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Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways
The overall aim of this program is to provide young people with the opportunity to gain comprehensive entry-level training in the furnishing industry. The program covers broad-based and core skills in cabinet making required to produce free-standing furniture or built-in cabinets.
Enrolment Type VE1
Consider this course if.....
- Enjoy working in a creative team environment
- Would enjoy working with wood to create high-quality products
- Are practical, patient, methodical and persistent
- Enjoy designing and creating practical, creative & innovative products
- Are interested in a career in the Furnishing/Cabinet Making or related industries
Program Content
Sample competencies covered in Units 1 & 2 include:
- Make simple timber joints
- Apply domestic surface coatings
- Join materials used in furnishing
Sample competencies covered in Units 3 & 4 include:
- Use furniture-making sector hand and power tools
- Assemble furnishing components
- Undertake a basic furniture-making project
Career opportunities
- Cabinet Maker
- Furniture Designer and Maker
- Wood Machinist
- Soft Furnishing Maker
- Upholsterer
- Textile Technician/Mechanic
- Musical Instrument Maker
- Leather Worker
- Craft Design
- Furniture Restorer
- French Polisher
Work placement
80 hours of work placement (over two years) is strongly recommended.
Contribution to VCE/VCAL/Vocational Major
VCE/VCAL/VM: Students may be eligible to receive recognition of up to two units at Units 1 & 2 level and a VCE VET Units 3 & 4 sequence.
ATAR: Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for the Units 3 & 4 sequence must undertake scored assessment for the purposes of gaining a study score. This study score can contribute directly to the primary four or as a fifth or sixth study. VCAL and the VCE Vocational Major do not contribute towards an ATAR.
Information Session
Details regarding the student and parent information sessions for all the VET courses will be published here in August.
Where and when
Unit 1 & 2
Swinburne Senior Secondary College (SSSC)
(Full)
Hawthorn Campus
505 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Wednesdays
1:45pm - 5:45pm
Unit 3 & 4
Swinburne Senior Secondary College (SSSC)
Hawthorn Campus
505 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Tuesdays
4:00pm - 8:00pm
RTO
Box Hill Institute
RTO Number: 4687
www.boxhill.edu.au