Qualification Outline
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Certificate III in Furniture Making (Wood Machining)
Certificate III in Furniture Making (Wood Machining)
LMF30502
W033
Replaced
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | 11/05/2009 | Current | Approved |
Description
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge required to perform wood machining for the manufacture of furniture utilising a range of specialist machinery and including preparing and working from drawings and cutting lists.
Job roles/employment outcomes
The LMF30502 Certificate III in Furniture Making (Wood Machining) reflects vocational outcomes for those performing wood machining for furniture making processes in a defined range of skilled operations, usually within a range of broader related activities involving known routines, methods and procedures, where some discretion and judgement is required in the selection of equipment, services or contingency measures and within known time constraints.
Application
This qualification is typically used to develop skills and a breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge in wood machining and furniture making techniques and would cover selecting, adapting and transferring this skill and knowledge to new environments and providing technical advice and some leadership in resolution of specific problems. Application would be across a range of roles in a variety of contexts with some complexity in the extent and choice of options available and may involve some responsibility for others. Participation in teams including group or team coordination may be required.
Pathways into the qualification
This qualification may be accessed by direct entry. Credit can be granted towards this qualification by those who have completed LMF20309 Certificate II in Furniture Making or achieved equivalent industry experience.
Pathways from the qualification
Further training pathways from this qualification may include LMF40202 Certificate IV in Furnishing Technology or similar qualifications plus relevant supervisory, management or competitive manufacturing qualifications.
Licensing considerations
There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, depending on the jurisdiction, licensing or regulatory requirements may apply to the use of some units in this qualification. Local regulations should be checked for details.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
To be awarded the LMF30502 Certificate III in Furniture Making (Wood Machining), competency must be achieved in twenty-seven(27) units of competency.- seventeen (17) core units of competency
- ten (10) elective units of competency.
Note: Where prerequisite units apply, these have been listed, and must be considered in the total number of units.
1. Core Units
Complete all seventeen (17) units from this list
2. Group A Electives
Select a minimum of four (4) units from Group A
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8622 | LMFFM3021B | Set up, operate and maintain drilling machines | 16 | Unit of competency |
| W8623 | LMFFM3022B | Set up, operate and maintain joining machines | 36 | Unit of competency |
| W8624 | LMFFM3023B | Set up, operate and maintain planing and finishing machines | 30 | Unit of competency |
| W8626 | LMFFM3025B | Set up, operate and maintain routing and shaping machines | 46 | Unit of competency |
| W8621 | LMFFM3020B | Set up, operate and maintain sawing machines | 20 | Unit of competency |
3. Group B Electives
Select up to six ( 6) units from Groups B and C
Group C
Up to five ( 5) relevant units may be chosen from units not already selected from Group A and B, or units available in this Training Package or other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses. Those units must be aligned at Certificate II level (maximum 1 unit), Certificate III level (maximum 6 units) or Certificate IV level (maximum 1 unit).
Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses via Group C must be relevant to the qualification outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.
If Competitive Manufacturing units are chosen (identified as MSACM in the code), these should only be selected on the basis of work requirements.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2317 | 12521WA | Certificate III in Furniture Making (Machining) | Accredited course |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J749 | MSF30313 | Certificate III in Timber and Composites Machining | Qualification |
VET Info Notes
1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.
2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.
3. This qualification was entered on to the STARS by the CSSN Swan TAFE on 10 November 2003.
Entry Requirements
Not applicable.
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