Certificate IV in Custom-Made Footwear - MST40316

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $4500

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Average Course Duration: 1 Year

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Description

This qualification provides skills and knowledge to perform technical and production work in the design and development of custom-made footwear or footwear that involves small production quantities.

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 IV).

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 IV).

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 IV).

Jobs

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

43.7%

Technicians and Trades Workers

20.8%

Machinery Operators and Drivers

11.3%

Community and Personal Service Workers

Industries

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

19.3%

Mining

18.9%

Transport, Postal and Warehousing

14.5%

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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VET Student Loans

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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 IV in Custom-Made 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

Total number of units = Twenty-five (25)

Nine (9) core units of competency

Sixteen (16) elective units of competency, consisting of:

at least five (5) units from Group A

at least three (3) units from Group B

up to eight (8) units (not previously selected) from Group A, B and/or C

up to four (4) units from any endorsed Training Package or accredited course where those units are available at Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma level. These units must be relevant to the work outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.

Core units

Select all eight (8) units of competency from the following list.

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisite unit
MSMENV272	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSMWHS200	Work safely
MSS402051	Apply quality standards
MSTFP2001	Identify materials used in footwear production
MSTFP4001	Develop design for custom-made footwear
MSTFP4002	Make patterns for custom-made footwear
MSTFP4003	Prepare, cut and sew custom-made shoe components
MSTFP4004	Assemble and finish custom-made shoe
MSTFP4005	Fit custom-made footwear

Elective Units

Group A

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisite unit
MSTFD4003	Assist in preparation of preliminary design concepts
MSTFD4014	Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniques
MSTGN4015	Coordinate or set-up machines for product change
MSTGN4017	Participate in product engineering
MSTGN4019	Plan and implement production within a work area
MSTGN4020	Contribute to the development of products or processes
MSTGN4010	Implement and monitor WHS and environmental systems in the workplace
MSTGN4016	Coordinate quality system and procedures

Group B

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisite unit
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
MSTGN3013	Control production in a section of a TCF enterprise
MSTGN3014	Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes
MSTGN3023	Estimate and cost job
MSTLG3005	Grade leather

Group C

Unit code	Unit title	Prerequisite unit
MSMSUP106	Work in a team
MSTAT3001	Produce technical drawings of garments
MSTFP2002	Perform stuff cutting
MSTFP2003	Cut printed materials by machine
MSTFP2004	Cut non-printed leather by machine
MSTFP2005	Operate machine to sew upper
MSTFP2006	Machine upper according to product requirements	MSTFP2005 Operate machine to sew upper
MSTFP2007	Last shoe by machine
MSTFP2008	Perform moulding operations
MSTFP2009	Perform footwear finishing operations
MSTFP2010	Repair footwear product
MSTFP2011	Perform table-based operations
MSTGN2014	Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
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
MSTGN3019	Interact with others in an apparel and textile design and production environment
MSTGN3025	Draw 3-D designs
MSTLG2007	Skive leather pieces

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