This is one of the industry groups most affected by rapid technological change and software development - providing great career opportunities for computer literate TAFE SA graduates. Growing new trends in small businesses and the newly emerging call centre networks offer a variety of innovative career challenges. These careers are closely aligned with newly emerging technologies such as e-commerce. Overall, a wide range of exciting careers exist in business and commerce but there will be more emphasis on enhanced skills particularly computer skills. TAFE SA qualifications in this area can lead to careers as: human resources managers; information and marketing managers; accountants; company secretaries; property managers; security industry managers and operatives; and office trainees.
TAFE SA Career Groups within Business, Management, Finance and Property Service
| Career Group | Description |
|---|---|
| Accountants, Accounting Clerks, Banking and Finance Workers | Certificate courses in this sector provide graduates with the skills and knowledge to work in a diverse range of business organisations as an accounts receivable and payable clerk; payroll clerk; bookkeeper; general clerical assistant; or trainee accountant. Skills to be developed include maintaining financial records; processing journal entries; preparing financial reports; processing payroll; communicating in the workplace; using technology in the workplace; and resolving customer complaints. Diploma graduates may find work as assistant accountants; bookkeepers; accounting technicians; office manager/administrators; or senior accounts clerks, in a broad range of modern business practices. Graduates of the Advanced Diploma can find work as accountants, auditors and Tax Agents. This qualification meets the educational requirements for membership to the National Institute of Accountants. Courses in banking and finance give students the skills and knowledge to work in a variety of financial institutions and positions. |
| Florists | Certificate courses in floristry provide graduates with the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in the floristry or retail industry. These courses are for those individuals who do not wish to undertake an apprenticeship but still want accreditation as a florist. The courses cover the theory and practical elements required to successfully work in the floristry industry. |
| Justice, Legal, Local Government and Government Workers | These courses cover aspects of justice, legal and local government and provide skills for working as a legal secretary, preparing to enter SAPOL, working as a para-legal, and working for local government and government departments. |
| Management and Administrative Workers | Management and administrative workers can gain skills and knowledge that will enhance their employment prospects in the field of administrative support. Certificate level courses are designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and attributes required for a variety of career paths in clerical and administrative occupations including office/accounts clerk; receptionist; customer service officer; administrative officer; office assistant; or information officer. Diploma and Advanced Diploma graduates can gain work as administration officers; officer administrators; executive personal assistants; executive officers; business managers; and general office managers. |
| Procurement Officers | These courses will prepare graduates to work in procurement sectors of industry. The procurement courses are suitable for people in junior managerial or managerial roles in industry or commerce, in supply, procurement, purchasing, contract management or materials management. |
| Property Cleaners | The certificate in this area gives students the necessary skills to join the cleaning industry as multi skilled employees. The course covers essential skills such as occupational health and safety issues, ethical and professional standards and specialist cleaning techniques. |
| Real Estate Workers | Training in this area can lead to work in Property Sales, Property Management, Agency Management and offers other opportunities in Conveyancing, Banking or Legal and Government offices. |
| Retail Supervisors and Assistants | Retailing is one of the largest employment sectors in Australia, with many sales opportunities for graduates. Retail in the new millennium is a career rather than just a job due to a wide variety of roles evolving within the industry. These roles can include merchandising, selling, marketing, advertising, buying and administration. Retail courses prepare students for a career in a diverse range of businesses including footwear; textiles; fashion; jewellery; floristry; groceries; toys; sporting goods; home ware; hardware; liquor outlets (restricted to those aged 18 years and over); electrical; and manchester. |
| Sales and Marketing Workers | Qualifications are useful for those seeking work as sales representatives; general support workers in marketing and sales offices; and small business owners and managers. Broad based training includes marketing and customer relations; supervisory and frontline management skills; customer service planning and development; developing and operating a business plan; financial and business planning; selling; marketing communication plan; and creative concepts. |
| Security Guarding and Investigation | Training in this area can lead to careers within the private security industry as security guards, crowd controllers, private investigators, surveillance operators, loss prevention officers and collection agents. There may be a licensing requirement in addition to a qualification requirement prior to gaining employment. |
| Small Business Owners | Training in this area will assist graduates to run their own small businesses. Courses are designed for current small business owners or managers of a small business and for those looking to open their own small business in the near future. |
| Spatial Information Services Technicians | Spatial information services involve the collection, storage, manipulation, analysis and display of spatial data and information, which can be related to a location on earth. The information can be used for the purpose of planning and implementing the efficient administration and development of natural and built resources. Training in this area provides the necessary skills and knowledge for graduates to work as Surveyors or Geographic Information System (GIS) operators/technicians in a wide variety of areas where spatial data is used in the decision making process including planning; land development; marketing; mining; resource development; primary industry; and local government. |
| Workplace Safety Officers | Training in this area will prepare graduates to work within the Occupational Health and Safety industry sector. Completion of Occumaptional Halth and Safety courses will assist individuals with responsibilities as an OH&S Representative, OH&S Officer/Coordinator, Supervisor, Team Leader, Leading Hand or Manager. |
| Workplace Trainers | Assessment of competency has always been an important function in successful organisations. Assessment provides information on the capability of individuals and organisations to achieve their work and business plans. In an educational context it provides information on the extent to which a learner has achieved the required outcomes of a training program. The certificate encompasses the current national competency standards for workplace assessors and trainers while the diploma is designed to develop the skills for designing, implementing, managing and evaluating assessment and training systems. |
This Industry Group information was last modified : 31/05/2006 3:32:38 PM
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