Help people in their time of need with a career in nursing and healthcare. Work in nursing, aged care, primary health care, allied health, dental, pathology, or laboratory science.
Nursing
When you study nursing with TAFE Queensland you'll have access to purpose-built training facilities, experienced teachers, and vocational placement opportunities. After just 18 months you'll be fully qualified to work as an enrolled nurse. Career outcomes include:
- Enrolled nurse
Aged care
Aged care workers provide assistance, support, and direct care to aged persons. TAFE Queensland offers a range of courses in individual and ageing support that will open up a range of career options in aged care, personal care, respite care, and home and community care. Career outcomes include:
- Aged care worker
- Assistant in nursing (AIN)
- Direct care/home help worker
- Personal carer
- Respite care worker
Dental
TAFE Queensland offers courses in dental assisting, dental technology and dental prosthetics. As a TAFE Queensland dental student you'll study in our fully-equipped, state-of-the-art dental clinic and get hands-on experience from industry placements. Career outcomes include:
- Dental assistant
- Dental prosthetist
- Dental technician
- Senior dental assistant
Allied health
Allied health refers to a broad range of support positions in the health industry. Whether you want to be an aneasthetic technician, remedial massage therapist, assistant in nursing (AIN), or medical practice manager we have an allied health course to suit your needs. Career outcomes include:
- Aneasthetic technician
- Assistant in nursing (AIN)
- Medical administrator/receptionist
- Operating theatre technician
- Optical dispenser
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
Laboratory science
Laboratory science offers a diverse range of career pathways in the mining, food and pharmaceutical industries. Our laboratory science courses have specialisations in sampling and measurement, laboratory technology and techniques, and pathology collection and assistance. Career outcomes include:
- Air quality sampler
- Calibration officer
- Food laboratory assistant
- Pathology collector
- Technical assistant
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