Training and Education

Most Western Australian Universities offer Bachelor level qualifications in writing and journalism, and in 2020 a suite of vocational qualifications in professional writing and editing were developed to service the publishing sector for the first time.

Careers in Media and Publishing

Writing and Publishing

Love all the beauty and power of the written word to inform, ignite passion or move people to tears, laughter and maybe even world-changing action? Perhaps you could be drawn to a career with the written word.

Nina Levy

As Managing Editor of SeeSaw, WA's own arts magazine, Nina Levy works with the publication's team to act as critics and champions to spark exciting conversations about the arts among artists, audiences and the wider community.

​CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package

Training package qualifications are developed through a process of national consultation with industry. They are occupational skills standards against which training delivery and assessment of competency can take place. FutureNow works with our industry partners across Western Australia to provide current industry advice into the development of new Media and Publishing training package products.

Access the current CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training package

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Year 9 Career Taster Program
The Career Taster Program enables Western Australia’s Year 9 students to explore the stages of early career discovery and study pathways, helping them to make informed decisions about their subject selections in Years 10, 11 and 12. The program supports students to become ‘career curious’ and extend their thinking through practical activities and meaningful experiences with the world of work.

Explore the Year 9 Career Taster Portal for experiences in media and publishing

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

​Apprenticeships and traineeships provide a way to combine training with a job, enabling the student to work towards a nationally recognised qualification whilst earning a wage. A number of qualifications related to Radio broadcasting qualifications may be completed as a traineeship. 
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Access the current list of traineeships and apprenticeships available in Western Australia.

VET for Secondary Students

FutureNow works with industry to provide current advice on the suitability of vocational Media and Publishing qualifications for delivery to secondary students. This advice is collated and updated annually into the VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students by the Department of Training and Workforce Development. 

Access the current VET Qualifications Register for Secondary Students.

Our industry partners and key resources 
FutureNow works closely with a wide range of industry partners in the performing arts to examine current trends and identify opportunities to support its workforce. Many maintain representation on our Board and/or our Industry Advisory Network.