After feeling trapped in their home country of Holland, Claudia and Rachid decided it was time to realise Claudia’s childhood dream of moving to Australia. A migration agent advised them they would not be granted an Australian working visa. They didn’t have much money in the bank. If they couldn’t work they wouldn’t last long. But they decided to try their luck. They packed five bags, their young family and headed to Australia on a tourist visa.
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Student Visas are temporary visas designed to allow overseas students to study in Australia for a specified period of time.
The Student Visa class that is appropriate for intending students depends on the nature of the study program that an overseas student proposes to undertake.
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Fashion designers use their knowledge of fabrics, style and colours to create clothing people will want to wear. The design process usually starts with a series of sketches of original designs. A pattern, which may be computer generated, is created on the basis of these sketches and used as a...
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Information Technology is now a vital element in most industries and occupations in our society. Skills in information technology can provide many employment opportunities, and Tafe South Australia offers highly practical, hands-on training in small groups. Tafe SA qualifications in this area can lead to careers as IT managers, network managers and technicians, software designers, applications and analyst programmers, web designers, and graphics and multimedia professionals. TAFE SA qualifications in Information Technology also lead to further educational pathways at university.
The course covers: advanced 2D animation using Adobe Flash and ActionScript programming; advanced digital image editing using Adobe Photoshop; 3D modelling and 3D animation using Autodesk 3DS Max; web programming using PHP/MySQL; mobile application development using Advanced HTML5; video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro; post video production using Adobe After Effects; workplace safety management; managing multimedia projects.
This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in designing, developing and refining digital media technologies as an independent ICT specialist or as part of a team. It provides the opportunity to work in new and emerging digital media technology areas, such as online, and interactive design and development, and with tools and equipment, such as software, Web 2 tools, technologies and mobile devices.
The Diploma covers: advanced digital image editing using Adobe Photoshop; E-commerce web design and development; web development for mobile devices; mobile application development using Advanced HTML5; video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro; web programming using PHP, ASP.Net and XML; advanced 2D animation using Adobe Flash and ActionScript programming; website testing and Internet preparation; search engine optimisation (SEO); workplace safety management; website development project.
The Diploma provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to design, build and manage websites as an independent web developer or as part of a team. Possible job roles include web developer, web development manager, web programmer, website manager, webmaster, web administrator, internet developer.
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South Australia has the lowest living costs and the most affordable housing of any mainland Australian state. Average Weekly Earnings for adults in May 2013 stood at approximately $1285 while the median price of housing in Adelaide is around $380,000, well below the median price of housing in other mainland states and the average of $395,000 for all capital cities. Rental accommodation is also significantly less expensive.
