New Education and Training Model
The Western Parkland City is a growing centre for innovation and advanced manufacturing, and the skills needed to fill new jobs are changing. That’s why the Western Parkland City Authority is developing a New Education and Training Model (NETM) in partnership with industry, universities, vocational education and training (VET) providers and government.
For more information about the NETM, please see the Western Parkland City Authority website.
Course marketplace
Introduction to technical drawings
This micro-credential focuses on the skills and knowledge required to interpret technical drawings. Technical drawings may utilise perspective, exploded views or hidden view techniques and may include symbol glossaries. Drawings are provided to AS 1100 Technical drawing or AS 1102 Graphical symbols and their equivalents.
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Create technical drawings
This micro-credential focuses on skills and knowledge required to create technical drawings. Technical drawings may utilise perspective, exploded views or hidden view techniques and may include symbol glossaries. Drawings are provided to AS 1100 Technical drawing or AS 1102 Graphical symbols and their equivalents from the full range of engineering disciplines.
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PLC Programming in Manufacturing Environments
This micro-credential focuses on skills and knowledge required for the operation and programming of various PLC machines including Siemens, Omron, FESTO and Smart Factory Bosch Rexroth Mechatronics.
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Operating an Injection Moulding Machine
This micro-credential focuses on skills and knowledge required to operate an injection moulding machine efficiently, upskilling new and existing operators of injection moulding machines safely.
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Introduction to Controls Fundamentals
This training will equip you with a range of skills, including material handling, equipment setup and maintenance, monitoring machine operations, making adjustments as needed, and conducting thorough product inspections to ensure quality standards are met.
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Introduction to G-Code programming
This training covers various CNC machining aspects, including machine setup, toolpath editing, collision avoidance, 3D machining, and program management. It also covers setup sheet creation, specialised finishing, and stock models for efficient machining.
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Industry-led
An industry-led approach ensures micro-credentials are designed-for-business and support a pipeline of skilled local workers.
Place-based
NETM micro-credentials will prioritise the emerging industries and skills required for people who live and work in the Western Parkland City. The NETM has been designed to rapidly upskill Western Parkland City’s (WPC) workforce to attract new businesses and create employment opportunities. The NETM makes lifelong learning practical through agile micro credentials that build on existing skills and experience. Learners and employers can pick and choose courses that best target WPC industries' skills needs of the future.
Cross-sector learning
The NETM brings together vocational education, higher education and workplace learning to ensure training will prepare learners for new jobs on the cutting edge of industry’s needs.
Flexibility
NETM micro-credentials do not need to be taken in a particular sequence, and there is no need to complete multiple micro-credentials within any set time frame. This gives business and learners the flexibility to undertake the training they need when they need it without having to commit to a long program of study or take employees off-line for extended periods.
Stackable learning
Micro-credentials in related fields will be able to be stacked. Over the long term, this will allow learners to custom-build a qualification that is best-suited to their needs, aspirations and career goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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You will have access to the course for three months after you are enrolled.
Anyone who works in, or is interested in, the industry that uses technical drawings.
The pass mark is 100%. You have 3 attempts at the assessment. Each time you complete the assessment, the questions will be different.
The initial programme of the NETM is funded by the NSW Government. This means NETM micro-credentials will be free of charge for learners and their employers in the early stages of the pilot program. Over the longer term, a sustainable funding model will be developed to ensure the NETM delivers micro-credentials in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
Contact support on support.training@tafensw.edu.au.
The Create technical drawings micro-credential is offered at Mount Druitt campus.
No, courses on this platform are not accredited but they will count as NETM micro-credentials.
Western Parkland City includes the LGAs of Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly.
To be eligible for the NETM micro credentials you must:
- have left school
- meet any prerequisites stipulated for the particular micro-credential
- possess the right to live and work in Australia
- be an existing worker OR job-ready i.e., a job seeker or final year student of nationally recognised tertiary (VET or HE) qualification, at either undergraduate or post graduate levels.
Note: Priority will be given to WPC learners who:
- live in the WPC; or
- work in the WPC; or
- are employees of employers based in the WPC, or have clear plans to establish a presence in the WPC.
Please note some micro-credentials have specific eligibility requirements.
A NETM micro-credential is a small-scale course (of about 40 hours of learning) for learners to build knowledge, skills and experience in a particular discipline applicable across multiple professions.
More info about the WPC and NETM courses
The Western Parkland City (WPC) includes the LGAs of Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith and Wollondilly.
Price: Free to eligible learners.
Note: make sure you submit the EOI form to check your eligibility and receive a coupon code to avail the free course.
See eligibility requirements in Frequently Asked Questions below.