A head for numbers, an eye for economics and a keen interest in helping develop new projects…if this sounds like you, consider the future career of Technology Investment Facilitator. 

This takes an existing pathway and evolves it to suit the age of technology and innovation.

An investment facilitator supports and encourages increased investment in specific areas — a Technology Investment Facilitator takes this role even further and uses it to help organisations find innovative new tech that will help them grow, develop and thrive. 

As a Technology Investment Facilitator, you would appraise existing and planned investment projects, facilitate new investment opportunities and development-focused projects, and provide management and administrative support to small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). 

This role brings together the analytical and conceptual to help businesses reach their goals and gain greater success.

Career Pathways and Study Options

Career pathways coming soon..

Database administrators, like data scientists, work with large volumes of digital information and help clients manage their data – which is quickly becoming one of our most valuable assets! DBAs maintain databases and ensure that computer systems run as efficiently and effectively as possible. Essentially, your role is the backbone of any company or business – without a secure and effective database, everything can fall apart!

So, how can you become a database administrator?

Database administrators typically hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or a related field. One can also be a database administrator with an associate degree in any field related to information and communication technologies (ICT). You might also want to consider earning a database administrator certification offered by companies, such as Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, and MongoDB.

Open doors to your future — literally! 

Brought to you by tech giants like Google, Samsung and Apple, digital locks are becoming the norm in our society. 

With features like biometric security, keyless entry and built-in cameras viewable remotely from your smartphone, they seem like a dream come true!

But all technology can go wrong… 

That’s where a digital locksmith comes in.

If you’re both tech-savvy and love working in mechanics, this could be the ideal career for you. 

A digital locksmith will help get people out of locked cars or back into their homes when the technology controlling them fails. Like a hacker – but for the good guys! 

When technology inevitably has its glitches, a digital locksmith will be there to save the day!

Career Pathways and Study Options

Check out the career pathways and study options available in WA and Australia, that we think can help you get started on your exciting new journey.

• Certificate III in Locksmithing

Radio astronomy uses complex equipment to examine the night skies, delivering new insights into the furthest reaches of the Universe. In order to do this, expert help is needed!

If you’re a space whiz, excited about electronics and have practical skills, you might find your dream career as an Instrument Support Engineer in the field of Radio Astronomy. 

Engineers are crucial in creating, operating, and maintaining the equipment needed to map the night skies via radio waves. Whether it’s setting up individual telescopes or working in the labs to create or fix components, instrument support engineers are critical to these large-scale science projects.

In WA, we’re lucky enough to have lots of opportunities in the field of Radio Astronomy — the CSIRO Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory needs expert astronomers and engineers for the upcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.

Put your scientific talents to use as a Radio Astronomy Instrument Support Engineer!

Career Pathways and Study Options

Check out the career pathways and study options available in WA and Australia, that we think can help you get started on your exciting new journey.

• School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences | Curtin University
• Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology — Electrical | South Metro Tafe

Have you ever wondered about how our Universe began? Or how many galaxies we share it with? Or whether there might be other life out there in the cosmos?

Radio astronomers investigate the Universe in a whole new way. 

Advancements in physics, engineering and data science have enabled us to see further into our universe than ever before. The field of radio astronomy uses wavelengths outside of the visible spectrum to capture information that we cannot see with our own eyes. 

Just as optical telescopes detect optical light, radio telescopes detect radio light. Astronomers use this data to learn more about objects in space and enhance our understanding of the Universe.

To facilitate this process, a skilled radio astronomer must manage complex equipment, collect scientific data, and interpret it to make new discoveries. 

Exciting new opportunities in astronomy are becoming a reality right here in Western Australia! The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a project to build the largest radio astronomy observatory in the world — and part of the project will take place at the CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in outback WA.

If you have a drive to discover more about the Universe, consider launching yourself into a career in radio astronomy. 

Career Pathways and Study Options

Check out the career pathways and study options available in WA and Australia, that we think can help you get started on your exciting new journey.

• Physics Double Degree Major | Curtin University
• Undergraduate Education | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) 

The earth is heating up, and we have to step up if we want to effectively counter the effects of climate change. 

For new generations, this means figuring out where you fit in! If you’re an innovative thinker, technically minded and skilled in building/repairing electronics, you might find your place in the world of renewable energy batteries. 

The sun doesn’t always shine, the wind doesn’t always blow  — and when our renewable energy sources aren’t available, we need to make sure we have plenty of energy in the bank. 

Renewable energy batteries are slowly emerging, but we’ll need even more expertise if they’re to become cheap and accessible to the general public.

In the future, an entire industry is likely to spring up around the creation of renewable energy batteries. From solar to hydro to wind power, it’s all got to be harnessed and saved. That’s where you come in!

As a Renewables Battery Storage Expert, you could be:

• helping to mine the materials needed for batteries
• implementing the cheap and efficient production of batteries
• designing new kinds of batteries to harness different energy sources
• maintaining and repairing renewable energy batteries
• Implementing the safe and sustainable recycling/disposal of batteries.

If you’re inventive and practical, why not join the renewables revolution!

Career Pathways and Study Options

The WA State Government found most skills needed by future battery industries are covered by current TAFE packages, but identified some new training units were required to cater for new jobs. 

These include:

• skills to maintain automation systems;
• artificial intelligence and big data;
• electrical and mechanical skills;
• first responders, electricians and mechanics trained in electric vehicles and battery energy storage systems; and
• new skills for recycling facility workers in the safe handling of lithium-ion batteries. 

South Metropolitan TAFE’s Munster Campus will play a key role in training Western Australians for these future jobs and currently trains electricians in battery energy storage system installation, and in light automotive (mechanics) to de-power and initialise electric vehicles.

North Metropolitan TAFE is training Western Power and Horizon Power workers to install and maintain stand-alone power systems, and is training mining workers in minerals extraction to process battery minerals.