South Metropolitan TAFE
12 months or more
This Certificate III teaches you to apply protective metal coatings and prepare surfaces for heavy industry, infrastructure, and maritime applications. Delivered through hands-on traineeship training at South Metropolitan TAFE's specialised Carlisle campus, you'll gain nationally recognised qualifications while earning a wage.
You must meet entrance requirements: School leavers need AQF OLNA or NAPLAN 9 Band 8, or C Grades in Year 10 English and Maths or equivalent. Non-school leavers require Certificate I or Certificate II completion. For traineeship entry, you must be employed in a training contract with an appropriate organisation. The traineeship can be full-time or part-time, usually lasting 12 months or more.
The course covers comprehensive surface preparation techniques including solvent and mechanical preparation methods, basic and advanced abrasive blasting, and protective coatings application at both basic and advanced levels. You'll learn corrosion treatment, blast coating by-products control, and safe handling of industrial chemicals. Core competencies include engineering measurements, computations, quality systems, manual handling, hand and power tools operation, breathing apparatus operation, and gas testing. Workplace safety, health compliance, and environmental sustainability practices are integrated throughout.
South Metropolitan TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies, offering state-of-the-art facilities including specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, and specialised workrooms and workshops. The institution provides highly competitive, industry-relevant training with hands-on experience in fully-equipped, specialised facilities.
Upon completion, you'll be qualified for roles such as protective coatings paint applicator, abrasive blaster, and surface preparation and coating operator. The nationally recognised qualification opens rewarding career options in manufacturing, heavy industry, infrastructure, maritime, and aerospace sectors. You can progress to higher-level qualifications or specialise further within the coating and surface preparation industry.
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