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Tasmania TAFE (TasTAFE)

Hobart , Tasmanian ,Australia

Certificate III in Tourism

This qualification is ideal if you are looking to gain employment in the Tourism industry sector, and allows for multi-skilling and specialization in roles that involve planning and coordinating a range of tourism services.

In this course, you will gain the skills you need to work for tour operators of varying sizes, inbound tour operators, visitor information centers, a range of visitor/tourist attractions, cultural and heritage sites and/or any other tourism-related business.

This course will provide you with the opportunity to gain an in-depth view of the Tourism industry, and will give you valuable experience in sourcing and using information on the Tourism and Travel industry and related events, and in providing high quality customer service and visitor information.

Campus Information

Drysdale (Launceston) Campus

Drysdale (Hobart) Campus

Intakes

  • Feb
  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

At TasTAFE we believe that the right training can change people’s lives. Our teachers, along with staff who provide support behind the scenes, all have a common goal –helping our students succeed.

We’re looking for people who share our passion for transforming lives to work with us.

At TasTAFE you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including:

  • A friendly and supportive workplace where you’ll work alongside like-minded people who put our students at the centre of everything they do.
  • Family friendly working hours
  • Plenty of flexibility for a great work/life balance
  • 4 weeks recreation leave and up to 7 weeks of non-attendance time (NAT) annually for teachers
  • Access to free and confidential employee assistance programs.
  • A diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Opportunities to return to industry to maintain currency

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Minimum English requirements 

Nursing

  • IELTS:- 7.0 (no band less than 7.0)
  • TOEFL (Internet):- 94-101
  • PTE:- 65-78

Community Services

  • IELTS:- 6.0 (no band less than 6.0)
  • TOEFL (Internet):- 60-78
  • PTE:- 50–57

Engineering

  • IELTS:- 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
  • TOEFL (Internet):- 60-78
  • PTE:- 50–57

All others

  • IELTS:- 5.5 (no band less than 5.0)
  • TOEFL (Internet):- 46–59
  • PTE:- 42–49