How do I get into TAFEWA?

To get into TAFEWA you need to meet the entrance requirements for your chosen course. For a number of courses, you will also need to address selection criteria. 

Courses that require selection criteria to be addressed will clearly indicate this below the entrance requirement information. 

What are the entrance requirements?

Entrance requirements are the lowest level of school results you need to be allowed into a full-time course at TAFEWA.

Entrance requirements will be either:

The level of communication and maths skills required for entry to a course will be measured according to the following scale:

For example, to enter into a Certificate II in Business you could require basic communication skills and basic maths skills.

The above table provides a sample of what will be provided under each course. 

In some cases entry to a course may require you to meet communication skills only.

In these cases the table will look like this:

More detailed information about the benchmarks is available here.

How do I meet the entrance requirements?

Follow these simple steps:

1  Choose a course from this website, or from the 2009 TAFEWA full-time studies guide.

 

2  Read the information under the course's entry requirements. For some courses you will need a lower-level qualification. For other courses, you will need to show that you meet the level of communication and maths skills indicated.

 

3  If you need to meet communication and maths skills benchmarks, go to the Evidence Guides. 

For further information contact the TAFEWA Admissions Centre to see what courses you are eligible for, try the online skills calculator.

Evidence Guides

The Evidence Guides will tell you what documents you can provide to the TAFEWA Admissions Centre to show that you meet the required level of communication and maths skills. 

The communication and maths skills will be shown as “dots” as in the images shown.

The Evidence Guides include information about relevant documents such as:

1. - School results (both Australian and overseas)
2. - Tests (eg. STAT, IELTS, TOFEL)
3. - Other qualifications (eg From TAFE or university)
4. - Bridging and access courses (ie CGEA, NOW, Fast Track).

To see how many dots your evidence gives you, read the Evidence Guides. There are two guides for both parts of the assessment:

Maths skills 

Communication skills.

Advice on how to use the evidence guides is available here. If you need further assistance contact the TAFEWA Admissions Centre.

What are the selection criteria?

Selection criteria are academic and other criteria, which are used to score eligible applicants competing for entry into a course where there are more applications than places available for a course.

Examples could include:

• - work experience
• - industry involvement
• - current and previous employment.

How do I address the selection criteria?

If the course you are applying for asks you to address the selection criteria you will need to submit more documents. 

You can score points for:

For a brief explanation of selection criteria see the selection criteria table. 

Continuing students

Do you plan to continue your studies within your current learning pathway, full-time, for a course that only requires you to meet entrance requirements, at the same TAFEWA college next semester?  If so, you must enrol directly at that college.

If you want to:

• - go to another TAFEWA college
• - do a course that is not in your current learning pathway (For example, go from a Certificate III of Business to a Certificate III in Information Technology)
• - apply for a course that has both entrance requirements and selection criteria.

you must apply through TAFEWA Admissions and:

You may need to include: 

• - your current TAFEWA qualification 
• - all your secondary school qualifications from Year 10 onwards 
• - any evidence of work experience.

What should I do if I do not have any documents or I have completed my schooling overseas?

If you do not have any documents and have studied in Australia, you will need to ring the institution where you studied. If you did high school in Western Australia you can contact the Curriculum Council on telephone (08) 9273 6300.  Allow some time to get a copy of your documents. 

If you studied overseas you need to get a Statement of Equivalence.  This is a document that states your qualification and shows the nearest qualification in Western Australia. For secondary studies, telephone the Curriculum Council on telephone (08) 9273 6300 to get your Statement of Equivalence.  For post secondary studies telephone the Overseas Qualifications Unit on telephone (08) 9224 6566.  You may also need to provide proof that you meet the TAFEWA English language requirements for the qualification you want to study.

Contact the TAFEWA Admissions Centre for more information.

If your qualifications are not in English, telephone the Translation and Interpreting Service on telephone 131 450 for help.

Where can I get further information?

The TAFEWA Admissions Centre.