MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade

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VU course code: MEM30219 | Level of study: TAFE
Up to Four Years (Standard Completion Three Years) part time
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Overview

Overview

Start a career as a mechanical tradesperson with the Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade MEM30219 apprenticeship course.

The skills you learn during the qualification can be applied to a wide range of mechanical trade work, including:

  • undertaking fitting
  • assembly
  • manufacture
  • installation
  • modification
  • testing
  • fault finding
  • maintenance and service of mechanical equipment
  • machinery
  • use of machine tools.

You’ll learn about mechanical and thermal cutting, marking out, tool making and mechatronics. This course also covers shaping and joining metal using computer numerical control (CNC) machinery, computer-aided design (CAD) and workplace safety.

This qualification is offered with these two specialist streams:

  • fitting
  • fitting/machining.

This is an apprenticeship course.

NRT logoThis course is nationally recognised training.

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

You may also be eligible for ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’, which lets you finish your course more quickly when you have gained some of the skills required from past study or work experience.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course


Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course Structure

The course structure comprises the following core and elective units. These electives have been selected based on industry needs, graduate pathways and/or student and teacher feedback.
To be awarded the MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, units of competency to the value of 96 points must be achieved, chosen as outlined below:

  • core units of competency listed below (totalling 33 points);
  • elective units of competency to a minimum value of 40 points from Groups A, B and C electives as described in the qualification, and;
  • elective units of competency to a maximum value of 23 points from Group D to bring the total value to 96 points.

Victoria University Polytechnic also offers the following specialisation:


  • Fitting
  • Fitting/Machining

To be awarded the MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (Fitting), units of competency to the value of 96 points must be achieved, chosen as outlined below:

  • core units of competency listed below (totalling 33 points)
  • elective units of competency to a minimum value of 40 points from Group B electives as described below
  • elective units of competency to a maximum value of 23 points from Group D to bring the total value to 96 points.


To be awarded the MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade (Fitting/machining), units of competency to the value of 96 points must be achieved, chosen as outlined below:

  • core units of competency listed below (totalling 33 points)
  • elective units of competency to a minimum value of 40 points from Group C electives as described below
  • elective units of competency to a maximum value of 23 points from Group D to bring the total value to 96 points.
Appropriate Group D elective units to the value of 8 points may be chosen from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available for inclusion at Certificate III. Only select units that would be suitable for occupational outcomes in a mechanical trade environment.

Prerequisites

Points associated with prerequisites count towards the total. All prerequisites are included in the units listed.

Units

Fees & Scholarships

TAFE fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer.

Fees

Scholarships

CAREERS

After you've finished the course, you may choose to pursue one of the following careers:

  • fitter and turner
  • fitter and machinist
  • mechanical fitter
  • metal fabricator
  • plant mechanic
  • tool and die maker
  • toolmaker.

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