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Course Overview
Ready to become a qualified cabinet maker? Increase your employability by completing a Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology at Orange College. This course will teach you everything you need to know to get started and you will learn from industry leaders.
They have core skills in tool use, measuring, drawing (including computer-aided design), interpreting work documentation, preparing cutting lists, communication, teamwork, and safe and environmentally sustainable work practices. They will have specialised skills in cabinet and furniture making and kitchen and bathroom construction and installation'. Work is in a defined range of skilled operations, usually within a range of broader activities involving established routines, methods and procedures, where some discretion and judgement is required in the selection of equipment, services or contingency measures. Individuals collaborate with others to achieve quality outcomes and take responsibility for their own work. They may have some limited responsibility for the work of others. Kitchen and bathroom installers must be licensed in some states, and induction training is required for those working on construction sites.
Delivery Mode: Blended learning model (70% face-to-face and 30% guided online learning). Campus: 235 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207. Duration: 92 Weeks (Inc. 28 Weeks Break/Holidays). Study mode: Full time (20 hours per week – 70% hours face to face and 30% hours online). Learners may require 5 hours* of self-directed learning per week (*Indicative only).
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Use furniture making hand and power tools
Read and interpret work documents
Make measurements and calculations
Communicate in the workplace
Work in a team
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Produce manual and computer-aided production drawings
Prepare cutting lists from design and production documentation
Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
Handle carpentry materials
Prerequisite required
Apply basic levelling procedures
Carry out levelling operations
Prepare surfaces for finishing
Apply graining and decorative finishes
Prepare and apply decorative surfaces for furnishing products
Plan kitchen and bathroom projects
Set up, operate and maintain automated edge banding machine
Fabricate cabinetry
Determine and document requirements for cabinetry installation
Prepare for cabinetry installation
Install cabinetry
Select timbers for furniture production
Manufacture components for doors, windows and frames
Prerequisite required
Hand make timber joints
Join solid timber
Common Questions
The course runs for 92 Weeks (Inc. 28 Weeks Break/Holidays). The training is delivered over 52 weeks of scheduled classes, 12 weeks for Practical/Vocational placement or equivalent work experience, and 28 weeks of break/extra tutorials/reassessment period as per the requirement of the individual student/learner. A Fast Track option is also available – contact Orange College for more information.
An IELTS band score of overall 6 (Academic or General) or equivalent in line with the Department of Education and the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) regulations is required. Online IELTS is not accepted. Students are also required to be competent in written and spoken English and will undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test prior to commencing the training.
The course is delivered using a blended learning model (70% face-to-face and 30% guided online learning). Students study full time at 20 hours per week. Learners may also require 5 hours* of self-directed learning per week (*Indicative only).
Intake dates are: 01-Jun-2026 | 20-Jul-2026 | 31-Aug-2026 | 12-Oct-2026 | 23-Nov-2026.
Yes. Credit Transfer is available – if a certificate or statement of results is produced and verified, a credit transfer process will be initiated by Orange College in relation to the units as per the training plan. RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) is also offered to all candidates upon enrolment. RPL is an assessment process that assesses an individual's non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual has achieved the required learning outcomes, competency outcomes, or standards for entry to, and/or partial or total completion of, a qualification.
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