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52 weeks (44 weeks face-to-face training at 20 hours per week + 8 weeks allocated term break)
Face to face classroom and workshop based. Multicultural groups in an instructor-led learning environment. Assessment in workshop and/or simulated environment.
Level 9, T1, 620 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Full time · 20 hours per week
Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
This qualification prepares students to enter several carpentry and construction occupations, including:
Graduates may also progress to Certificate IV qualifications or Higher Education courses in Civil Engineering.
Course Content
Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
Conduct workplace communication
Carry out measurements and calculations
Perform construction calculations to determine carpentry material requirements
Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
Read and interpret plans, specifications and drawings for carpentry work
Work safely at heights
Handle carpentry materials
Use carpentry tools and equipment
Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
Apply basic levelling procedures
Install windows and doors
Install exterior cladding
Construct eaves
Construct and erect wall frames
Construct ceiling frames
Install lining, panelling and moulding
Install flooring systems
Construct, assemble and install timber external stairs
Carry out general demolition of minor building structures
Carry out setting out
Carry out levelling operations
Carry out concreting to simple forms
Erect roof trusses
Construct pitched roofs
Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
Erect and dismantle formwork for footings and slabs on ground
Calculate costs of construction work
Elective unit
Plan and organise work
Elective unit
Manufacture components for doors, windows and frames
Elective unit
Construct and install bulkheads
Elective unit
Carry out hand excavation
Elective unit
Frame and fit wet area fixtures
Elective unit
Place and fix reinforcement materials
Elective unit
Common Questions
The course has a total duration of 52 weeks, which includes 44 weeks of face-to-face training delivered at 20 hours per week, plus 8 weeks of allocated term break.
The course is delivered at two locations: the classroom is at Level 9, T1, 620 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, and the workshop is at 14/65 Mark Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051. Delivery is face-to-face in multicultural, instructor-led groups, with assessments conducted in a workshop and/or simulated environment.
The tuition fee for the Certificate III in Carpentry is AUD $16,000, with an additional material fee of AUD $2,500.
Yes. Winslow College offers both Credit Transfer (CT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Credit transfer is available for units where there is identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications. RPL is available for candidates who have previously attained skills and knowledge from outside the formal education and training system, including work and life experience. Students may apply for either pathway for any unit in which they can demonstrate competency.
Due to the physical and practical nature of the course, students must be physically able to perform assessment tasks in a Carpentry workshop and/or simulated environment. Students are required to undertake a Pre-Course Physical Examination during Orientation to assist trainers and Student Support Staff in identifying any physical requirements and providing appropriate support for safe and successful participation.
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