Pursue a career in the automotive industry with a course that provides you with practical skills and training to become a qualified motor mechanic. You will be equipped with industry specific skills to ensure employment in the automotive industry. Learn the mechanics of automotive engines and problem solving through hands-on projects.

• Location:
  Footscray Nicholson
• Other locations:

  The one course offered each year is delivered across two locations - the Footscray Nicholson Campus of Victoria University and the premises of Footscray City College in Kinnear Street, Footscray.

• Faculty:
  VU College
• School:
  Faculty Delivered - VUC
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  22015VIC
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• motor mechanic

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The Certificate II in Automotive Studies (Pre-vocational) is a work ready pre-employment course designed to meet the needs of full-time or part-time students wishing to pursue a career in the automotive industry. The intended vocational outcomes for the course are as an introduction to typical activities and technologies encountered in the automotive industry. The skills and knowledge outcomes enable an individual with this qualification to:

• demonstrate basic operational knowledge in a moderate range of automotive technologies;
• apply a defined range of skills appropriate to entry to the automotive industry;
• apply known solutions to a limited range of predictable problems associated with an understanding of basic automotive technologies;
• perform a range of tasks where choice between a limited range of options is required;
• assess and record information from varied sources; and
• take limited responsibility for own outputs in work and learning.

To be eligible to receive the qualification, students must successfully complete:

• two mandatory units; and
• elective units/modules equivalent to 34 credit matrix points.

Students who partially complete the qualification will be issued with Statements of Attainment for any units successfully completed. Automatic credit transfer is given for successful completion of any Training Package units of competency.

To be eligible to receive the qualification, participants must successfully complete:
- two core units and,
- Elective units/modules equivalent to 34 credit matrix points.

Participants who partially complete the qualification will be issued with Statements of Attainment for any units successfully completed.

• Carry Out Industry Research

  Unit code

  VBN644

• Apply Safe Working Practices

  Unit code

  AURC270103A

• Use and Maintain Workplace Tools and Equipment

  Unit code

  AURT270278A

• Job Seeking Skills

  Unit code

  NCS003

• Dismantle and Assemble Engine, Four-Stroke Multi Cylinder (Petrol)

  Unit code

  VBN652

• Remove and Replace Engine Cylinder Head

  Unit code

  VBN653

• Dismantle and Assemble Carburettor

  Unit code

  VBN655

• Dismantle and Assemble Fuel Pump

  Unit code

  VBN657

• Dismantle and Assemble Transmission, Manual (Conventional)

  Unit code

  VBN659

• Remove and Replace Clutch Assembly

  Unit code

  VBN662

• Remove and Replace Suspension, Front Springs

  Unit code

  VBN663

• Remove and Replace Wheel and Tyre Assemblies

  Unit code

  VBN666

• Operate Electrical Test Equipment

  Unit code

  VBN668

• Recharge Batteries

  Unit code

  VBN675

• Construct Basic Electronic Circuits

  Unit code

  VBN676

• Remove and Replace Steering Assembly

  Unit code

  VBN692

The course may be offered on a full-time basis over 400 nominal hours or part-time equivalent. Student Work Placement or Simulated Workplace Student work placement is recommended to complement workplace assessment in accordance with competency evidence requirements. Full-time 400 nominal hours or part-time equivalent.

• TAFE: Not applicable - there are no course pre-requisites.
• Year 12: Not applicable - there are no course pre-requisites.
• International: Not applicable - there are no course pre-requisites.
• Mature: The Certificate II in Automotive Studies (Pre-vocational) is open to full-time and part-time students with no implicit limitations to access and pathways based on age, gender, employment or social background, though its primary target is young people aged 15 to 24 years.