The article below featured in the 2022 Spring/Summer Vol 8.2 edition of the Peel Magazine produced by the Peel Development Commission. South Metropolitan TAFE is honoured to work alongside the Peel Development Commission to ensure a bright future and advance the prosperity of the Peel region through its local industries.
South Metropolitan TAFE (SM TAFE) will deliver new courses in Mandurah next year to develop talent for Peel’s booming industries.
The Mandurah TAFE campus will be home to state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities, offering dedicated hospitality, tourism, hair and beauty courses.
The $16.87 million Mandurah Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre will deliver live training in commercial cookery, hospitality, tourism and events with two training kitchens, a production kitchen and restaurant.
Live hair and beauty training facilities will also be incorporated into the new centre, with a hair salon and dedicated training spaces for beauty and massage therapy.
Tourism and events students will have the opportunity to learn in a live training environment to practice their skills with real customers.
To meet the increasing demand for tourism staff in Peel, tourism students will learn industry relevant skills including customer service, sales and promotions, travel reservations, visitor services, cruises and workplace health and safety.
Graduates have numerous career options, such as working for tour operators, at attraction venues, travel agencies, hotels, airports and visitor information centres — the opportunities are endless.
SM TAFE’s events training will also be boosted by the new facilities in Mandurah, by providing a real life setting to coordinate, host and manage events.
Students will learn about the events industry and develop skills in staging support, events registration, customer service, teamwork and responsible service of alcohol.
Event graduates also have a great variety of career options from conference assistant, event/ exhibition assistant, functions assistant to venue assistant.
There are a lot of work opportunities that students can undertake while studying in a casual capacity to complement their studies and help them gain full-time employment.
The growing hospitality and tourism industry need staff with current and relevant skills and knowledge, and these new facilities will help job-ready workers to step straight into the workforce.
Find the full issue on the Peel Development Commission website.(opens in a new tab)