Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Open Day
Visit us on Open Day and find out more about career and training options offered through Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE.
What is Open Day?
Open Day activities
Who goes to Open Day?
What is Open Day?
Open Day is held each year to encourage people from all walks of life to visit the Toowoomba Campus to look, learn and be inspired by the many career and training options offered right at your local TAFE.
Every year, our enthusiastic students and staff create interactive displays for school students and the general public to sample 'hands on' training as it occurs at TAFE and in the workplace.
It is your unique opportunity to explore the campus and get a taste of what TAFE life is like before you make a decision about your future study.
Our highly qualified teaching staff and career counsellors are available all day to talk with you about career and training pathways so you can choose the training that best suits your requirements.
Open Day activities
Training displays
Get a taste of what TAFE training is all about by participating in our on-campus demonstrations. Interactive training displays conducted by TAFE students and staff will include the following vocational categories:
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aged care
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fitting and turning
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hospitality
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nursing
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hair and beauty
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office administration
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visual arts and multimedia
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painting and decorating
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furnishing
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metal fabrication
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construction
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motorsports
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food and meat
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retail
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transport
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rural
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childcare
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photography
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horticulture
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business
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IT
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graphic design
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electrical
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civil construction
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plumbing
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automotive.
Guided tours
Open Day is also a normal teaching and learning day, so take advantage of our popular guided industry-specific tours and see how our campus operates; marvel at our purpose-built education facilities designed to help you get the most out of your study experience; and get a feel for the wonderful learning environment our students enjoy as you see our students taking part in their classes.
Try-a-trade
In addition to the training area displays and tours, you also have the chance participate in our try-a-trade activities.
Try-a-trade allows you to meet and talk with our apprentices and teaching staff to learn how vocational education and training offer more choices for the future.
Various displays set up throughout the campus provide a wide range of opportunities to 'have-a-go' at different trade and skill areas. The displays are entertaining, informative and offer you access to some of the basic skills involved with a range of trades.
WorldSkills Australia competition
Open Day is also your invitation to watch our region's best young skill and trade professionals battle it out for gold at the Southern Queensland WorldSkills Australia Regional competition 2009.
WorldSkills Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that runs skill and trade competitions for young skilled apprentices of Australia.
The Southern Queensland Regional competition will be held at two locations over two separate days. The majority of vocational categories will be held in conjunction with Open Day at our Toowoomba campus.
Who goes to Open Day?
Open Day is a must for:
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high school students
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parents of high school students
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mature age students
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anyone interested in taking up vocational or higher education studies
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organisations seeking staff training.
To assist you with your enquiries at Open Day, start by considering the following:
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What do I want to achieve, ie a new job, career, skill or qualification?
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Do I wish to gain credit towards a certificate, diploma or university degree?
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How long and when do I want to study?
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What study mode do I want to use, ie, on-campus, by distance or in the workplace?
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How much can I afford to pay?
Open Day is informative, providing good advice, offering a huge range of courses and study options and is lots of fun!
If you need more information on Open Day please phone our Customer service centre on (07) 4694 1600.