If you want to learn the real skills in demand by industry, Tec-NQ is the best place to complete your SENIOR EDUCATION.

At Tec-NQ, you’ll enjoy smaller class sizes, heaps of hands-on practical learning and trade-qualified facilitators with real industry experience. The winning combination of industry-specific academic studies, nationally recognised qualifications and work experience has made it the leading senior school in Townsville for transitioning students from school to work.

Ready to learn more?  Click on the links below to talk to a member of our enrolments team, book in for an information session or start your application. 

Enrolment Process

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Not sure which industry pathway is right for you? Y10 Tec-PREP students try-every-trade while completing their Y10 academic subjects in this exclusive semester two program. On average, 1/3 of the students who complete this program change their original trade preference.

Enrolment Process

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Year 11 and 12 studies are trade-specific.  Students undertake nationally recognised qualifications while completing the academic requirements to attain their QUEENSLAND CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (QCE).  Work placement is supported by Tec-NQ’s Industry Team and is integrated into the timetable as part of their senior education.

How To Achive Your QCE

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Year 11 & Year 12

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Tec-NQ won’t promise you a career in industry. You have to work for it and it all starts with the basics. 

There are certain employability skills that students are expected to demonstrate in order to access work placement through Tec-NQ’s industry team and employer networks.

Earn The Right To Work

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Jobs Queensland has recently released its Townsville Workforce Development Plan for 2020-2025.  Tec-NQ was featured on page 12 of the report available in the link below.  

Tec-NQ supported development of this report by coordinating industry visits for with local manufacturers. 

One of the recommendations made in this report which was finalized in November (the release was delayed due to COVID) was the establishment of a Gateway to Industry School Hub for Engineering and Manufacturing (now Advanced Manufacturing).  

Tec-NQ has been established as the hub for Townsville, establishing us as the lead school for advanced manufacturing pathways.