AUM30218 Certificate III in Automotive Manufacturing Technical Operations - Bus, Truck and Trailer
Build your career in vehicle construction and repair
Vehicle construction and repair is a diverse trade requiring a broad range of skills. Manufacture, modify and repair heavy and light commercial vehicles, trailers, chassis and components.
Learn job-ready skills such as preparing materials for fabrication, mechanical cutting and welding using a variety of materials.
Overview
Where Thornlie
When Continuous enrolment
How Apprenticeship
Vehicle Construction and Repair workers manufacture, modify and repair a wide range of purpose built heavy and light commercial vehicle bodies, trailers, chassis and components. These include buses, vans, tipping bodies, cabs, semi trailers, mining vehicles, heavy haulage, light vehicles, tankers, recovery vehicles and personnel carriers.
Trades people in this industry use a vast variety of materials such as steel, aluminium, sheet metal, plastic, fiberglass, wood, rubber, glass and box sections and channel. They will weld (gas metal arc and electric arc welding) fit, bolt, rivet and glue these materials as well as install axles, suspension, brakes, wheels, hydraulic, pneumatic, lighting and electrical systems as required. You will also learn to contribute to workplace relationships and processes, provide customer service and participate in improving workplace productivity.
- prepare materials for fabrication using jigs/fixtures and manual processes
- conduct mechanical cutting operations
- perform various types of welding operations
- mount and assemble components
- modify or rectify chassis/frame and associated components
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All year round
Details
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AUMATK002 | Prepare and operate tools, equipment and machinery |
| AUMATK013 | Monitor and maintain automotive equipment |
| AUMGLM011 | Apply heavy vehicle standards |
| AUMGQA001 | Apply workplace technical quality standards |
| AUMGTA011 | Read and interpret work orders and working drawings |
| AUMGTM005 | Read and interpret engineering drawings and determine requirements |
| AUMGTW001 | Perform basic welding, thermal cutting, heating and gouging |
| AUMGTW002 | Perform mechanical cutting |
| AURAFA003 | Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace |
| AURAMA001 | Work effectively with others in an automotive workplace |
| AURASA002 | Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace |
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AUMGCA001 | Provide customer service |
| AUMGTB011 | Assemble, install and test braking system kits |
| AUMGTM001 | Assemble vehicle components |
| AUMGTM002 | Assemble vehicle frames and axles |
| AUMGTM006 | Assemble, install and test hydraulic system kits |
| AUMGTM008 | Bond and repair fibreglass components |
| AUMGTR002 | Manufacture and modify vehicle wiring harnesses |
| AUMGTS001 | Prepare materials for fabrication using jigs and fixtures |
| AUMGTS002 | Prepare materials for fabrication using manual processes |
| AUMGTS004 | Fabricate parts for vehicle sub-assemblies |
| AUMGTW003 | Perform manual metal arc welding |
| AUMGTW004 | Perform gas tungsten arc welding |
| AUMGTW005 | Perform gas metal arc welding |
| AUMGTY002 | Install vehicle components |
| AUMGTY003 | Modify and repair chassis and frames |
| AURTTD003 | Inspect suspension systems |
| TLILIC0003 | Licence to operate a forklift truck |
All year round
Details
Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AUMATK002 | Prepare and operate tools, equipment and machinery |
| AUMATK013 | Monitor and maintain automotive equipment |
| AUMGLM011 | Apply heavy vehicle standards |
| AUMGQA001 | Apply workplace technical quality standards |
| AUMGTA011 | Read and interpret work orders and working drawings |
| AUMGTM005 | Read and interpret engineering drawings and determine requirements |
| AUMGTW001 | Perform basic welding, thermal cutting, heating and gouging |
| AUMGTW002 | Perform mechanical cutting |
| AURAFA003 | Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace |
| AURAMA001 | Work effectively with others in an automotive workplace |
| AURASA002 | Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace |
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AUMGCA001 | Provide customer service |
| AUMGTB011 | Assemble, install and test braking system kits |
| AUMGTM001 | Assemble vehicle components |
| AUMGTM002 | Assemble vehicle frames and axles |
| AUMGTM006 | Assemble, install and test hydraulic system kits |
| AUMGTM008 | Bond and repair fibreglass components |
| AUMGTR002 | Manufacture and modify vehicle wiring harnesses |
| AUMGTS001 | Prepare materials for fabrication using jigs and fixtures |
| AUMGTS002 | Prepare materials for fabrication using manual processes |
| AUMGTS004 | Fabricate parts for vehicle sub-assemblies |
| AUMGTW003 | Perform manual metal arc welding |
| AUMGTW004 | Perform gas tungsten arc welding |
| AUMGTW005 | Perform gas metal arc welding |
| AUMGTY002 | Install vehicle components |
| AUMGTY003 | Modify and repair chassis and frames |
| AURTTD003 | Inspect suspension systems |
| TLILIC0003 | Licence to operate a forklift truck |