Certificate II in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology (Cabinet Making and Timber Technology Pre-apprenticeship)
Get a head start on a trade qualification in cabinet making or carpentry, with the job ready skills employers are looking for.
This nationally recognised and accredited qualification will give you essential skills and knowledge for a head start on your trades career.
You'll learn how to work in the construction, manufacture and installation of timber and composite products. including furniture such as lounges and chairs and cabinetry, for construction and installation of cabinetry in areas such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Skills and knowledge covered include using different kinds of timbers and finishing products, doing measurements and calculations to work out required materials, learning how to do different joints, use a range of tools and equipment, creating basic scale design drawings, and applying surface coatings with spray equipment.
Completion of this course can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study. It's also an excellent pathway to an apprenticeship or traineeship in this industry.
Training options
- Fee-free
- Pre-apprenticeship or pre-traineeship
- STEM
Industry area
- Building and Construction
Study areas
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Furnishing Trades
Course ID
- National ID: MSF20322
- WA State ID: AE17
This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
When you complete this Certificate II qualification, you'll be what employers are looking for in an apprentice furniture maker or cabinet maker.
Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make home and office furniture, including built-in cupboards and fixtures for new homes and shops. Furniture making concentrates on the production of solid and free-standing furniture.
Many employers now prefer apprenticeship applicants to have completed a pre-apprenticeship. This course will give you the skills, knowledge and behaviours to prepare you and make you more competitive when applying for apprenticeship positions. It will give you a better chance of gaining an apprenticeship and a flying start in learning a trade.
Delivery location
Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
When you complete Certificate II in Furniture Making (Cabinet Making/Furniture Making Pre-Apprenticeship) you'll be what employers are looking for as an apprentice furniture maker or cabinet maker.
Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make home and office furniture and make built-in cupboards and fixtures for new homes and shops. Furniture-making concentrates on the production of solid and free-standing furniture.
Learn in specialised facilitiesSouth Metropolitan TAFE's Thornlie Campus offers first-rate, fully equipped, purpose-built workshops, where students get hands-on practice working in simulation rooms, using advanced equipment and the latest techniques.
Delivery location
Turn your passion for furniture making and timber into a career.This cabinet-making course will provide you with foundational skills to manufacture and install furniture and cabinetry. You’ll finish the course prepared to work in furniture making with basic industry specific skills and knowledge to enable transition into an apprenticeship. Along with career skills such as communication and safe-work practices, you will master woodwork techniques including:- taking accurate measurements for cabinets and other furniture- creating basic technical drawings- using hand tools and power tools- assembling and finishing cabinets
Delivery location
This course is not currently available at any private training providers.
This nationally recognised and accredited qualification will give you essential skills and knowledge for a head start on your trades career.
You'll learn how to work in the construction, manufacture and installation of timber and composite products. including furniture such as lounges and chairs and cabinetry, for construction and installation of cabinetry in areas such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Skills and knowledge covered include using different kinds of timbers and finishing products, doing measurements and calculations to work out required materials, learning how to do different joints, use a range of tools and equipment, creating basic scale design drawings, and applying surface coatings with spray equipment.
Completion of this course can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study. It's also an excellent pathway to an apprenticeship or traineeship in this industry.
Training options
- Fee-free
- Pre-apprenticeship or pre-traineeship
- STEM
Industry area
- Building and Construction
Study areas
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Furnishing Trades
Course ID
- National ID: MSF20322
- WA State ID: AE17
To find out more about doing this course at a WA TAFE college, select one of the TAFEs listed below to read their course descriptions. You'll also be able to see at which TAFE campus/es the course is delivered.
If you would like further information such as when the course is available and how to enrol, and details of course fees, or if you have questions about how the course is delivered, please follow the Find out more link to go to the TAFE's website where you will find full course details and contact information so that you can speak to the TAFE directly.
Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
When you complete this Certificate II qualification, you'll be what employers are looking for in an apprentice furniture maker or cabinet maker.
Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make home and office furniture, including built-in cupboards and fixtures for new homes and shops. Furniture making concentrates on the production of solid and free-standing furniture.
Many employers now prefer apprenticeship applicants to have completed a pre-apprenticeship. This course will give you the skills, knowledge and behaviours to prepare you and make you more competitive when applying for apprenticeship positions. It will give you a better chance of gaining an apprenticeship and a flying start in learning a trade.
Delivery location
Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
When you complete Certificate II in Furniture Making (Cabinet Making/Furniture Making Pre-Apprenticeship) you'll be what employers are looking for as an apprentice furniture maker or cabinet maker.
Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make home and office furniture and make built-in cupboards and fixtures for new homes and shops. Furniture-making concentrates on the production of solid and free-standing furniture.
Learn in specialised facilitiesSouth Metropolitan TAFE's Thornlie Campus offers first-rate, fully equipped, purpose-built workshops, where students get hands-on practice working in simulation rooms, using advanced equipment and the latest techniques.
Delivery location
Turn your passion for furniture making and timber into a career.This cabinet-making course will provide you with foundational skills to manufacture and install furniture and cabinetry. You’ll finish the course prepared to work in furniture making with basic industry specific skills and knowledge to enable transition into an apprenticeship. Along with career skills such as communication and safe-work practices, you will master woodwork techniques including:- taking accurate measurements for cabinets and other furniture- creating basic technical drawings- using hand tools and power tools- assembling and finishing cabinets
Delivery location
Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
When you complete this Certificate II qualification, you'll be what employers are looking for in an apprentice furniture maker or cabinet maker.
Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make home and office furniture, including built-in cupboards and fixtures for new homes and shops. Furniture making concentrates on the production of solid and free-standing furniture.
Many employers now prefer apprenticeship applicants to have completed a pre-apprenticeship. This course will give you the skills, knowledge and behaviours to prepare you and make you more competitive when applying for apprenticeship positions. It will give you a better chance of gaining an apprenticeship and a flying start in learning a trade.
Locations
Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
When you complete Certificate II in Furniture Making (Cabinet Making/Furniture Making Pre-Apprenticeship) you'll be what employers are looking for as an apprentice furniture maker or cabinet maker.
Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make home and office furniture and make built-in cupboards and fixtures for new homes and shops. Furniture-making concentrates on the production of solid and free-standing furniture.
Learn in specialised facilitiesSouth Metropolitan TAFE's Thornlie Campus offers first-rate, fully equipped, purpose-built workshops, where students get hands-on practice working in simulation rooms, using advanced equipment and the latest techniques.
Locations
Turn your passion for furniture making and timber into a career.This cabinet-making course will provide you with foundational skills to manufacture and install furniture and cabinetry. You’ll finish the course prepared to work in furniture making with basic industry specific skills and knowledge to enable transition into an apprenticeship. Along with career skills such as communication and safe-work practices, you will master woodwork techniques including:- taking accurate measurements for cabinets and other furniture- creating basic technical drawings- using hand tools and power tools- assembling and finishing cabinets
Locations
This course is not currently available at any private training providers.
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