Nursing has long been a popular migration occupation invited at low points. When people think of nursing, the first role that comes to mind is the Registered Nurse, which requires at least a three-year bachelor’s degree. But there is in fact another nursing occupation that requires only a 1.5-year Diploma — the Enrolled Nurse.

2-year package course (approx. $37,000)

CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (26 weeks)

HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing (78 weeks)

Course highlights:

–A college under the Australian Medical Association (AMA);

– Established partnerships with local WA aged-care homes and hospitals, providing placement opportunities;

– After completing the Diploma and achieving IELTS 7 in all four bands (or equivalent), you can apply for an Enrolled Nurse skills assessment;

– The Diploma can articulate into the ECU Bachelor of Nursing with credit for the first year of the degree.

CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support

Entry requirements:

– At least 18 years of age

– Highest qualification of at least Australian Year 11 (Year 2 of senior high in China)

– IELTS 5.5 (5) or equivalent

HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing

Entry requirements:

– At least 18 years of age

– Highest qualification of at least Australian Year 12 (Year 3 of senior high in China)

– Pass the BKSB LLN assessment (reading and numeracy) at Level 3

– IELTS 7 in all four bands (PTE accepted)

Key point:

After completing the course, and achieving IELTS 7 in all four bands (PTE accepted), you can obtain an Enrolled Nurse (411411) skills assessment. Compared with the three-year Registered Nurse bachelor’s degree, the Enrolled Nurse pathway is shorter, and the occupation has consistently been invited at low points。

Commercial cookery is, without exaggeration, the king of value-for-money courses — and, more importantly, highly employable. In Perth, many cookery students walk straight into a job on graduation, all while mastering a genuine culinary skill set! Chef and Cook have always faced little points pressure in WA, making them reliably low-stress occupations。

2-year package course (approx. $26,000)    

SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery (52 weeks)

SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management (26 weeks)

SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management (26 weeks)

Course highlights:

– The school aims to train head chefs and runs its own restaurant

– Practical placements and assessments take place in commercial kitchens, such as the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC);

– Entry language requirements can be met through an accredited English course.

SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

Entry requirements:

– Completion of Australian Year 10 (Year 1 of senior high in China)

– IELTS overall 5 (PTE accepted)

SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

Entry requirements:

– Completion of the Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

After completing the Cert III and Cert IV, you can progress to the 26-week SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management (Commercial Cookery pathway), thereby meeting the two-year study requirement of WA’s graduate stream.

Key point:

After completing the package course and the Job Ready Program, you can obtain Chef (351311) and Cook (351112) skills assessments and apply through WA’s graduate-only stream。

If you love Western desserts and dream of one day opening your own patisserie, the pastry course is perfect for you. Cakes, choux pastries, macarons, mille-feuille — you’ll learn them all in the patisserie course. It’s also a profession many female students aspire to.

2-year package course (approx. $28,500)    

SIT31021 Certificate III in Patisserie (52 weeks)

SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie (26 weeks)

SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management (26 weeks)

Course highlights:

– Small-class teaching for a richer learning and hands-on experience;

– Placement and practical opportunities across patisseries, restaurants, hotels, catering businesses, clubs, bars, cafés and coffee shops;

–Instalment payment options to ease financial pressure。

SIT31021 Certificate III in Patisserie

Entry requirements:

– Aged 18 or over, with completion of Australian Year 11 (Year 2 of senior high in China)

– IELTS overall 5.5 (PTE accepted)

SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie

Entry requirements:

– Completion of the Certificate III in Patisserie

After completing the Cert III and Cert IV, you can progress to the 26-week SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management, then apply for a Subclass 485 work visa and complete the Job Ready Program for your skills assessment.

Key point:

After completing the package course and the Job Ready Program, you can obtain a chef, and also obtain a Pastrycook (351112) skills assessment — and a Pastrycook can apply for WA state nomination through the WA Schedule 2 local pathway。

WA is rich in mineral resources, so engineering-related occupations are naturally in high demand. Many assume that any engineering skills assessment requires at least a bachelor’s degree, but there is a hidden gem among the engineering occupations — the Draftsperson， — you only need to complete a two-year Advanced Diploma to meet the qualification requirements for the skills assessment。

2-year package course (approx. $31,500)    

52889WA Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering (52 weeks)

52873WA Advanced Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering (52 weeks)

Course highlights:

– WA public TAFE，, with partner companies for placements；

–You can obtain a skills assessment after graduation with no work experience required；

– A white-collar role, and engineering occupations are in short supply across WA.

52889WA Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering

Entry requirements:

– Aged 18 or over, with completion of Australian Year 12 (senior-high graduation) and a passing grade in Year 11 (Year 2 of senior high) mathematics

– IELTS overall 5.5 (5); PTE accepted

52873WA Advanced Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering

Entry requirements:

– Completion of the 52889WA Diploma of Civil and Structural Engineering

Key point:

After completing the package course, with no work required and IELTS 6 in all four bands (or equivalent)，, you can prepare a CDR to apply for a Civil Engineering Draftsperson (312211)) skills assessment, through the graduate-only stream.

Is there a course and occupation that improves your English, earns you a skills assessment, and adds points to your migration EOI? Yes there is — the translating and interpreting course ticks all three boxes! As you build your translation skills, you can obtain a skills assessment without needing work experience, and make your EOI score far more competitive!

2-year package course (approx. $28,000)

PSP60822 – Advanced Diploma of Translating (26 weeks)

PSP50922 Diploma of Interpreting (26 weeks)

PSP60922 – Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (52 weeks)

Course highlights:

– After six months of translation study you can sit the NAATI exam, and on passing obtain a Translator skills assessment;

– After six months of interpreting study you can sit the NAATI exam, and on passing obtain an Interpreter skills assessment;

– Can be combined with an accredited English course to meet entry requirements and accumulate two years of study

PSP60822 – Advanced Diploma of Translating (Level 3 Translator)

Entry requirements:

– Aged 18 or over, with completion of Australian Year 12 (Year 3 of senior high in China)

– IELTS overall 6.0 (PTE accepted)

PSP50922 Diploma of Interpreting (Level 2 Interpreter)

Entry requirements:

– Aged 18 or over, with completion of Australian Year 12 (Year 3 of senior high in China)

– IELTS overall 6.0 (PTE accepted)

After completing the Level 3 Translator and Level 2 Interpreter qualifications, you can progress to the Level 3 Interpreter course to meet the two-year study requirement of WA’s graduate stream.

Key point:

After six months of translation/interpreting study, you can sit the NAATI translation/interpreting exam, and on passing obtain a Translator (272413) / Interpreter (272412) skills assessment — a double safeguard that makes state nomination more secure.

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