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106 weeks
Includes a work component of 18 hours per week over 70 weeks (1,260 hours total).
18 hours per week (work component)
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
85 Cremorne St, Richmond, VIC 3121
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
Inspect and service air braking systems
Inspect and service suspension systems
Use and maintain electrical test equipment in an automotive workplace
Repair wiring harnesses and looms
Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles
Install basic ancillary electrical systems and components
Service and maintain battery electric vehicles
Use and maintain measuring equipment in an automotive workplace
Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace
Diagnose and repair air conditioning and HVAC components
Retrofit automotive air conditioning and HVAC systems
Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies
Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
Test and repair basic electrical circuits
Service air conditioning and HVAC systems
Carry out servicing operations
Inspect and service engines
Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace
Inspect and service steering systems
Inspect and service final drive assemblies
Select and use bearings, seals, gaskets, sealants and adhesives
Inspect and service braking systems
Inspect and service diesel fuel injection systems
Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
Inspect and service hydraulic systems
Diagnose and repair light vehicle clutch systems
Carry out oxyacetylene welding, thermal heating and cutting
Inspect and service hydrostatic transmissions
Install hydraulic systems to specified applications
Remove and install heavy vehicle engine assemblies
Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections
Diagnose and repair automotive electrical systems
Diagnose and repair compression ignition engine management systems
Respond to customer needs and enquiries in an automotive workplace
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle diesel fuel injection systems
Diagnose and repair mobile plant hydraulic systems
Diagnose and repair mobile plant suspension systems
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle suspension systems
Diagnose and repair mobile plant final drive assemblies
Diagnose and repair charging systems
Diagnose and repair heavy commercial vehicle final drive assemblies
Carry out basic gas metal arc welding
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle clutch systems
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle compression ignition engines
Diagnose and repair hydrostatic transmissions
Diagnose and repair starting systems
Diagnose and repair cooling systems
Diagnose and repair mobile plant steering systems
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle drive shafts
Diagnose and repair powershift transmissions
Carry out manual metal arc welding on components
Diagnose and repair mobile plant braking systems
Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems
Diagnose and repair light vehicle hydraulic braking systems
Inspect and service automatic transmissions
Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles
Diagnose and repair instruments and warning systems
Diagnose and repair hydraulic systems
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle automatic transmissions
Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle air braking systems
Diagnose and repair electronic over hydraulic control systems
Inspect and maintain battery electric vehicles
Common Questions
The course has a total duration of 106 weeks, which includes a significant work component of 1,260 hours (18 hours per week over 70 weeks).
The total estimated course cost for international students is AU$20,000 in tuition fees, with no additional non-tuition fees listed, making the estimated total course cost AU$20,000.
The course is available at multiple locations across Victoria, including Broadmeadows Campus, Charleston Road Campus, Docklands, Echuca Campus, Essendon, Moonee Ponds Campus, Richmond, and via an arrangement with another registered provider in Bendigo.
Yes, the course includes a mandatory work component totalling 1,260 hours — structured as 18 hours per week over 70 weeks — which is integrated into the overall 106-week program.
The course falls under the broad field of Engineering and Related Technologies, with the narrow field being Automotive Engineering and Technology, and the detailed field being Automotive Vehicle Operations (field code 030515).
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