Diploma of Engineering - Advanced Trade

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Learn the skills to launch your career in the manufacturing and engineering industry.

This course provides you with advanced trade skills training necessary for a pathway into engineering. Graduates will have strong practical skills combined with good academic skills.

You will focus on one of three selected streams 

  • fabrication
  • mechanical
  • maintenance

Your studies will cover higher level post-trade skills such as

  • the use of specific tools
  • applying quality procedures
  • performing computations

LiWC is included in selected units by industry projects, site visits, live work, industry endorsed workshop and industry simulation

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

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School of Engineering and Industrial Training

Vu Provides skills and training for a career in manufacturing and Engineering

Vu Provides skills and training for a career in manufacturing and Engineering

Careers

  • supervisor
  • technician

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

Course Objectives

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to demonstrate: broad theoretical concepts;application of skills and knowledge;problem sloving; information interpretation and output responsibility.

Units and electives

Core Units of Study

Elective Units of Study

4 years part-time Part-time, Flexible.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Admission Information

  • TAFE: To qualify for admission to the course, applicants must have successfully completed year 11 or completed Certificate III in Engineering or equivalent or have a minimum language, literacy and numeracy skills that is equivalent to level 3 of the National Reporting System (NRS).
  • Year 12: To qualify for admission to the course, applicants must have successfully completed year 11 or completed Certificate III in Engineering or equivalent or have a minimum language, literacy and numeracy skills that is equivalent to level 3 of the National Reporting System (NRS).
  • International: Not Applicable
  • Mature: To qualify for admission to the course, applicants must have successfully completed year 11 or completed Certificate III in Engineering or equivalent or have a minimum language, literacy and numeracy skills that is equivalent to level 3 of the National Reporting System (NRS).

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