Auto
Mechanical
Faculty of Industrial
Technology
Benefit Statement
Successful completion of this course will
enable you to apply for trade recognition as an
Automotive Mechanic.
Topics covered
- Engines
- Maintenance and services
procedures
- First Aid
- Workplace safety
- Tools and equipment
- Service brakes, cooling
system, fuel system
- Service batteries
- Electrical fundamentals
- Repair and service mechanical
parts
- Repair and service cooling
systems
- Repair and service
transmissions, brakes and electric systems
Career prospects
Employment opportunities: Career prospects include
being able to apply for trade recognition as an
Automotive Mechanic in Australia. Other areas of
employment in automotive areas would also be
available to you including vehicle repairs and
servicing, tyre fitting etc.
Learning pathways: On successful completion of this
course, graduates may consider further study at a
higher tertiary level within the vocational
education and training sector.
Delivery Method
This course is delivered for a minimum of 20 hours
per week over 72 weeks, excluding holidays. Delivery
is a combination classroom delivery, assignments and
industry assessment. Competencies will be assessed
by a theory test, practical skills and projects.
Course is delivered onsite at our Ashmore Campus
which includes: 3 workshops, classrooms.
The objective of vocational placement is to better
familiarise students in real workplace settings for,
Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology,
with people who work in the occupation of Automotive
Light Vehicle. The greater the practice of skills
during vocational placement, the higher the skill
levels the student will achieve and the more likely
the student will not only meet but exceed the
learning outcomes.
The students will be placed in a range of industry
relevant settings ranging from automotive
dealerships to general automotive repairers both
small, medium and large in order to give the student
a broad range of practical experience thus futher
enhancing their theoretical learning at TAFE.
The industry placement is co-ordinated by a member
of the TAFE automotive teaching team who regularly
monitors the range of vocational experience being
gained by reviewing the student's vocational
placement diary on a monthly basis.
Each student is provided with a Vocational Placement
diary with workplace forms which need to be
completed and signed off by the workplace supervisor
and registered training organisation instructor when
the student has achieved competence for each
workplace task. These workplace tasks have a direct
link with learning outcomes and assessment
requirements. Students return these completed
workplace forms, and workplace rosters on a monthly
basis to the International Students' Workplace Co-ordinator.
Support Services: TAFE uundertakes a duty of care
towards students and offers student support
services.
Advanced Standing (RPL, RCC, Credit Transfers)
Recognition of Prior Learning provides students an
opportunity to have their current skills and
competencies recognised. These skills and
competencies may relate to units you are about to
commence and as a result can exempt you from
studying these units. However, there is a cost
related to obtaining Recognition of Prior Learning.
The process requires students to gather evidence
confirming their competency. A content specialist
will advise you in this task. Enquire if you think
you qualify.
If the education provider grants an overseas student
RPL, it may impact on student visa conditions
through a shortening of the student's course.
WARNING: AVOID WEARING CONTACT LENSES DURING WELDING
AND ELECTRICAL WORK
Arcing generates ultra violet radiation which causes
skin damage akin to severe sunburn. Molten metal
particles from the arc itself can penetrate, burn
and lodge in the flesh. These effects are additional
to any radiated heat damage caused by the arc.
Further effects of arcing can easily be overlooked
and an illustration of this has been where the
recipient of arcing has been wearing contact lenses
with the following consequences:
A welder threw open his protective face shield to
better position a welding rod, the rod contacted
metal and produced a spark. Nothing unusual until
the person removed the contact lens and the cornea
of the eye was removed along with the lens. The
result - INSTANT BLINDNESS. The electrical arc
generated microwaves that dried up the fluids
between the eye and contact lens. The trauma is
painless and the individual did not know until they
removed the contact lens along with the cornea.
Course Resources
Protective clothing (overalls), steel capped safety
work boots, pen, paper and calculator.
Textbook: "Automotive Mechanics Volume 1" $86.45
available from the bookshop at Ashmore Campus - ph
5581 8411.
At the commencement of each unit of study, the
Institute supplies the following resources, where
applicable:
Learning Resources:
- Learning materials - Learning Guide, assessment requirements,
handouts, online resource lists, reference lists,
vocational placement diary/work book, clinical
practice workbook
- Tools of trade
- Textbooks
Library Resources, where applicable:
- Access to photocopiers
- Textbooks
- Reference books
- Access to computers for online searches
Facilities and Equipment available:
- Information technology (computers) - MS 2003 XP
Windows, Office Professional, Outlook, and Internet
Explorer, job-related software for
teaching-learning, computer disk drive, and USB
Ports
- Overhead projectors
- TV/Video recorder, video camera, digital camera
- Class rooms, table, chairs
- Tools of trade
- Whiteboards
Please contact info@thisisaustralia.com for more information.
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