we have a course to get you there.
What will I be able to do?
- Banquet manager
- Concierge
- Duty manager
- Food and beverage attendant
- Front office supervisor
- Gaming attendant
- Housekeeper
- Porter
- Restaurant manager
Events management
Start a career where no two days are the same with a qualification in events. We offer both introductory and advanced courses in events and events management, with entry-level certificates through to diploma and advanced diploma courses available.
What will I be able to do?
- Conference manager
- Event planner
- Exhibitions manager
- Functions coordinator
- Venue coordinator
Travel and Tourism Management
The travel and tourism industry offers a variety of exciting career opportunities, both within Australia and around the world. TAFE Queensland offers a range of tourism courses with specialisations available in tourism management, travel, and tourism.
What will I be able to do?
- Inbound tour coordinator
- Ride attendant
- Tour operations manager
- Travel agency manager
- Travel consultant
- Visitor information officer
Retail
From sales assistant to buyer, stock control to area manager, there are a range of career opportunities available in the retail industry. Our courses will set you up for a successful career in retail stores, community pharmacies, or online markets.
What will I be able to do?
- Customer service assistant
- Pharmacy assistant
- Retail supervisor
- Senior sales assistant
- Team leader
About our service industries
Create an exciting and memorable career in events and travel, hair and beauty, hospitality and cookery or the retail industry when you study one or more of our service courses at TAFE Queensland.
Not only do our graduates learn the theory, but they also gain hands-on, real-world experience — giving them an advantage over other job applicants.
Our TAFE Queensland courses will open the door to a variety of employment opportunities and give students the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to work with clients to bring their vision to life and build a lasting career.
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.
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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.
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