| Faculty of Industrial Technology
Certificate III in Furniture Making (for Overseas Students)
Benefit Statement
Successful completion of this
course will enable you to apply
for trade recognition as a
Cabinet-maker.
Topics:
Workplace safety
Use and maintain hand and power tools
Operate and maintain cabinet-making
machinery
Construct furniture using solid timber
and manufactured boards
Production drawing
Prepare surfaces for lacquer
Apply surface coating by spray gun
Selecting timbers for production
Fabricating custom furniture
Production of angled and curved
furniture
Selecting and applying hardware
Estimating costs for manufacture
Handle dangerous substances safely
Career
prospects
Employment opportunities and
career prospects include being
able to apply for trade
recognition as a cabinetmaker in
Australia.
The Australian Cabinet-making
Furnishing Industry is a buoyant
and energetic industry that
provides a bright future for
people making it their career.
While modern production methods
are relying on computer
controlled manufacturing and
design methods. The traditional
side of the industry required
people who possess the time
honoured hand skills. Together,
these two sections of the
industry provide career
opportunities for almost every
level of skill and ability.
Different employment in the
industry includes production of
un-upholstered furniture
(tables, chairs, bedroom
furniture, wooden outdoor
furniture), upholstered
furniture and carcass furniture
eg built-in robes, kitchens and
workstations.
On successful completion of this
course, graduates may consider
further study at a higher
tertiary level with the
vocational education and
training sector.
Delivery
Method
This course is delivered for a
minimum of 20 hours per week over 69
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.
The objective of vocational
placement is to better
familiarise students in real
workplace settings for,
Certificate III in Furnishing,
with people who work in the
occupation of furniture making.
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 furniture
makers small, medium and large
in order to give the student a
broad range of practical
experience thus further
enhancing their theoretical
learning at TAFE.
The industry placement is
co-ordinated by a member of the
TAFE cabinetmaking 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.
Support Services: TAFE
undertakes a duty of care
towards students and offers
student support services.
Course
Resources
Steel capped safety work
boots, safety glasses (not
goggles), tape measure (metric),
pencils, pens, paper and
calculator.
At the commencement of each unit
of study, the Institute supplies
the following resources, where
applicable:
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:
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