TasTAFE Courses

There are no entry requirements

To meet academic requirements for Diploma or Advanced Diploma courses, you need to successfully complete any TasTAFE course entry procedures and you also need to:

• Have completed year 12 and provide TasTAFE with a copy of your Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education awarded to you by an agency or authority of a State or Territory; OR,


• Provide TasTAFE with a copy of a qualification at Level 4 or above in the Australian Qualifications Framework that was awarded to you. This qualification must have been delivered in English; OR,


• Complete an approved language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) assessment and display competence at or above Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) in both literacy and numeracy.

Applicants will need to complete a pre-interview worksheet and attend an interview.

Prior to applying we encourage you to undertake our Informed Choices Student Self-Assessment (Word) or Informed Choices Student Self-Assessment (PDF). This lists in detail the types of skills and attributes that are recommended by our construction industry partners.

This course has the following essential entry requirements:

• Minimum age of 18 years
• Recent bushwalking experience, preferably on walks of more than one day in duration involving camping in tents
• High level of physical fitness: Must be capable of carrying a large backpack weighing up to 18 kg and walking 10 km a day for consecutive days in hilly terrain
• Fitness Assessment