YEAR 10 ELECTIVE DESCRIPTIONS

Vce Vet Furnishing

MSF20522 Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways, AIET (121314)

Overview

This qualification offers a comprehensive skill set for aspiring furniture makers, providing a broad knowledge in furniture making tasks. From undertaking furniture making projects to developing career plans in the furnishing industry, students will gain hands-on experience in measurements, calculations, environmentally sustainable work practices. Safety, effective communication, and teamwork is also emphasised through projects demonstrating the use of hand/power tools and wood working machinery, selecting and applying hardware and joining furnishing materials in an exceptionally equipped furniture manufacturing workshop that replicates industry best practices.

Course Code and Title

MSF20522 - Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways.

Course Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Learn about basic occupational health and safety, how to read documents and how to make accurate measurements

• Create furniture using hand tools, power tools and wood working machinery

• Learn to make joints by hand, leg and rail construction methods, furniture and cabinet assembly, timber preparation and finishes

• Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Training & Employment outcomes

Most units will give credits for Certificate III Furnishing (apprenticeship) courses:

• Cabinet making

• Wood machining

• Upholstery

• Furniture finishing (polishing)

Students can also articulate to TAFE studies in Furnishing at either Certificate III, IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma.

Contribution to the VCE or VCE Vocational Major (VM)

VCE: Students who complete MSF20522 Pathways with units from the Certificate III, will be eligible for up to five units credit towards their VCE: three units at Unit 1–2 and a Unit 3–4 sequence. Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for VCE VET Furnishing must undertake scored assessment for the purpose of achieving a study score. This study score can contribute directly to the primary four or as a fifth or sixth study.

VCE Vocational Major (VM): This program contributes to the Industry Specific Skills Strand and may also contribute to the Work Related Skills Strand of VCE Vocational Major (VM).

Course Delivery

Certificate II in Furnishing is delivered in partnership with AIET (RTO 121314). The units are delivered at the college over 3 years – Year 10, 11 and 12. Units of Competence include:

• Undertake a basic furniture making project

• Make measurements and calculations

• Demonstrate care and apply safe practices

• Assemble furnishing products

• Select and apply hardware

• Join furnishing materials

• Produce simple scale drawings by hand

Upon satisfactory completion of all units of this course, a student may attain a national qualification.