Business, Management, Finance, Legal and Property Services

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.

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.

Qualifications are useful for those seeking work as marketing executives; small business owners; sales and advertising officers; and managers. Training includes marketing and consumer behaviour; supervisory and frontline management skills; developing and operating a business plan; selling; advertising; marketing research; promotional plans; and creative concepts. Always in demand, a marketer can take on almost any role increasing the chance of employment. A qualification in marketing can lead to a career in a range of industries, including general business management, finance and advertising to name a few. With a qualification in marketing, the sky is the limit. TAFE SA in its delivery of the qualifications, places a strong emphasis on working with industry, with students at higher levels of study undertaking research and plans for partner organisations.

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) technicians in a wide variety of areas where spatial data is used in the decision making process including asset management, planning, land development, environmental management, marketing, mining, resource development, primary industry, and local government.

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.