Tropical North Queensland TAFE in Australia offers the following programs in spatial sciences; Diploma in Spatial Information Services (Via Recognition of Prior Learning) and the Certificate III in Spatial Information Services
Certificate III in Spatial Information Services - Certificate III in Spatial Information Services will assist you in developing skills and knowledge in data collection, storage, retrieval and maintenance within a GIS system. The program is offered over twelve months through a combination of videoconferences, online learning and a 9 day workshop held at the Atherton Campus of TAFE. Students will require access to the Internet. Access to GIS and database software is desirable.
Diploma in Spatial Information Services - This program gives recognition of prior learning for skills acquired in the use of spatial information. The qualification includes the following areas: determining spatial data requirements, planning data collection and validation, capturing new data, obtaining and validating existing data, integrating spatial data sets, maintaining spatial data, sorting and retrieving spatial data, producing project deliverables, collating and interpreting data and controlling and monitoring spatial components of projects.
About the campus
Tropical North Queensland TAFE's campuses are situated throughout the Far North of Australia, in the State of Queensland. Campuses are located from Tully in the South to Thursday Island in the north with locations on the Tablelands and Cape York Peninsula. TAFE also teaches in hundreds of remote areas throughout the Far North. The main campus is in Cairns, Queensland, a modern city of some 120,000 people. In 1995 Cairns was named Australia's most liveable regional centre, which is reflected in it's high growth rate, and its popularity as a tourist destination. Cairns is adjacent to the one of the natural wonders of the world - the Great Barrier Reef - with easy access to the reef for diving and fishing. The region also contains; the World Heritage listed, Wet Tropics Rainforest, with an abundance of unique flora & fauna; and the savannah, the beginning of Outback Australia. The region is truly a tropical adventure paradise.
Tropical North Queensland TAFE in Australia offers the following programs in spatial sciences; Diploma in Spatial Information Services (Via Recognition of Prior Learning) and the Certificate III in Spatial Information Services
