Certificate III in Automotive and Marine Trimming Technology

• Understand design elements

• Use industry machinery and tools

• Select and apply adhesives

• Select, trim and fit fabrics

• Trim vehicle components, and remove and replace interior components

• Work effectively in an automotive workplace

• Strong pathways to continue your study and enhance your career opportunities

• Skills and knowledge to start your own business

Apprenticeship

• Be employed as an apprentice in the industry

• Register with an Apprenticeship Network Provider who will support your application

Non-apprenticeship

• Non-apprenticeship pathways for trade-related qualifications allow you to have your industry skills assessed through recognition of prior learning (RPL) and undertake gap training to gain a trade qualification. To take this course as a non-apprenticeship, you must:

• Be at least 21 years of age, as evidenced by photo identification

• Have at least 2 years of work experience in this occupation or trade, as evidenced by employee records such as your resume and/or letters from your employers

• Be currently employed in the relevant industry, as evidenced by a letter from your employer

• Fitness at an intermediate level to manage physical demands such as lifting mechanical components and materials

• Comfort working at heights and in confined spaces

• Some experience in handling tools and equipment

• A passion for cars, boats or bikes

• Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) at a Year 10 high school level

• TAFE NSW may ask you to complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) skills test.

• This skills test helps us to understand your individual study needs, to design an individualised plan that supports your study success and ensures your LLN skills match the demands of the course.