Certificate III in Footwear - MST30416

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Description

This qualification is intended for those who perform multi-skilled operations within a work environment that produces or repairs footwear, where an in-depth knowledge of footwear materials and production or repair processes is required.

Suitable applications include manufacture or repair of footwear products.

Elective units of competency should be chosen to meet the specialist skill needs of the area of application.

No occupational licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication.

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Student Outcomes

Students who graduate from VET courses are surveyed approximately 6 months after they have completed their training. For more information on the statistics provided in this section, including the different levels (course, field of education, all fields of education) of data available please select the Learn more button below.

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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.

Financial Assistance

The federal, state and territory governments provide financial incentives and support for vocational education and training students to help them gain the skills required to secure and maintain rewarding and sustainable employment.

There are programs for all kinds of students; apprentices and trainees, new job starters, those re-entering the workforce, retraining for a new job or upgrading their skills for an existing job.

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Subsidised Training

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Career Information

Career development is the ongoing process of managing your life, learning and work. It involves developing the skills and knowledge that enable you to plan and make informed decisions about your education, training and career choices.

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Career Pathway

Certificate III in Footwear is in the Engineering and Related Technologies Field of Education. For more information about this kind of career, you can explore Textiles, Clothing and Footwear.

Stream

Footwear Production and Repair

Certificate II

Certificate III

Certificate IV

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Textile Fabrication & Production

Clothing Production

Leather Production

Millinery

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Operations

Fashion, Textile Design & Merchandising

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Note: Information provided as a guide only. Chart developed by the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au). Information in this chart may be reproduced with acknowledgement of its source: "The Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au/jpc) funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations".

Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships (also known as apprenticeships and traineeships) combine work with training in a nationally recognised qualification. Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age and offer opportunities to learn new skills and be paid in over 500 different jobs.

This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship in the states and territories highlighted in blue on the map. For more information go to the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website.

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Units & Packaging

To be awarded the MST30416 Certificate III in Footwear, competency must be achieved in nineteen (19) units of competency:

five (5) core units of competency

fourteen (14) elective units of competency.

Note: Where prerequisite units are identified they must be counted in the total number of units required for achievement of the qualification.

Packaging for an industry specialisation

In addition to packaging for a generic outcome, elective units if competency can be chosen to meet the specialist skill needs of the following areas of application:

Footwear production

Footwear repair

Core units of competency

Select all five (5) units of competency from the following list.

Unit code	Unit title
MSMENV272	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSMWHS200	Work safely
MSMSUP102	Communicate in the workplace
MSS402051	Apply quality standards
MSTFP2001	Identify materials used in footwear production

Elective units of competency

Select fourteen (14) units as specified below.

A minimum of six (6) units must be chosen from Group A

The remaining eight (8) units may be selected from:

units not previously selected from Group A

units from Group B

a maximum of five (5) relevant units from this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses, where those units are available at Certificate II, Certificate III or Certificate IV level.

Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses must be relevant to the qualification outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.

Group A – Specialist electives If packaging for a generic qualification, select a minimum of five (5) units in any combination from the specialisation groups below. If packaging for an industry specialisation, select a minimum of five (5) units from one of the specialist groups below.
Footwear production
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSTFP3001	Cut leather by hand
MSTFP3002	Hand last shoe
MSTFP3003	Assemble shoe by hand	MSTFP2001 Identify materials used in footwear production
MSTFP3006	Apply foot anatomy principles to footwear production
MSTGN3016	Plan tasks to assist production operations
MSTLG3005	Grade leather
Footwear repair
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSTFR3001	Replace full sole and heel
MSTFR3003	Hand sew welt
MSTGN3013	Control production in a section of a TCF enterprise
MSTGN3014	Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes
MSTGN3003	Estimate and cost job

Group B – General electives
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEM18001	Use hand tools	MEM11011 Undertake manual handling MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering MEM16006 Organise and communicate information
MEM19006	Replace watch batteries	MEM11011 Undertake manual handling MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering MEM16006 Organise and communicate information MEM18001 Use hand tools
MEM19014	Perform hand engraving	MEM11011 Undertake manual handling MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering MEM16006 Organise and communicate information MEM18001 Use hand tools
MEM20001	Produce keys	MEM11011 Undertake manual handling MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering MEM16006 Organise and communicate information
MSMSUP106	Work in a team
MSTGN2014	Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
MSTGN2017	Prepare, finish and package products for storage or dispatch
MSTGN2018	Work in the TCF industry
MSTGN2020	Perform test or inspection to check product quality
MSTGN2021	Select, transfer and remove materials and products
MSTGN2022	Perform tasks to support production
MSTGN2024	Perform minor maintenance
MSTGN3009	Coordinate work of team or section
MSTGN2022	Perform tasks to support production
MSTGN3012	Work safely with chemicals in TCF operations

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