Get set for a trades career working as a fabricator, specialising in surface finishing, with excellent job opportunities across a range of industries.
If you're interested in the boilermaker or welding trade, this course will set you up with the skills and knowledge to get started on that career pathway.
You'll learn about surface preparation; including blasting and high pressure jetting, protective coating applications, welding, and surface testing. You'll also gain skills in professional level mechanical cutting, metal fabrication, and a wide range of welding processes. The course also covers using hand and power tools and industrial machinery, and taking measurements and performing calculations to prepare for a project.
This course is usually available only as an apprenticeship, to become a licensed tradesperson.
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
Choose a WA TAFE college that delivers this course
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Gain options to work in the surface preparation and coating industry in areas such as oil and gas, marine, plant construction and maintenance, defence and site maintenance.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metro TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops.
Choose a private training provider that delivers this course
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.
K.L MILLS & N.A MILLS T/A NAM Training facilitate apprenticeships in MEM31922 Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade (Surface Finishing). These are delivered by a combination of on and off the job training and assessment at the apprentices’ workplace in employer provided venues. Units of competency are selected to meet workplace and industry standards. Unit selection can be tailored to suit abrasive blasting/industrial painting, anodising/electroplating and/or powder coating. Training is delivered face to face, one on one or groups of apprentices, depending on apprentices’ and workplace needs. Our trainer negotiates the training and assessment arrangements with enterprise representatives who are responsible for current work skills training in the workplace, and with site management officials where applicable. Some of the apprenticeship may be achieved by formal skills recognition processes, such as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) where suitable. Apprentices may take 6-48 months to complete the apprenticeship. The enrolment term depends on the current skills and knowledge of the apprentice and is negotiated with the apprentice and the employer.
Delivery locations
The information presented on the course lists within this website is provided to the Department of Training and Workforce Development by the WA TAFE colleges and private training providers, and is offered as a guide only. It is updated regularly, however some changes to details may occur in between updates. You should always contact the TAFE or private training provider directly to confirm details and/or ask questions.