About Australian Institute of Advanced Studies

This six month program is designed to give you knowledge and skills in Business practices. If you are looking to re-enter the work force or want a career change, this qualification will give you the knowledge and practical skills to work within any office environment.

This qualification provides a well-rounded balance of skills that will assist you in becoming an invaluable team member to a wide range of businesses. You'll learn how to perform introductory-level office administration tasks including using relevant Microsoft Office software, to create business and desktop published documents, worksheets and spreadsheets.

Build your administration confidence with this business course! Master Microsoft Office programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, electronic presentations, desktop publishing and email. This course is offered online only. This qualification applies to a range of administrative roles in varied contexts. Individuals in these positions use some discretion and judgement and may provide technical advice and support to a team.

This program is designed to give you knowledge and skills in Business practices. This course is offered online only.

This course will teach you how to research, analyse and interpret the domestic and international business environments. Critical thinking skills are used to create strategic business and marketing plans and identify strategic business opportunities. Graduates of the Diploma of Business will be confident and job ready with the knowledge and skills to secure entry to mid-level business support or management roles in a small to large organisations, or will have the core business skills and support to start their own business. This qualification would apply to individuals with various job titles including executive officers, program consultants and program coordinators. Individuals in these roles may possess substantial experience in a range of settings, but seek to further develop their skills across a wide range of business functions.

Individuals in these roles may possess substantial experience in a range of settings, but seek to further develop their skills across a wide range of business functions.

Conversely, it may also apply to those with little or no vocational experience, but who possess sound theoretical business skills and knowledge that they would like to develop in order to create further educational and employment opportunities.

This course covers managerial skills including rostering, budgeting, marketing, and people management, as well as developing a sound knowledge of the hospitality industry. You will also learn customer service skills as well as learning how to lead and manage teams in the hospitality industry. You'll graduate with the skillset required to work as a restaurant manager, sous chef, chef de cuisine or food and beverage manager. This qualification provides a pathway to work in the hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager. The diversity of employers includes restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops.

This course covers managerial skills including rostering, budgeting, marketing, and people management, as well as developing a sound knowledge of the hospitality industry. You will also learn customer service skills as well as learning how to lead and manage teams in the hospitality industry. You'll graduate with the skillset required to work as a restaurant manager, sous chef, chef de cuisine or food and beverage manager. This qualification provides a pathway to work in the hospitality industry sector as a departmental or small business manager. The diversity of employers includes restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have significant experience in specialist technical skills, or managerial business and people management skills.

Individuals in these roles carry out complex tasks in a specialist field, working independently, leading a team or a strategic direction of a business. They apply their skills across a wide range of industries and business functions, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor).

If you are looking to re-enter the work force or want a career change, this qualification will give you the knowledge and practical skills to work within an person-centred support environment. This qualification provides a well-rounded balance of skills that will assist you in becoming an invaluable team member to a wide range of ageing and disability support services.

This qualification reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs.

Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

This 12 month program is designed to give you knowledge and skills in Ageing Support practices. If you are looking to re-enter the work force or want a career change, this qualification will give you the knowledge and practical skills to work within an person-centred support environment. This qualification provides a well-rounded balance of skills that will assist you in becoming an invaluable team member to a wide range of ageing and disability support services.

After successful completion of the program, the student may gain employment in aged care services, disability support centre, residential group homes, training resource centres, day respite centres and open employment services, other community settings and clients’ homes.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of information and communications technology (ICT) roles who have established specialised skills in a technical ICT function.

Individuals in these roles carry out moderately complex tasks in a specialist field, working independently, as part of a team or leading a deliverable with others. They may apply their skills across a wide range of industries, business functions and departments, or as a business owner (sole trader/contractor).

Graphic designers are the brains behind the visual communication we see every day. Everywhere you look a Graphic Designer has had a hand in shaping our world.

They combine art and technology to create and communicate ideas that inspire, inform and captivate consumers through images, typography and creative composition. Every package, poster or sign you see was developed and created by a Graphic Designer. They create and design our favourite brands, magazines, web sites, and much more. Nearly every business you can think of has some need for a Graphic Designer.

Our Diploma of Graphic Design has been developed to advance your skills in the exciting world of graphic design, digital arts and visual communications. You will learn all aspects of design including digital graphics, pre-press, print, packaging design, drawing, typography and professional web development. You'll use industry software including Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher, and DaVinci Resolve. You will have access to commercial-grade photography and drawing studios and use high-end graphic computer workstations.

Throughout the course you will develop skills through practical exercises and projects in design, web design, photography, production, branding and marketing all the while adding to your professional portfolio.

The Certificate III in Design Fundamentals provides a solid foundation in the principles of designing and creating a range of content including 2D and 3D designs, photographic composition, image editing and video production. If you want to develop expertise in industry standard software and make your mark in the digital economy this is a perfect place to start.

The Certificate III in Design Fundamentals has been customised by our highly skilled staff in collaboration with current industry professionals to provide students with the skills they will need to be successful in the world of design and digital content creation.

This comprehensive course addresses the convergence of traditional graphic design techniques and current digital media disciplines within today’s industry.

This Certificate III in Manufacturing Technology is not a trade qualification. It is a para-professional engineering course, leading to a technical position within engineering companies.

This qualification has seven specialist streams available including; CAD Drafting, Manufacturing Operations, Technical Officer & Structural Steel Detailing. At AIAS we offer the CAD Drafting stream of the qualification however, students can elect to complete the units offered by us from other streams of study.

The CUA31020 Certificate III in Screen and Media serves as an introduction to the dynamic realm of video production. Throughout the course, students actively participate in industry-driven projects spanning from inception to completion, learning fundamental skills.

Crafted by the Australian Institute of Advanced Studies, this program mirrors the roles and responsibilities prevalent in video and sound production within creative industries. Emphasising hands-on learning, the curriculum is structured around practical, project-oriented approaches employing industry-standard equipment and software.

Endorsed as a nationally recognized qualification under the CUA Creative Arts Training Package, the CUA31020 Certificate III in Screen and Media stands as a testament to proficiency and readiness for the industry.

If you have a passion for telling stories - or telling it like it is, this is the course for you. The Diploma of Screen and Media provides you with the skills to write, shoot and edit your own feature films, documentaries, corporate videos, television commercials, music videos or web series. You will learn how to create digital video content for the big and small screens in a project based, collaborative curriculum following the standard pre-production, production and post production processes. This course uses industry standard equipment and software like our RED digital cinema camera, DaVinci Resolve and the latest Affinity software. Our Brisbane based state-of-the-art facilities boasts a large dedicated film studio with green screens and both Windows and Mac computer labs.

Our Diploma of Screen and Media course offers face to face, hands-on training in scriptwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, storyboarding, lighting, editing and production management. You will learn how to capture video and audio content, edit sequences, manipulate audio, colour grade and add special visual effects and titling to your productions. This Diploma of Screen & Media course is designed for people who are genuine about a professional career in the film and tv industry or as a digital content creator for traditional, streaming and online markets.

The AIAS Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care offers a fully accredited entry-level program to students wanting to gain access to the education sector as an aid or assistant. Students are introduced to everything they need to know within this fast-growing and in-demand area of the education sector via a combination of onsite training and work placement.

Students touch on various learning frameworks, pathway integration and program management whilst gaining a solid understanding of how these theoretical concepts work within their practical training onsite within childcare centres.

The Cert III qualification sets up students perfectly for continued education with the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.

Our Diploma course seamlessly integrates with the Cert III qualification allowing students to expand on what they have previously learned with submersion into specialty subjects to really encompass the leadership aspects of childcare.

The course aims to broaden each student’s previously gained knowledge and widen the depth of understanding of design and implementation of curriculum, working within approved learning frameworks and adhering to national regulations whilst doing so.

Students continue applying their practical experience via work placement and are able to advance their understanding thoroughly making them either valuable aspirants or considerably better equiped reentrants into the ubiquitous world of child care and education.

This qualification reflects the role of chefs and cooks who have a supervisory or team leading role in the kitchen. They operate independently or with limited guidance from others and use discretion to solve non-routine problems.

This qualification provides a pathway to work in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs, cafes and coffee shops, or to run a small business in these sectors.

As an engineering student you will develop your knowledge and skills by solving and analysing real-world problems, using real-world methods and techniques. The course has been designed by our teachers who have a long and extensive history working in the engineering industry and in the teaching profession. At AIAS, our courses are designed to challenge and engage our students.

In this course you will learn a balance of practical skills and the supporting theoretical frameworks. For our graduates this means that you not only gain an in-demand skillset, but a sound understanding of the foundational engineering principles required of mechanical engineers.

You will gain valuable experience working in teams, managing a variety of projects, drafting using CAD software, analysing structures and processes, and applying theoretical knowledge to real-world problems. Our aim is to provide you with a useful and in-demand skillset, and the experience and confidence you need to manage the roles and responsibilities of an engineer.

The qualification has been developed with manufacturing and engineering-related industry sectors as a focus and may be packaged to meet the specific needs of drafting in mechanical and machine construction and maintenance, steel fabrication, other fabrication services and assembly, mechanical services, electrical services, fluid power, piping assembly, and so on.

Application of this qualification involves producing detail drawings according to engineering design intent and required Australian Standards (AS). Skills required include use of computer-aided design (CAD) software functions and ability to apply industry and discipline specific knowledge to produce models, drawings and schematics for specialised engineering-related areas of industry. Skills required include knowledge of engineering principles for the specialised area as well as mathematics together with appropriate drafting skills. The qualification applies to drawings produced to specifications required by designers and to all relevant standards, including AS 1100.101–1992 Technical drawing – General principles. Skills covered may also include information gathering, such as on-site visits, calculations, consultations and research.

The Diploma of Engineering - Technical is not a trade qualification. It is a para-professional engineering course, leading to a technical position within engineering companies.

This qualification has units available including; CAD/Drafting, management, mathematics, materials science and thermodynamics. At AIAS we offer all units of this qualification at various times throughout the year.