Certificate III in Farriery - ACM30517

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Description

This qualification provides a trade outcome in farriery. It relates to the work activities undertaken by a farrier who is engaged or employed to provide foot care services to equines with limited supervision in a defined range of varied contexts that may be complex and non-routine.

The duties require judgement and the ability to communicate accurately information concerning equine health related to foot care and performance to owners as well as the ability to interpret and relay information covering a variety of circumstances.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. However, an individual unit of competency may specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements.

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field who were satisfied with the training (Certificate III).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Certificate III).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Engineering and Related Technologies field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate III).

Jobs

Graduates of the Engineering and Related Technologies field (Certificate III) are most often employed as:

56.4%

Technicians and Trades Workers

14.5%

Machinery Operators and Drivers

13.5%

Labourers

Industries

Graduates of the Engineering and Related Technologies field (Certificate III) are most often employed in:

23.4%

Construction

18.7%

Other Services

12.7%

Manufacturing

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

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Australian Apprenticeships

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Unfortunately, this qualification is not currently available as an Australian Apprenticeship.

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Units & Packaging

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:

21 core units of competency.

No electives due to trade qualification exemption.

Core Units

ACMFAR301	Handle equines safely during farriery services
ACMFAR302	Work effectively as a farrier
ACMFAR303	Perform routine day-to-day farriery activities
ACMFAR304	Respond to emergencies and apply first aid
ACMFAR305	Perform welding tasks using a forge
ACMFAR306	Maintain, repair and manufacture hand tools used in farriery
ACMFAR307	Make standard shoes for a range of equines
ACMFAR308	Determine foot care and shoeing plans for equines
ACMFAR309	Select and fit shoes for normal healthy equines
ACMFAR310	Fit shoes to alleviate moderate faults and defects in equines
ACMFAR311	Fit shoes to alleviate severe faults and defects in equines
ACMFAR312	Use farriery techniques to meet special needs of equines
ACMSUS401	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
AHCAGB301	Keep records for a primary production business
AHCWHS301	Contribute to work health and safety processes
MEM05004C	Perform routine oxy acetylene welding
MEM05012C	Perform routine manual metal arc welding
MEM05050B	Perform routine gas metal arc welding
MEM18001C	Use hand tools
MEM18002B	Use power tools/hand held operations
SIRRINV002	Control stock

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