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Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade
National ID: MEM30205 | State ID: W237
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 course is part of the Lower fees, local skills initiative, allowing you 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.
The following people will be eligible for the $400 annual course fees cap under Lower fees, local skills.
- All students aged 15—24 years
- Persons and dependents of persons holding:
- a pensioner concession card;
- a repatriation health benefits card issued by the Department of Veterans' Affairs; or
- a Health Care Card
- Persons and dependents of persons in receipt of the Youth Allowance, AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY
- Persons and dependents of persons who are inmates of a custodial institution
- Secondary school-aged persons, not enrolled at school
Please note that only course fees are half price for the Lower fees, local skills qualifications. You may be required to pay other fees that apply to your course. For more details about how the half price course fees and annual fees cap work, please read our FAQs or contact us.
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Local student - all study modes
For most courses at North Regional TAFE, you can enrol anytime. Please visit our Apply and Enrol page, contact us on 1300 996 573, email info@nrtafe.wa.edu.au or drop into your local campus.
Apprenticeships and traineeships
To undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship, you must be engaged in a training contract with an employer. To find out more about apprenticeships and traineeships, please click here.
High school students
Please visit our VET delivered to secondary students page by clicking here.
International students
Please apply through TAFE International Western Australia (TIWA) by clicking here.
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Available all year
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| Duration | 3 years |
| When | Available all year |
| Where |
Karratha Campus Pundulmurra (South Hedland) Campus |
| How |
Distance learning + workplace Full-time Part-time |
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Page last updated September 18, 2020