TAFE and university short courses

Short courses are a great way to quickly extend your knowledge, update your existing skills or keep updated with new technologies and trends in your industry through:

• short courses—training in vocational and learner interests, without having to complete a formal qualification
• skill sets—accredited short courses recognised by industry
• micro-credentials—fast and affordable professional development.

TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland provides short courses, micro-credentials and skill sets for both personal and professional development.

Courses are available on campus or online.

Access all TAFE Queensland short courses or filter by location and study mode.

Other registered training organisations

Many other registered training organisations (RTOs) apart from TAFE Queensland offer short courses.

Visit the Your Career website to find an RTO in your local area.

Universities

Short courses delivered by Queensland universities focus on professional development. Some universities also allow you to enrol in a single unit or course rather than completing a full degree.

• Australian Catholic University (ACU)—offers short training courses and individual units from degrees.
• Bond University—explore micro-credentials.
• Central Queensland University (CQ University)—offers a range of short courses and micro credentials.
• Griffith University—find out how you can complete a single course of study.
• James Cook University—offers continuing professional development opportunities and master classes and short courses.
• Open Universities Australia (OUA)—allows you to study individual units from leading Australian universities.
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)—provides short courses and professional development and single-unit study opportunities in a range of areas.
• Torrens University—find short courses varying between 1 hour to 6 months in length.
• The University of Queensland (UQ)—learn more about UQs professional development courses. You can also complete non-award study courses that may count as credit towards a degree.
• University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)—learn how you can enrol in a professional development single course instead of completing a full degree.
• University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)—explore business short courses and microcredentials.
• Victoria University (VU)—search the range of single units of study and micro-credentials, as well as TAFE short courses.