Government Education and Training International Tasmania (GETI)
Diploma of Engineering – Technical
Hobart, Australia
Diploma
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Government Education and Training International (GETI) Tasmania, a State Government organisation within the Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP), offers the Diploma of Engineering – Technical. It teaches skills for draftspersons/technicians to produce specialist engineering drawings, covers technical and design systems and project administration. Units offered by TasTAFE were selected with industry to match market needs and boost employability.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as engineering draftsperson, CAD technician, technical drafter, civil or structural engineering technician, local government engineering officer, or documentation specialist, in design offices, construction firms, consultancies, municipal infrastructure teams and project support roles.
Diploma of Engineering – Technical covers the skills and knowledge required for a draftsperson/technician producing specialist engineering drawings within an engineering design environment. The course will provide an integrated knowledge of the technical and design systems found in engineering environments, as well as an understanding of the administrative processes necessary in achieving the desired outcomes for engineering projects. This qualification may lead to employment as an engineering draftsperson/technician in the fields of civil, structural, or local government engineering, among others.
The units that TasTAFE offers have been selected in consultation with the industry to reflect current market needs and to ensure that graduates have the opportunity to develop relevant skills and knowledge. The skill-base students will develop in this course has been designed to be diverse enough to enable graduates to adapt to varying engineering and associated professional environments, as well as provide the best possible employability outcomes for TasTAFE students.
