Diploma of Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering (including Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical)

The certificate III is designed to provide students with a high level of basic and advanced skills required in a General Mechanical Engineering role. These skills include marking out, use of hand tools, drawing, turning, milling and grinding. The certificate III will provide students with the skills required for the occupation of General Mechanical Engineering Tradesperson as detailed by the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) The Diploma is designed to train people to assist senior designers, production supervisors and professional engineers.

Year 1
Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical

• Interpreting drawings and specifications
• Setting up and adjusting metalworking machines and equipment
• Operating machines to produce parts or tools by turning, boring, milling, planing, shaping, slotting
• Grinding or drilling metal stock or components
• Fitting and assembling metal parts, tools or sub-assemblies, including welding or brazing parts, cutting, threads, bends and installs fluid power pipes and lines
• Checking accuracy and quality of finished parts, tools or sub-assemblies
• Fabricating tools, dies, plastic moulds and jigs, or lays out and finishes cavities in die blocks
• Dismantling faulty tools and assemblies and repairs or replaces defective parts
• Electroplating processes and maintaining solutions to coat metal articles or other parts with non-ferrous metals

Year 2
Diploma of Engineering Technology - Mechanical Engineering

• Drafting
• Design
• Production Management
• Quality Control
• Construction
• On-site Installation
• Commissioning
• Estimating, Costing And Purchasing

Admission Requirements:

Australian year 12 (or recognised equivalent) or relevant work experience.  IELTS 5.5 or higher (or recognised equivalents). Mature Age.

Course Duration:

2 years
2008 - July intake
From 2009 - February and July Intakes

Course Fee AUD$:

$9,000 pa

Course Outcomes:

This program will provide students with the skills required for the occupation of General Mechanical Engineering Tradesperson as detailed by the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Graduates of these courses may gain employment in a range of industries covering special purpose machinery, material handling, drug, food & beverage production, automotive, petro-chemical, transport, pumps, fluid power, aerospace, construction, building services, air conditioning, stainless steel fabrication and aluminium fabrication. The majority of engineering graduates find employment in the manufacturing industry Students will be eligible to move into the Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology. Completion of the Diploma may also allow credit in a university degree program.

Teaching and Learning Methods:

• Theory classes
• Practical classes
• Workshops

Assessment will be based on one or more of the following :

• Tests
• Assignments
• Group/individual oral presentations
• Practical testing
• Performance

Please contact info@thisisaustralia.com for more information.