Certificate III in Leather Production

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $8520

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Average Course Duration: 3 Years

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Description

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge required to perform supervision roles, specialised tasks or multi-skilled roles within a leather production environment.

Work relates to specialised technical, operational and supervisory roles in a hide, skin and leather processing enterprise or an enterprise involved in the production of leather goods.

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

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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:

51.4%

Technicians and Trades Workers

18.3%

Machinery Operators and Drivers

13.5%

Labourers

Industries

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

22.7%

Construction

17.7%

Other Services

15.1%

Manufacturing

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

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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 Leather Production 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

Leather Production

Certificate II

Certificate III

Leather Goods Machinist

Certificate IV

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Textile Fabrication & Production

Footwear Production and Repair

Clothing Production

Millinery

TCF Services Mechanic

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Operations

Cotton Ginning

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 Education and Training".

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Australian Apprenticeships can provide a pathway to a career change for people looking to re-enter the workforce and for people who are currently working. Australian Apprenticeships combine work with training in a national recognised qualification.

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Units & Packaging

To be awarded the MST30516 Certificate III in Leather, competency must be achieved in nineteen (19) units of competency:

four (4) core units of competency

fifteen (15) 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.

Core units of competency

Select all four (4) units of competency from the following list.

Unit code	Unit title
MSMENV272	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSMWHS200	Work safely
MSTGN3002	Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes
MSS402051	Apply quality standards

Elective units of competency

Select fifteen (15) units as specified below.

A minimum of four (4) units must be chosen from Group A

The remaining eleven (11) units may be selected from:

units not previously selected from Group A

units from Group B

up to five (5) 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
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MSTGN3001	Control production in a section of a TCF enterprise
MSTGN3003	Estimate and cost job
MSTGN3004	Supervise operations in a TCF enterprise
MSTGN3005	Plan tasks to assist production operations
MSTHL3001	Determine suitability of hide, skin and leather for specific requirements
MSTHL3002	Determine tanning requirements for hide, skin and leather
MSTLG3001	Make a prototype
MSTLG3002	Cut leather by hand
MSTLG3003	Sew leather by hand
MSTLG3004	Apply finishes to leather products
MSTLG3005	Grade leather
MSTLG3006	Apply pattern specifications to saddlery operations
MSTLG3007	Assemble saddle components

Group B
Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisites
MEM11010	Operate mobile load shifting equipment	MEM11011 Undertake manual handling MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering MEM16006 Organise and communicate information
MSMSUP106	Work in a team
MSTGN2002	Package and handle TCF items for storage or despatch
MSTGN2003	Work in the TCF industry
MSTGN2005	Perform minor maintenance
MSTGN2006	Perform test or inspection to check product quality
MSTGN2007	Select, transfer and remove materials and products
MSTGN2008	Coordinate work of team or section
MSTGN2012	Work safely with chemicals in TCF operations
MSTGN2014	Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
MSTHL2001	Undertake receival, storage, handling and preservation of materials or products
MSTHL2002	Perform fellmongering processes
MSTHL2003	Operate machines to prepare hides or skins for tanning
MSTHL2004	Sort, grade or class hides, skins or leather
MSTHL2005	Trim hides, skins or leather
MSTHL2006	Use drum or vessel to prepare or tan hides or skins
MSTHL2007	Operate machine to crust hides, skins or leather
MSTHL2008	Use drum or vessel to crust hides, skins or leather
MSTHL2009	Perform drying operations
MSTHL2010	Finish hides, skins or leather
MSTLG2001	Cut by machine
MSTLG2002	Sew leather by machine
MSTLG2003	Perform table work
MSTLG2004	Operate leather production machines
MSTLG2005	Split leather pieces
MSTLG2006	Identify materials used in leather goods production
MSTLG2007	Skive leather pieces
PMBWASTE302	Coordinate waste disposal

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Course Overview

Student Outcomes

Satisfied with Training

Improved Work Status

Salary

Jobs

51.4%

18.3%

13.5%

Industries

22.7%

17.7%

15.1%

Financial Assistance

JobTrainer

Subsidised Training

VET Student Loans

Career Information

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Career Pathway

Stream

Certificate II

Certificate III

Certificate IV

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Certificate II

Certificate III

Certificate IV

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Units & Packaging

Training Providers

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USI

Labour Market