You can acquire a variety of skills within furnishing trades.
Furniture making concentrates on the production of solid and free standing furniture, while cabinet making is the term given to flat panel construction of kitchen/bathroom furniture. Upholstery workers select fabric including canvas and acrylics, applying contemporary and traditional upholstery finishing techniques to upholstered furniture. Wood Machining (Timber Manufactured Products) workers set up, operate and maintain woodworking machines to cut, plane, shape and sand solid timber to the required shape and size using a wide range of machinery.
Certificate II in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology (Cabinet Making and Timber Technology Pre-apprenticeship)
National ID MSF20322 | State ID AE17Want a trades career making cherished chairs and loved lounges?
This course will help you to gain an apprenticeship in furniture or cabinet making. Cabinet makers work from plans or drawings to make furniture and fixtures for new homes, offices and shops.
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Study Modes
- On campus
Certificate III in Furniture Finishing
National ID MSF30122 | State ID BIJ9Polish up your furniture finishing skills
This apprenticeship course will give you the skills required to become a furniture finisher or worker and experienced furniture finishers have a range of job opportunities open to them.
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Study Modes
- Apprenticeship
Furniture Polishing Introduction Short Course
Fix up or rejuvenate old or second hand furniture
This course will give you the skills to effectively and safely use lacquers, putty and shellac to carry out antique restoration of old and used furniture.
- Balga
Study Modes
- On campus
Certificate III in Upholstery
National ID MSF30722 | State ID BIK1Create new masterpieces and return old furniture to its former glory
In this apprenticeship course you'll learn to dismantle and reassemble furniture; select, cut, sew and fit fabric and leather upholstery materials; and produce loose covers.
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Study Modes
- Apprenticeship
Upholstery Introduction
State ID SC-MFC-V2389Get creative or return a piece of old furniture to its former glory
Learn how to use many of the hand tools and power tools used by an upholsterer and undertake your own upholstery project.
- Balga
Study Modes
- On campus
Woodwork Introduction
Learn the basics of woodworking to create small pieces of furniture
You'll learn how to use hand and power tools to build an item such as a coffee table, toy box or bedside cabinet.
- Balga
Study Modes
- On campus