Accelerate your career in the automotive industry!
Want to tread a new path?
This pre-apprenticeship course is perfect if you want to give yourself a head start in learning a trade and be in a good position to get yourself an apprenticeship in mechanics.
Complete this qualification and you'll gain the skills work on the mechanical parts of motor vehicles, including the engine, transmission and suspension systems. Enjoy quality facilities including modern vehicles, specialised diagnostic equipment, and fully equipped classrooms and workshops. Plus you will have the bonus of our strong links to the automotive industry!
Throughout this course, you will gain skills in:
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Workplace safety fundamentals
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Use and maintain basic tools
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Environmental practices in the automotive industry
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Basic automotive faults identification
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Battery service
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Engine service
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Cooling systems service
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Braking, suspension and steering systems service
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Manual and Automatic transmissions service
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Basic electrical circuits
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Petrol and diesel fuel injection systems
You are employed in the automotive industry or a student or school-based trainee wishing to gain skills for employment in the automotive repair sector.
You enjoy hands on learning, classroom and training workshops.
Training is delivered over a period of 18 months There is face-to-face delivery each term consisting of 1 x 2-week blocks, 5 days per week. This training will be a mixture of classroom and workshop training and assessment.
If this is a school-based traineeship, students will attend the workplace one day per week, outside scheduled delivery blocks, as agreed between the school and the employer.
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
To successfully complete a Certificate II pre-apprenticeship all participants are required to complete a specified amount of hours in an industry work placement.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
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| AURASA102 | Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace |
| AURTTK102 | Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace |
| AURAEA002 | Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace |
| AURTTA104 | Carry out servicing operations |
| AURTTE104 | Inspect and service engines |
| AURATA001 | Identify basic automotive faults using troubleshooting processes |
| AURTTD004 | Inspect and service suspension systems |
| AURTTD002 | Inspect and service steering systems |
| AURTTB101 | Inspect and service braking systems |
| AURETR115 | Inspect, test and service batteries |
| AURTTC001 | Inspect and service cooling systems |
| AURTTQ103 | Inspect and service drive shafts |
| AURTTQ001 | Inspect and service final drive assemblies |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|
| AURTTJ011 | Balance wheels and tyres |
| AURAFA103 | Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace |
| AURETR012 | Test and repair basic electrical circuits |
| AURLTJ013 | Remove, inspect and refit light vehicle wheel and tyre assemblies |
| AURTTF101 | Inspect and service petrol fuel systems |
| AURTTF102 | Inspect and service diesel fuel injection systems |
| AURTTX002 | Inspect and service manual transmissions |
Successful completion of this qualification provides you with the opportunity to become an apprentice in the automotive industry, but you need to be registered with the The Apprenticeship Office and employed.
For information about jobs and pathways, visit Labour Market Insights(opens in a new tab) and Job Skills WA(opens in a new tab) .
This course has been put in place to assist students wishing to undertake Automotive Skills training with the view to possibly working towards an apprenticeship and a Certificate III in Automotive Service Technology (external).
We offer a range of further study opportunities, view our course list here(opens in a new tab) .
On Campus/ Work-based
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Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
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General |
$2,054.48 |
$481.35 |
$2,535.83 |
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Concession |
$618.87 |
$481.35 |
$1,100.22 |
Traineeship
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Tuition fee* |
Resource fee |
Total fee |
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General |
$1,368.25 |
$481.35 |
$1,849.60 |
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Concession |
$408.37 |
$481.35 |
$889.72 |
Our estimated fees are based on:
- Full time study in 2023
- A selection of elective units designed to meet local industry demand for skills (different unit selections will attract different fees)
- For more information regarding eligibility and fees, please visit DTWD website
These fees are estimates only and depend on your eligibility for government funding, concession rates, the units you choose to study or seek to be recognised under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Additional resource, material and/or equipment costs may apply. Visit our Fees and Charges page for more information, including on consumer rights.
Delivery locations and study options
On Campus
| Duration | 18 months |
| When | Date: 2023 |
| Where |
Broome Campus Minurmarghali Mia Campus Pundulmurra Campus |
Work-based
| Duration | 18 months |
| When | Date: 2023 |
| Where |
Broome Campus Minurmarghali Mia Campus Pundulmurra Campus |
Traineeship
| Duration | 18 months |
| When | Date: 2023 |
| Where |
Broome Campus Minurmarghali Mia Campus Pundulmurra Campus |