MEM30205 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade

Get qualified as a plant mechanic.

The Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade  must be completed as part of an apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, allows participants to work as a qualified plant mechanic. Apprentices will learn through a combination of on-the-job employment and block training at North Regional TAFE.

Throughout this course, participants will be guided through the design, assembly, manufacture, installation, modification, testing, fault finding, commissioning, maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment, machinery, fluid power systems, stationary and mobile equipment, instruments, refrigeration, and the use of computer controlled machine tools.

Participants will learn how to perform some of the following tasks:

• Engineering measurements and computations
• Manual heating and thermal cutting
• Routine manual metal arc welding
• Routine gas metal arc welding
• Maintenance of machines and equipment
• Fault diagnosis
• Manual handling
• Handle a range of tools
• Dismantle, replace and assembly of engineering components

This qualification is part of the Lower fees, local skills initiative, allowing students to pay just half of the standard course fees for training in 2020-21.  This course is offered at the below campuses, subject to minimum numbers being met. Other locations may be available by arrangement.