National Code: Shopfitting stream - BCF30100, Stairs stream - BCF30300, Joinery-Timber/Aluminium/Glass stream - BCF30200  

Course Location and Contact Information

Course Description

The Certificate III in Offsite Construction is divided into three specific industry training streams.

These are as follows:

• Joinery-Timber/Aluminium/Glass
• Shopfitting 
• Stairs

These skills may include but are not restricted to the following:

• Communication
• OH & S
• Hand tool skills
• Power tool skills
• Timber machining skills
• Door & Window construction
• Aluminium & Timber shopfront
• Showcase and Cabinet construction
• Stair construction 
• Partition construction and installation
• Cutting and installation of glass.

Career Opportunities

Depending on which particular course graduates have completed, they may gain employment in either the joinery, stairbuilding or shopfitting area of the building industry.

Course Duration

NMIT conducts block release training for each of the three offsite construction streams.  The programs are structured to allow 8 x one week blocks of training to be undertaken each year.

The duration of the training program is approximately 24 weeks for each stream and is delivered over a period of three years.

Course Commencement Dates

February.

Entrance Requirements

Applicants must be apprenticed.

Application Procedures

Apply directly to NMIT.

Skills Recognition - Exemptions/Transfers

Students may be eligible for exemptions/transfers on the basis of previous qualifications.

Pathways to Further Study

Students who have completed their Certificate III training may choose to do further post-apprenticeship studies in associated fields.

Course Outline

Please contact the Design Drafting and Interior Fittings Department for a list of modules.

Assessment Methods

Assessment for this course is competency based. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate competence by satisfactorily completing the specified theory based tasks and practical projects

Materials

Participants of this course are required to purchase specific texts and materials. Contact the department for more information on 9269 8610.

Qualification

As part of the Australian Qualifications Framework this program is nationally recognised.  On successful completion students will be awarded the Certificate III in Offsite Construction in the relevant stream, that is, Stairs, Shopfitting or Joinery-Timber/Aluminium/Glass. 

Links

The Victorian Government makes a significant contribution to these programs.