Offering entry-level skill sets and certificates through to high-level diplomas and even bachelor degrees, the Sunshine Coast region offers a comprehensive range of qualifications to help you get to wherever you want to be.
The Sunshine Coast region offers a wide range of study areas including beauty and hairdressing, building and construction, business, child care, community services, fashion, graphic design, horticulture, hospitality and cookery, information technology, music, nursing and health, photography, sports and fitness, and tourism and events.
Featuring specialised training facilities, Mooloolaba offers a wide range of study areas.
Learn moreFeaturing a range of purpose-built facilities, Nambour offers a wide variety of study areas.
Learn moreSunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) features dedicated and integrated research and learning spaces allowing students to participate in learning, research and clinical practice in one convenient location. SCHI has dedicated workspaces as well as specialised learning spaces equipped with the latest in audio-visual technology.
Our Mooloolaba campus has two on-campus restaurants which give our hospitality students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a real-world environment. You will learn the workings of a real restaurant, serving paying customers, in state-of-the-art facilities under the guidance of industry-experienced teachers. Learn more
Our fully operational hairdressing and beauty salon in Mooloolaba offers a range of services using the same products, equipment, and facilities found in a real salon and work with real, paying clients. You will have the opportunity to put theory into practice and gain practical skills in a real-world environment. Learn more
Mooloolaba hosts a fully-equipped, open to the public gym. As a fitness student you will gain first-hand experience working with real clients under the supervision of our experienced staff in this fresh and modern facility. You will plan, develop, conduct and evaluate real training programs and provide leadership and guidance to paying clients. Learn more
Our Nambour music facilities include a fully-equipped professional recording studio, music production software, instruments, and PA systems. Using a range of sound reinforcement equipment and staging items you'll learn how to load, set up and patch-in PA systems, operate digital and analogue mixing desks, wirelessly control concert sound mixing consoles, and manage stage operations. Learn more
Our industry-standard commercial studio and digital imaging labs at Nambour are equipped with the same facilities and equipment used in industry. Learn how to construct, light, frame, and capture the perfect image and then use the latest software to edit your photos. Learn more
From creating costumes and props for Universal Studios to having his breathtaking designs grace epic famous stages across the world, Jozef has turned the skills he learned at TAFE Queensland’s Mooloolaba campus into his dream career.
Year 12 graduate and TAFE Queensland horticulture student Ben Waddell is on track to one day run his own business, after receiving a helping hand from the Queensland Government.
After 10 years of being chained to his desk, Andy Quick started to look for a new career that allowed him to positively impact on people's lives in a more practical way.