Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs
Charles Darwin University's VET courses offer excellent training programs directly related to jobs and careers in the field of creative arts and humanities, particularly music, fashion and art.
Whether you are a school leaver, want a promotion or a career change, or just love learning, our VET courses provide a flexible, highly effective and enjoyable way to change your world.
Art and Design
- Certificate I in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
- Certificate II in Multimedia
- Certificate II in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
- Certificate III in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts
- Certificate III in Screen
- Certificate III in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
- Certificate IV in Design
- Certificate IV in Multimedia
- Certificate IV in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft
- Advanced Diploma of Design (Graphic Design)
Career opportunities in art and design
Career opportunities include assistance to an arts teacher or community artist, teacher, printmaker, curator, arts administrator, commercial photographer, festival organiser, art critic, researcher....these are just some of the wonderful job opportunities taken up by recent graduates from Art and Design.
Clothing Production
- Certificate I in Clothing Production
- Certificate II in Clothing Production (Complex or Multiple Processes)
- Certificate II in Clothing Production (Intermediate)
- Certificate III in Clothing Production
- Certificate III in Retail Supervision
- Certificate IV in Clothing Production
- Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Career opportunities in clothing production
Starting a course in clothing production can take you as far into the world of fashion as you choose. From assistant or trainee in the production areas of the ready-to-wear sectors as a machinist, cutter or finisher to fashion designer in the couture. The courses will introduce you to fabric selection, garment construction pattern making and finishing.
Graphic Design
Career opportunities in graphic design
The employment opportunities for an intelligent graphic designer are high, long term and varied. There are many areas within the field of graphic design where you can grow and excel – commercial design, web design, film design, media design, corporate design, packaging design, information design, conceptual design – just some of the fields within an ever expanding industry, promising creative and intellectual challenges to anyone willing to commit to the profession.
Library and Information Services
- Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management
- Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management
- Certificate III in Library/Information Services
- Certificate IV in Library/Information Services
- Diploma of Library/Information Services
Career opportunities in library and information services
Career opportunities are ever increasing due to the information society we live in and stretch out over a wide range of industries. They include many different types of libraries, archives and information services. You may work in the public or private sectors, in small or large organisations, in libraries that operate as separate entities or, more often, in libraries that form part of another organisation or enterprise.
Music
- Certificate I in Music Industry (Foundation)
- Certificate II in Music Industry (Foundation)
- Certificate III in Music
- Certificate IV in Music
- Diploma of Music Industry (Technical Production)
Career opportunities in music
Whether you would like to develop basic music knowledge and listening skills or are aiming for a career as a musician or recording technician, these courses offer you a solid base to participate in the contemporary music industry. Our music section has excellent facilities, including industry standard computers and recording facilities.
