Through this apprenticeship, you'll learn how to work as a cabinet maker or carpenter — either in a factory setting or on a work site — in the construction, manufacture and installation of timber and composite products.
You'll learn how to create and build furniture such as lounges and chairs ,and cabinetry for kitchen and bathroom construction and installation.
You'll also learn about different kinds of timbers and finishing products, doing measurements and calculations to work out required materials, how to do different joints, use a range of tools and equipment, creating basic scale design drawings, and applying surface coatings with spray equipment.
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Do you want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges, solid shelves and custom cabinets?
When you complete the Certificate III in Cabinet Making you'll be ready for a career as a furniture maker or cabinet maker.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to work effectively in the furnishing industry and learn to create furniture using using hand and power tools, industrial machinery and CNC processing centres.
The Certificate III in Cabinet Making is an apprenticeship; please see the Apprenticeships section for more information.
When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in cabinet making. You will have the skills and knowledge to perform a range of skills at trade-level for those working in furniture making and those involved in the manufacture and installation of fitted furniture typically in a kitchen, bathroom and related context. Installation skills may be applied to new or renovation work. The work is in a defined range of skilled operations, usually within a range of broader related activities involving known routines, methods and procedures, where some discretion and judgement is required in the selection of equipment, services or contingency measures and within known time constraints.
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.