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Course Overview
Intakes
2025 Intake
Day class - Sale
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| 28/01/2025 | Port of Sale | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| 21/04/2025 | Port of Sale | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| 21/07/2025 | Port of Sale | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| 06/10/2025 | Port of Sale | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
Night class - Yallourn
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2025 | Yallourn | Tuesday, Thursday 6:00pm-9:00pm |
About this course
If you’re already a tradesperson with access to structured on and off-the-job training or an apprentice under an Australian Apprenticeship arrangement, this course is for you.
Get the skills and knowledge required for a higher engineering tradesperson within metal, engineering, manufacturing and associated industries.
Skill up in wide range of engineering work in the fields of fluid power, heavy fabrication, instrumentation, metallurgy, AutoCAD and much more.
This qualification is specifically designed to cover the skills and knowledge required of workers employed as Engineering/Manufacturing Tradesperson – Special Class Level II as defined in the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award.
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Career Opportunities
Possible job outcomes upon successful completion of this qualification include high level tradesman and entry-level supervision of employees within the engineering sector.
Opportunities for Further Study
Further training pathways from this qualification include MEM50212 Diploma of Engineering - Technical or other relevant qualifications.
Students can access a pathway to Federation University Bachelor of Engineering via guaranteed entry to the Federation University Foundation Access Studies (FAST) program.
Skills or Knowledge gained
You’ll get the skills and knowledge to:
- Understand and implement quality control techniques
- Exercise good interpersonal and communications skills
- Work from complex instructions and procedures,
- Perform work under limited supervision either individually or in a team environment
- Be responsible for assuring the quality of their own work
- Provide trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team
- Inspect products and/or materials for conformity with established operational standards and
- Operate lifting equipment incidental to their work and assists in the provision of training in conjunction with supervisors and trainers.
Entry Requirements
Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: Yes
Mandatory entry requirements:
This course is designed for Certificate III Engineering Mechanical and fabrication 3rd Year Apprentices and Tradespeople.
Minimum Industry Requirement
Not applicable.
Licensing/Regulatory Requirements
Will this course/qualification or a constituent unit provide a pathway to an industry licence or regulated outcome: No
Qualifications and Recognition - 2025
Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to receive the Certificate IV in Engineering.
Work Placement - 2025
Does this course require placement?: No
Further Information - 2025
Fees
| Fees and charges | Government subsidised concession | Government subsidised | Full-fee paying student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum full course tuition fee* (GST exempt) | $1,564.00 | $7,820.00 | $24,820.00 |
| Materials fee* (GST exempt) | $1,946.33 | $1,946.33 | $1,946.33 |
| Total | $3,510.33 | $9,766.33 | $26,766.33 |
VET Student Loans
Not Applicable for this course
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Assessment
The assessment for each course varies. It may include knowledge questions, practical skills tasks, projects, research work, on the job assessment, etc. Your assessor or educator will provide specific information on the requirements for your course.
You can expect that:
- assessment methods are clear
- assessment tasks are relevant and meet the requirements of your course
- assessor or educator demonstrate fairness and lack of bias when assessing your work
- educators will provide open and honest feedback about assessment tasks.