Government of Western Australia
Department of Training and
Workforce Development
State Training Admissions
How to Submit an Online Application Form
To make the process of lodging an application easier and quicker, please have the following
information available before applying online:
1. List of courses and locations you wish to study
- Main intake applications can have up to four preferences
- Mid year intake applications can have up to two preferences
2. Current WA Year 12 students only – Curriculum council number
3. List of work history (including WPL/SWL/INSTEP and course placements) including- The names of the organisations for which you have worked
- The dates that you began and finished working with each organisation
- The average number of hours you worked per week
- The number of weeks per year that you worked
GETTING STARTED
1. Go to http://tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au
Note: When using this site click on the ‘Continue’ or the ‘Next’ buttons, hitting enter to
move forward will refresh the current screen and will not move through to the next
screen.
2. Read through the notes on the front page, tick the check box to indicate you have read
and understood the terms listed and click on the ‘Continue’ button.
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3. Enter your personal details and click on the ‘Continue’ button.
Note for Current Year 12 students: if you enter your Curriculum Council number and
receive the following message, please remove you Curriculum Council number, leave
that field blank and click on Continue.
4. Create a secret question and answer, and then click on the ‘Continue’ button.
Note: It is important that you choose something that you will remember, you will need to
enter the secret answer whenever you log back into your application. Your answer is
case sensitive.
If you forget your secret answer, please contact State Training Admissions on 9229
5400 to have it reset.
If you need further information on any section, please click on the
button that appears at the top of each page.
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PERSONAL DETAILS SCREEN
Personal and Address details
1. Enter your personal details and contact information. If you have entered your
Curriculum Council number, check that the pre-populated details are correct. If not, edit
the details to show your current contact information.
Citizenship and Residency
2. If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, leave this field as ‘No’. This
includes applicants who were born in Australia or are permanent residents or citizens.
If you are a temporary resident you will need to change this to ‘Yes’.
Special needs
This section allows you to provide the details of any special needs/assistance you may require
to complete your studies (e.g. wheelchair access, large print).
3. Select ‘No’ if you do not have any special requirements
4. Select ‘Yes’ if you do have special requirements, then enter in the textbox below the
type of assistance you require.
5. Once you have entered the required information on the Personal Details page click on
the ‘Next’ button.
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PREFERENCE SCREEN
The preferences screen allows you to add the courses you would like to study at a State
Training Provider next semester.
• Main intake applications can have up to four preferences
• Mid year intake applications can have up to two preferences
Adding a Preference
1. Click on the ‘Add Preference’ button which will bring up a search box.
2. Use either a key word or the course code in the search facility to find the course you
would like to study (e.g. use “Auto” to find “Automotive”). Click on the ‘Go’ button.
3. Select your course by clicking in the circle next to the qualification that you would like to
study. The locations will populate on the right hand side.
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4. Click in the circle next to the location where you would like to study the qualification.
This will add the preference to your preference list.
5. Continue adding preferences using the same steps.
Changing the Order/Deleting Preferences
6. Click on the blue arrows next to the course codes to move the preference up or down.
7. To delete a preference, click on the red cross to the right of the qualification.
Change order
Delete
8. Once you have finished adding all preferences and they are in the correct order click on
the ‘Next’ button.
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ACADEMIC DETAILS
On this screen you can enter details relating to your previous and current studies.
Only select one of the options for Secondary Studies
Current Secondary Studies
“I am currently studying”
Enter information in this section if you are current high school student.
1. Click in the tick box “I am currently studying”.
Year 12 Students
2. If you are a current year 12 student and entered a Curriculum council number, these
details should pre-populate for you. If not, select Year 12 and then your school from the
drop down list.
Year 10/11 Students
3. Select your current year of study by clicking in the circle next to your year level and
then your school from the drop down list.
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Completed Secondary Studies
“I have completed”
Enter information in this section if you are not currently a high school student and have
previously completed either year 10, 11 or 12.
4. Tick the “I have completed” box. Select the highest year of secondary studies that you
completed by clicking in the circle next to the year level.
State Training Provider (formerly TAFE colleges) Studies
The next two questions refer to studies at a State Training Provider (formerly TAFE colleges).
If you have never studied at a State Training Provider leave these sections blank. School
students may be studying at a State Training Provider through VET in Schools. This should be
entered in this section.
5. Tick the appropriate box(s). Select the campus from the drop down list and click the
‘Add’ button.
6. Repeat if studies were done at more than one campus.
Other Studies
This section refers to studies you may have undertaken at an institution other than a State
Training Provider (formerly TAFE colleges) or secondary school. If you have never studied at
another institution leave these sections blank. This section incorporates students who are
studying at other registered training organisations for VET in Schools.
7. Tick the appropriate box(s).
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Tests
The last question on this page relates to any tests that you may have undertaken or are
enrolled to sit. It includes such tests as STAT, IELTS, ISLPR, CELT, and 10T.
8. Select the test you have sat or are enrolled to sit from the dropdown list.
9. Enter in test dates using the day, month and year dropdown lists.
10. Click on the ‘Add’ button.
11. Click on the ‘Next’ button
WORK EXPERIENCE
The fourth screen looks at Work Experience. In this screen you are able to enter details in two
different sections.
1. The first section “Employment/Voluntary” incorporates paid, unpaid and voluntary
employment. Work experience does not have to be related to the qualification(s) that
you wish to study. It is important to fill out all requested information, if you are not
certain, you can estimate these figures. Click on ‘Add’ after each entry.
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2. The second table “Course-Based Work Placement” incorporates any work experience
that you may have undertaken whilst at secondary school or studying a qualification at a
State Training Provider or a private RTO. It is important to fill out all requested
information, click on ‘Add’ after each entry.
3. Applicants must select one of the following tick boxes before they can move to the next
screen. Once all the work experience details have been entered click on the ‘Next’
button.
4. If you have entered all work experience (does not have to be related to the
qualification(s) applied for) then tick the box next to the statement “I have provided
details for all the work experience I wish to be included as part of this application.”
5. If you have never done any type of paid, unpaid, voluntary or course based work
experience then tick the box next to the statement “I have never undertaken paid or
unpaid employment, voluntary work or work experience”.
6. Click on ‘Next’.
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SUBMIT APPLICATION
1. Click on ‘View Summary’ (a new window will open).
2. Check through the details contained in the summary carefully before closing the
window. If you need to change any details, close the summary window and use the
‘Previous’ button to go to the required page.
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3. If you have indicated that you are a current secondary student then it is recommended
that your application be reviewed by your school’s career counsellor. However, if you do
not want your application to be reviewed then tick the box next to the statement “I do not
wish for my school’s career counsellor to review my application.”
4. Once you have reviewed your application summary and confirmed that all information
entered is correct, click on ‘Submit’.
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CONFIRMATION PAGE
Once you click on the submit button the confirmation page will open to show that your
application has been successfully submitted. The confirmation page will show of one the
following:
1. An online instant offer or
2. An application summary
1. ONLINE INSTANT OFFER
You may receive an Online Instant Offer if your first preference only requires you to meet
Entrance Requirements (not required to address Selection Criteria) and State Training
Admissions has evidence that you meet the Entrance Requirements.
If you receive an instant offer, it will be displayed as shown below:
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•
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You are not required to send any supporting documentation to State Training
Admissions if you receive an instant offer.
To send a copy of the offer letter to your email address type your email address into the
text box and clicking the ‘Send Email’ button.
State Training Admissions will post your offer letter to you.
IMPORTANT:
Please read all the information on the screen carefully as it contains important
enrolment details. Your place will only be secured once you have enrolled by the
correct date and time stated. If you do not enrol by the correct time, then your offer is
considered to have lapsed and you will no longer hold a place in that course.
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2. APPLICATION SUMMARY
The summary lists the details you have entered in your online application. State Training
Admissions will conduct a preliminary assessment of your application to determine if any
supporting documents are required. Within 5 working days of submitting your application you
will receive an Acknowledgement Letter, if any supporting documents are required it will be
listed on this letter. If State Training Admissions does not require any documents then it will be
stated in the letter.
What do you need to do now?
q Wait for your Acknowledgement Letter to arrive in the mail
q If any documents have been requested in the letter- photocopy all requested
documents, print a copy of the application summary and attach it to the front of the
documents that you are submitting or clearly write your application reference number
and full name on the documents, submit documents by the due date shown.
q If you do not receive your Acknowledgement Letter within 5 working days, contact State
Training Admissions on 9229 5400.
IMPORTANT: Do not send originals, clear photocopies are sufficient.
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LOGGING BACK IN
1. Go to http://tasonline.tafe.wa.edu.au
2. Click on ‘Continue’ button next to “I have already applied to study in …”
3. Enter in your personal details and click on ‘Continue’.
4. Enter the answer to your secret question and click on ‘Continue’.
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The following page will open:
View Application
1. Click on this link to view your application summary, the summary lists the details you
have entered in your online application and your application reference number.
Edit Contact Details
1. Click on this link to edit your contact details including your address, telephone numbers
and email address.
2. To do this simply update any contact details that have changed and click on the ‘Save’
button
Edit Preferences
1. Click on this link to edit your preferences
a. To add a new preference- Click on the ‘Add Preference’ button
- Use the search field to find the qualification you wish to add as a preference. You can
search by a qualification name or number or by key words (e.g. use “Auto” to find
“Automotive”.
- Select the qualification
- Select your preferred location
- Follow these steps to add additional preferences
b. To change the order of existing preferences, click on the blue arrows located in the
‘Preference’ column and click ‘Save’
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c. To delete a preference, click on the red cross next to the preference in the ‘Delete?’
column and click ‘Save’
You can add, change the order and delete preferences provided that they fall into the cut off
dates and rules for change of preferences.
Note: If you have already received an offer you will not be able to change your preferences
online. Should this happen to you and you want to change your preferences, you must call the
telephone number on your offer letter and formally cancel your offer before you will be able to
change your preference.
View Offers
This link will show if you have been issued an offer, it will only activate once you have been
issued an offer. You can refer to the Key Dates section for the dates that offers are issued.
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