Enjoy a satisfying career as a furniture builder or cabinet-maker with a basic pre-apprenticeship course to prepare you for a Certificate III in Furniture-Making.

You will skill up to eventually work in a production environment, building free-standing furniture or built-in cabinets, or provide on-site assistance in installing furniture or cabinets.

• Location:
  Melton and Newport
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Technical and Trades Innovation
• School:
  School of Construction Industries
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  LMF20309
• Duration:
  2 months
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here to search for courses available to non-residents

How to apply

• assistant cabinet-maker
• assistant installer of built-in cabinets
• production operator within a cabinet-making enterprise

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

This qualification is a pre-apprenticeship course that prepares students for a Certificate III in Furniture Making.

• Communicate in the Workplace

  Unit code

  MSAPMSUP102A

• Work in a Team

  Unit code

  MSAPMSUP106A

• Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

  Unit code

  MSAENV272B

• Use Furniture Making Sector Hand and Power Tools

  Unit code

  LMFFM2001B

• Make Measurements

  Unit code

  MSAPMOPS101A

• Work Safely in the Construction Industry

  Unit code

  CPCCOHS1001A

• Assemble Furnishing Components

  Unit code

  LMFFM2002B

• Select and Apply Hardware

  Unit code

  LMFFM2003B

• Join Solid Timber

  Unit code

  LMFFM2005B

• Hand Make Timber Joints

  Unit code

  LMFFM2006B

• Follow Plans to Assemble Production Furniture

  Unit code

  LMFFM2007B

• Set Up, Operate and Maintain Basic Static Machines

  Unit code

  LMFFM2010B

• Apply Manufactured Board Conversion Techniques

  Unit code

  LMFFM2011B

To be awarded the Certificate II in Furniture Making competency must be achieved in twelve (13) units. Units must be selected according to the rules described below. - 5 Mandatory units must be completed - 8 elective units must be completed

• TAFE: All students that are interviewed for selection, undertake a pre selection test and require language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to Level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework.
• Year 12: All students that are interviewed for selection, undertake a pre selection test and require language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to Level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework.
• International: Not Applicable
• Mature: All students that are interviewed for selection, undertake a pre selection test and require language, literacy and numeracy skills that are equivalent to Level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework.