Want a career creating beautiful furniture? Here's where to start! Gain a range of skills and knowledge to be job ready as a furniture manufacturing, repair or restoration specialist.
Through this training, you’ll learn how to prepare furniture surfaces and apply finishes as required for the manufacture of new furniture or in the repair or restoration of existing furniture pieces.
You'll gain a range of skills and knowledge including dismantling and re-assembling furniture; preparing surfaces for finishing; and applying stains, fillers, coatings and bleach to create custom finishes. You'll also learn about using environmentally sustainable work practices to make or renew timber products. Depending on your training provider, you may be able to choose units specialising in a particular technique such as French polishing.
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
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Polish up your skills and gain a career in furniture finishing
Refinishing or refurbishing timber products and furniture can add a sparkle to any new or old build. You'll learn about using environmentally sustainable work practices to make or renew timber products.
This apprenticeship will give you the skills required to become a furniture finisher or worker and experienced furniture finishers have a range of job opportunities open to them.
The Certificate III in Furniture Finishing is an apprenticeship; please see the Apprenticeships section for more information.
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.