Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology

This nationally recognised qualification provides you with the essential skills and knowledge to excel as a cabinet maker or timber technician in the woodworking and furniture manufacturing industries. Designed to offer hands-on experience, this course prepares you for the construction, installation, and finishing of high-quality cabinetry and timber products for both residential and commercial environments.

What You’ll Learn:

• Manufacture and Assemble Cabinetry: Create kitchen, bathroom, and office furniture.
• Install and Fit Cabinets: Work with doors, panels, and other timber products in various spaces.
• Woodworking Techniques: Select, cut, and shape timber using a range of tools and machinery.
• Finishing Techniques: Apply sanding, staining, and painting to cabinetry.
• Technical Skills: Read and interpret technical drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Material Handling: Work with solid timber, plywood, and engineered wood products.
• Safety Practices: Maintain a safe and clean work environment by adhering to industry standards.
• Team Collaboration: Work effectively with other tradespeople to complete projects on time and to high standards.

Cabinet makers are in high demand, offering stable work and opportunities for growth. This profession also opens the door to setting up your own business in the future if you feel like you are the type of person who would enjoy being your own boss.

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:

Total number of units = 25

• 8 core units
• 17 elective units

Blended Option: Learning & Theory assessment online and practical face to face training.

Face to Face Option: Learning and Assessment face to face.

Workplace Delivery

As part of the enrolment process, you will need to undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) and Digital Literacy indicator Assessment. This assessment is used for reviewing your suitability for this course.

The minimum level required for entry to this Course is:

• Laptop
• Internet access
• Long sleeve shirt and pants
• Safety boots
• PPE

The Career Start Program provides individuals with the skills and support to start their career. The program provides training to help individuals find a job and supports those already employed to move into more skilled roles or full-time employment, including after completing an apprenticeship or traineeship. Career Start offers either a general training pathway or employment-based apprenticeship or traineeship pathway.

This Qualification is available under the general training pathway and  employment-based apprenticeship pathway for more information on Career start programs and eligibility for funding please refer to the Career Start Program information under Funding and Pathways section on this website.

Students who are deemed competent in all units of competency will receive a Qualification and Students who are deemed competent in some units of competency only within this course will receive a Statement of Attainment recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This certification is nationally recognised. The Qualification or Statement is issued by Australian Trade Training College (RTO 31399)

Possible Employment Pathways:

• Cabinet Maker
• Solid Timber Machinist

Where a student has a disability or learning difficulty, assessors will apply Australian Trade Training College reasonable adjustment to ensure that the student is not presented with artificial barriers to progress in the course.

Reasonable adjustments may include the use of adaptive technology, educational support, verbal assessment, etc.

We will provide support to each student’s individual needs, providing additional educational and wellness support required for the student to meet the requirements of their training course.

Please review our student handbook and policies prior to applying for this course:

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