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AQTF Vocational Training Programs for:

• Information Technology
• Enrolled Endorsed Nursing
• Business Marketing
• Education, Human Behaviour and Legal Studies

All Shafston Institute of Technology courses are very industry focused with emphasis placed on developing skills for employment or articulation into further degree studies. All lecturers are well known within their respective industries and are still consulting or operating businesses within their industry.

All Diploma courses include work experience placement, which provides each student with the opportunity of gaining and applying practical skills. In the case of nurses each student attends clinical placement once a week in addition to a 4-week block towards the end of their course. All business and IT students also participate in work experience in a 14 week block placement in order to undertake a major project in their chosen field.

• All Diploma Programs are 3 Semesters Long
• Each Diploma is based on defined Subjects
• Each Subject is based on a Field of Study
• Each Diploma is nominally 1100 hours in duration
• Each Diploma has a Foundation Semester
• Specialisation choices after Foundation Semester

Shafston Pathway Package Deals

A student who enrols from their home country into a pathway program that starts with English language studies, followed by a Diploma, will earn some valuable additional benefits

The Job Club Philosophy

At the job Club we are pro-active. Our motto is that we don't get jobs for students; we help students get the jobs themselves. The bottom line is the Job Club can get you an interview but only you can get the job!

It is a joint responsibility-We actively work with students through the process of getting work; helping them to find job ads, write resumes, make phone calls and going to interviews with them.

Through our one-on-one interview process we find out what students need or want and work toward achieving it. If a student needs money we help them find paid work. If a student wants to practice their English skills, or gain work experience, we can help them find voluntary work.

General Employment (Paid) 

Earn up to $300/week while you study!

Join our Job Club and we will find paid employment for you for the duration of your study with us. Jobs available include; restaurant work for waiters, cleaners and cooks, bar and pub work, commercial cleaning, tele-marketing, labouring, translating, tour guiding, courier driving etc.

Membership includes job placements, resume writing, tax file number and general taxation advice and on-going support. 

Jobs available include: restaurant work for waiters, cleaners and cooks, bar and pub work, commercial cleaning, tele-marketing, labouring, translating, tour guiding, courier driving and a range of other positions. Membership includes unlimited job placements, resume writing, access to the Job Club wardrobe and on-going counselling and support.

• Members must hold either a Working Holiday Visa, Student Visa or other appropriate visa.  

Farm Work

Whilst on a holiday from study at Shafston, we can place you in farm work outside Brisbane. Students commonly earn up to $80/day and work seven days a week for the duration of their stay on the farm. Members must hold either a Working Holiday Visa, Student Visa or other appropriate visa.

Professional Work Placement / Internship (Unpaid)

We will place students in exciting career orientated positions to gain valuable work experience. This promotes English communication in a working environment while also being a valuable addition to a student's resumé. Industries within which students are commonly placed include; banking, advertising, travel and tourism, IT, law, property and stock broking. Members should hold either a Working Holiday Visa, Student Visa or other appropriate visa.

Occupational Training Visa Program

This program is available to Shafston graduates. Students must have first completed at least 24 weeks of study at Shafston and have an advanced level of English. For an additional charge we will place you in paid occupational training and help to arrange your Occupational Training Visa; valid for up to 2 years.

Demi Pair (Au Pair) Placement

This study and work option is available to our female students. Generally, we are able to arrange placement with a family prior to or within two weeks of your arrival in Brisbane. Members must hold either a Working Holiday Visa, Student Visa or other appropriate visa.

Option 1:

• Study English full time;

• Work 14 hours / week as a Demi Pair; and

• Receive free accommodation and free meals living with an Australian family.

Option 2:

• Study English full time;

• Work 20 hours / week as a Demi Pair;

• Receive free accommodation and free meals living with an Australian family;

• Earn $60 / week.

Shafston Working Holiday Services

This is a free service offered to students of Shafston who are on a Working Holiday Visa.

• Helpful Hints for Job Hunting 
• Play your strengths and go for jobs in areas you have experience.
• About 70% of jobs aren't advertised, so don't just apply for advertised jobs! Send your resume to as many businesses as you can and listen out for opportunities. Tell your friends and family or host family that you are looking for work.
• Consider volunteer work as a way to improve your English and get a 'foot in the door' in a company or area you want to work in.
• When you write your resume keep it brief and include only relevant details.
• Try to guess what questions you will be asked in an interview and think about your answers to them

When?

Job Searching Facilities are available at Job Club from Monday to Friday between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. Job Club members are able to access career websites on the Internet, search for jobs in newspapers, make phone calls to employers and create a curriculum vitae. The Job Club will assist members with telephone and interview techniques and queries about travel timetables to and from work. 

How do I Join Job Club?

Students can pre-pay their Job Club fee before coming to Shafston International College, or join after they arrive.