NAME & CODE

Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, Qualification Code and Units of Competency- MEM30205

DURATION

A period of three to four weeks following the confirmation of the necessary portfolio.  A professional discussion, a proof of essential abilities, expertise, and experience, and a third-party verification of the proof will all take place during this time.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE?

You will receive official level 3 qualifications in Engineering - Mechanical Trade with this certificate. Those who want to work in the building and construction sector and who are well-educated, well-trained, and compassionate are eligible. This degree is generic and very useful for anyone wishing to work in the automobile repair field, despite the title sounding specialized.

REQUIRED EVIDENCES

PROCESSING STEPS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

This certification has no specific admission requirements. Candidates for the qualification must, however, be at least eighteen years old, possess at least twelve years of formal education, or the equivalent, and speak English fluently.

PACKAGING RULES

The students enrolled in MEM30205 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade, units of competency as listed below:

• completion of Group A Mechanical Trade stream units to the value of at least 40 points, and
• completion of units from Group B Certificate III Trade specialisation units listed in Appendix 1, Volume 1 of the Training Package, to bring the total value to at least 73 points

Points associated with prerequisites count towards the total (refer to units and prerequisites listing in Appendix 2, Volume 1).

Appropriate Group B elective units to the value of 16 points may be chosen from other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses where those units are available for inclusion at Certificate III. Note that the elective units listed below include all of the units that are approved for selection from the MEM Training Package for use in this qualification. This meets the NQC requirement that one sixth of the total units must be able to be selected from other qualifications in the same Training Package.

Registered Training Organisations must seek a determination from Manufacturing Skills Australia in respect of the allocation of points values for units of competency drawn from other Training Packages or accredited courses.

Only select units that would be suitable for Mechanical Trade occupational outcomes.

Additional qualification descriptors 

The following additional descriptors are approved for use with this qualification: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; Instrumentation; Maintenance; Patternmaking; Toolmaking; Watchmaking; Machining.

CAREER

It is possible to make a lot of money working in the automobile service and repair sectors. It may present the chance to collaborate with extremely technical, driven, and perceptive professionals. The skills and information needed to operate as an Engineering Tradesperson-Mechanical in the manufacturing, engineering, metal, and related industries, as well as other industries that employ Engineering Tradesperson-Mechanicals, are covered in the Certificate III in Engineering-Mechanical Trade. The qualification was created especially for apprentices in the trade mentioned above. The development of the qualification packaging was predicated on the idea that competency would be acquired via a mix of formal apprenticeships and other on-and off-the-job learning modalities. The qualification may also be achieved through formal skills recognition assessment processes.

Job roles /employment outcome 

The competencies needed for employment as an Engineering Tradesperson-Mechanical are outlined in the Certificate III in Engineering-Mechanical Trade. These competencies include designing, assembling, manufacturing, installing, modifying, testing, fault-finding, commissioning, maintaining, and servicing all mechanical equipment, machinery, fluid power systems, stationary and mobile equipment, instruments, refrigeration, and the use of computer-controlled machine tools.

A wide range of industrial and engineering-related industries, as well as Engineering Tradesperson - Mechanical employment in other industries, employ people with this certification.

Application 

The purpose of this qualification is to offer an industry-recognized skill profile for trade work as a Mechanical Engineering Tradesperson. The acquisition of skills would be carried out through an Australian Apprenticeship program, in which the proportion of on-the-job training and off-the-job training would be outlined in the Training Plan linked to the Apprenticeship Contract between the employer and trainee.

Evidence of the candidate's performance in a productive work environment with a wide enough variety of acceptable tasks and materials to cover the spectrum of application of those units must be included, when indicated, in the assessment of some competency units. Every result has to meet the performance requirements that come with the job.

This degree can be used to a variety of job titles, such as mechanical tradesperson, plant mechanic, refrigeration mechanic, fitter and turner, fitter and machinist, maintenance fitter, diesel fitter, and first class machinist.

Occupational titles may additionally include:

• Sewing Machine Mechanic
• Plant Service and Maintenance Operator (Quarry)
• Watchmaker
• Weaving Mechanic
• Fluid Power Mechanic
• Toolmaker
• Tufting Mechanic
• Knitting Mechanic
• Electrical Instrumentation Tradesperson
• Tool and Die Maker
• Plant Mechanic
• Spinning Mechanic
• Maintenance Mechanic
• Motorman
• Mechatronics Tradesperson
• Maintenance Fitter
• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Mechanic
• Textiles Mechanic
• Pumpman
• Steam Generation / Boilerhouse Operator (Pulp and Paper)
• Mechanical Engineering Tradesperson

And more…