Course Summary
This non-accredited short course is an opportunity for Secondary School students to Try-A-Trade to gain insights on trade qualifications at CQUni.
For your chance at hands-on experience with real-life trade qualified teachers, choose from one or all of the Try-A-Trade discipline areas of Automotive, Engineering or Construction.
This short course is perfectly timed in the High School holiday period across a series of three days for your chance to learn about apprenticeship and trades training to help direct your future career goals.
Requirements - To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Entry RequirementsMust be in Secondary School and in Grades 10, 11 or 12.
Course Details
| Course Type | Short Course (Non-accredited) |
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| Fees | For detailed information on Course Fees, visit www.cqu.edu.au/fees |
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| How to Apply | Please Enquire or Apply Now |
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Admission Codes
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
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Not Applicable |
Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
Through these Try-a-Trade courses students could gain an insight into a trade area that they might like to pursue a career in and this could lead to applying for VET in School, pre-employment courses or entering into an apprenticeship.
Upon completion of this Short Course students will receive a Statement of Attendance for NACC00055 - Short Course in Try-a-Trade (Engineering).
Study Mode Definitions
- Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
- On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
- Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.
*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.
Select a course structure below to view the delivery details, including the different study modes offered for each structure.
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| NU0055 | Try a Trade (Engineering) | More Information | Training.gov Details | |
Unit Sequence
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| NU0055 | Try a Trade (Engineering) |
This "try a trade" gives the student an opportunity to use equipment items and have hands-on experiences within a particular trade.
Most students will produce a fabricated item from each trade area during their time at the CQU Campus. They will have a better understanding of what a trade /apprenticeship is at completion of the "try a Trade" day.