2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide

Engineering and Technology – TAFE
Automotive
Aviation
Building
Engineering and Technology – TAFE
Course title
Certificate IV in Automotive
Certificate III in Automotive Repair, Service and
Retail
Certificate II in Automotive
Duration
Certificate IV: two years part-time.
Certificate III: three years part-time.
Certificate II: twenty weeks full-time.
Location
Certificate IV: Wantirna.
Certificate II/III: Lilydale, Wantirna.
Entry requirements
Certificate IV: completion of a trade certificate or
equivalent.
Certificate III: applicants must be at least 15 years
of age and apprenticed to an employer.
Certificate II: a Year 10 pass in Maths, Science
and English is desirable.
Application procedure
Direct to Swinburne.
Course overview
Certificate IV: aims to provide training at an
advanced skill in the automotive industry.
Certificate III: off-the-job training for motor
mechanic apprentices, including how to repair all
major vehicle components and being able to find
and correct faults in cars, light trucks and 4 wheel
drive vehicles.
Certificate II: aims to provide fundamental skills
and knowledge for anybody seeking employment
in the automotive industry.
Career opportunities
Certificate IV: advanced skill tradesperson,
automotive technician.
Certificate IV/III: apprentice motor mechanic.
Further information
Tel: 1300 368 777 (general enquiries)
Manufacturing, Electrical, Electronic and
Automotive Department
Tel: (03) 9210 1226
Course title
Diploma of Technology (Aviation)
Certificate IV in Technology (Aviation)
Duration
Diploma: one and a half years full-time.
Certificate IV: one year full-time.
Location
Hawthorn, Moorabbin Airport.
Entry requirements
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate Victorian
Year 12 or its equivalent, or mature age.
2001 VCE prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – English
and General Mathematics. A pass in Physics is
desirable but not essential.
Application procedure
VTAC code: to be advised.
Course overview
This course is offered in conjunction with General
Flying Services at Moorabbin Airport. The overall
objective of the course is to prepare students for
professional careers in the aviation industry as
aeroplane pilots. Whilst there is a strong
engineering base, the technical risks associated
with flying have diminished, and the areas of
more concern are related to human failings. In
addition, pilots should be industry-aware,
recognising the needs of both the organisation
and the customer. In both courses, only fifty per
cent of academic subjects are technical.
Career opportunities
Pilot. Successful completion of the course may
also allow Pathways to one of Swinburne’s degree
programs.
Professional recognition
QANTAS have recognised the combination of
Swinburne and General Flying Services as one of
their preferred sources of new pilots.
Further information
Tel: 1300 368 777 (general enquiries)
Mechanical and Manufacturing Technology
Department
Tel: (03) 9214 8504
Course title
Diploma of Building
Certificate IV in Building
Certificate III in Building and Construction –
Apprenticeship Carpentry
Certificate III in Building and Construction –
Apprenticeship Painting and Decorating
Certificate III in Joinery/Shopfitting/Stairbuilding –
Apprenticeship
Certificate II in Building and Construction –
Pre-Apprenticeship Painting and Decorating, Front
End Training
Certificate II in Building and Construction –
Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry
Certificate II in Joinery/Shopfitting/Stairbuilding –
Pre-Apprenticeship
Duration
Diploma: two years full-time.
Certificate IV: one year full-time, four years parttime.
Certificate III: three years part-time (8 weekly
blocks).
Certificate II: sixteen weeks full-time.
Location
Croydon.
Entry requirements
Diploma: satisfactory completion of an appropriate
Victorian Year 12 or its equivalent, or mature age.
Certificate IV: satisfactory completion of an
appropriate Victorian Year 12 or its equivalent, or
qualified tradesperson, or mature age.
Certificate III: must be at least 15 years of age
and apprenticed to an employer.
Certificate II: Year 10 or mature age.
Application procedure
VTAC (Diploma full-time) or direct to Swinburne
for part-time and certificate courses.
VTAC code: to be advised.
Course overview
Diploma: covers building theory and practice
related to residential, industrial and commercial
buildings. Major studies include: quantity
surveying, tendering, planning and scheduling,
construction technology and management,
construction dealing, personnel management,
contract administration, cost control and quality
management.
Certificate IV: covers building theory and practice
related to low rise buildings and associated steel
structures. Major studies include: plan
interpretation, drafting, quantities take off,
estimating, scheduling, construction technology,
OHS, site supervision surveying, cost control and
business management.
Certificate III (Carpentry): students receive
advanced training in carpentry. Major studies
include: hand tool skills, scaffolding, use of power
tools, occupational health and safety, plan and
document interpretation, and framing, roofing and
fixing skills.
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