MSFFM3007 - Prepare and apply decorative surfaces for furniture

    Unit code: MSFFM3007 | Study level: TAFE
    Credit points
    N/A
    Location
    Industry
    Sunshine
    Prerequisites
    N/A
    Overview
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    Overview

    This unit of competency covers preparing, constructing and applying veneers and inlays to furniture components.

    Assessment

    For Melbourne campuses

    Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each competency unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of project and work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

    Students will be expected to demonstrate the following skills:

    • interpret work order and locate relevant information;
    • apply safe handling requirements for equipment, products and materials, including use of personal protective equipment;
    • follow work instructions, operating procedures and inspection practices to: minimise the risk of injury to self or others; prevent damage to goods, tools, equipment or products; maintain required production output and product quality;
    • prepare and apply a minimum of three (3) different decorative surfaces to various substrates;
    • use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly complete measurements, calculate area and estimate material requirements;
    • communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures;
    • minimise wastage of resources, including materials, time and money, and;
    • work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity.

    Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

    • types, characteristics, uses and limitations of decorative surfaces;
    • interpretation of plan representation of furniture design;
    • preparation of drawings/set-outs;
    • identification of hand and/or power tools, materials, equipment, processes and procedures, and;
    • work flow in relation to furniture production.

    Required reading

    The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.

    As part of a course

    This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

    Certificate III in Cabinet Making
    MSF31113 | Certificate iii | Duration:

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