Australian Professional Skills Institute (APSI)

PROFILE AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL SKILSS (APSI)

locationAustralia

Established in 2008

Australian Professional Skills Institute is a specialist vocational training provider in Perth offering nationally recognised courses in commercial cookery, patisserie, hospitality, health services and community services for international students, with strong industry placement built into most programs so that students gain real workplace experience while they study. These courses provide practical skills for direct employment in hotels, restaurants, aged care and community organisations and also offer pathways to selected university degrees through partner institutions such as Edith Cowan University, giving students both job ready qualifications and further study options.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Australian Professional Skills Institute is recognised as a leading private Registered Training Organisation in Western Australia for hospitality, culinary and community services training, with a strong reputation for high graduate employment outcomes, compulsory workplace training as part of many programs and well established links with industry employers and university partners that create pathways to bachelor degrees.

  1. Consistently achieves strong graduate employment outcomes through work integrated learning and compulsory workplace training components in many programs.

  2. Recognised by StudyPerth and other official bodies as a quality provider offering nationally recognised qualifications and pathways to Edith Cowan University.

  3. Widely acknowledged for modern city based facilities and specialist training in culinary arts, hospitality, health services and community services for international students.

FACILITIES

Australian Professional Skills Institute provides a city campus in East Perth with modern training rooms, commercial training kitchens, hospitality function spaces and access to student support services.

Students have high speed Wi Fi, easy access to cafes, restaurants, cinemas and public transport as the campus is located close to Perth central business district and Northbridge entertainment precinct.

Additional support such as academic and personal counselling, workplace training support and guided campus tours is also available for international students.

  • Training kitchens, East Perth campus
  • Modern classrooms and IT facilities, East Perth campus
  • Hospitality function centre, Moore Street Perth
  • Student support and counselling services, East Perth campus
  • Work integrated learning and workplace training facilities, partner workplaces in Perth

LOCATION

East Perth Campus

Unit 12, Wellington Fair, 40 Lord Street, East Perth, Western Australia 6004

Hospitality Training and Function Centre

21 Moore Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000

INTAKE & PROGRAMMED OFFERED

Intake

PRE UNIVERSITY

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: 6.0

UNDERGRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: NA

POST GRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: NA

Programmes

  • SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery

  • SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management

  • SIT50422 Diploma of Hospitality Management

  • SIT60322 Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management

  • SIT31021 Certificate III in Patisserie

  • SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie

  • SIT30622 Certificate III in Hospitality

  • SIT40422 Certificate IV in Hospitality

  • CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)

  • CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services (Case Management)

  • Short courses such as Responsible Service of Alcohol, Food Safety Supervision Skill Set and Provide First Aid

  • Corporate training programs including Executive Development Program and Study Tour

  • Masterclass workshops such as Barista Training Course and Oysters Shucking Masterclass

TUITION FEE & LIVING COST

TUITION FEE

APPLICATION FEE

AUD 250

PRE UNIVERSITY

UNDER GRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE

AUD 4,950 to AUD 13,700

NA

NA

Living Cost

Approximately AUD 2,000 to 3,000 per month including accommodation for a single international student in Perth, depending on housing type and lifestyle choices.

ACCOMODATION

off-campus
Student residence, Yugo Perth City

  • Benefit: purpose built student community with social and study spaces in Perth city

  • Room: mix of studios and shared apartments designed for students

  • Facilities: furnished rooms, common areas, study spaces and building wide Wi Fi

  • Price range: typical Perth student accommodation pricing from around AUD 200 to 700 per week depending on room type, based on city student accommodation ranges.

off-campus
Student residence, Campus Perth

  • Benefit: central location near Perth cultural precinct and city jobs with a community focused student environment

  • Room: various shared and private room types designed for students

  • Facilities: study areas, social spaces, communal kitchens and on site support services

  • Price range: generally within typical Perth student accommodation range of about AUD 200 to 700 per week depending on room type

off-campus
Student residence, ECU Village

  • Benefit: campus style community living with access to university facilities and student life

  • Room: shared apartments and rooms within residential village complexes

  • Facilities: common areas, shared kitchens, internet access and proximity to ECU teaching facilities

  • Price range: within typical Perth student residence ranges for on campus style accommodation, usually around AUD 170 to 400 per week depending on room type.

off-campus
Share House and Homestay listings

  • Benefit: opportunity to live with locals or other students and experience everyday Perth life

  • Room: single rooms in shared houses or private rooms in homestay families

  • Facilities: shared household facilities such as kitchen, bathroom and living room, with meals sometimes included in homestays

  • Price range: share houses often around AUD 150 to 450 per week and homestays about AUD 235 to 325 per week depending on location and inclusions.

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