22563VIC
Certificate III in Musical Instrument Making & Maintenance

Furnishing, Musical Instrument Making & Maintenance

Further Study Opportunities

Certificate III in Furniture Making
Certificate IV in Musical Instrument Making and Repair

Overview

This qualification provides students with the skills and knowledge to design, make, and maintain quality musical instruments. Instruments students make include percussion (stomp box, cajon and xylophone), solid electric guitar, folk wind instruments, tenor ukulele, and a traveller guitar. This is a two-year course. Students may attain qualification upon satisfactory completion of all units.

Duration
2 Years
Credits

VPC: Each completed 90-hour block of VET equals one VPC credit.

VCE / VCE VM: The course provides credit at VCE Units 1 to 4 level. Each completed 90 nominal hours of training provides one VCE unit of credit. Credit accrues in the following sequence: Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 3 and 4, up to a maximum of six VCE units.

ATAR: Students will be eligible for a 10% increment.

VASS: VE3

Course Details

Delivery Mode: Face to face onsite at the Host school(s).
Assessment Methods: Written, Practical Tasks, Observations, Project/Portfolio

Core Units of Competency:

  • MSMENV272 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • MSMSUP102 Communicate in the workplace
  • MSMSUP106 Work in a team
  • MEM13014A Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
Structured Workplace Learning

It is strongly recommended that students undertake a minimum 80 hours of work placement.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites required.

Career Pathways

With additional training and experience, possible future career pathways may include work in the following areas/sectors:

  • Work within music, theatre repair and design for quality musical instruments

  • Retail in musical instruments

  • Manufacturing of musical instruments

  • Replicating period instruments for period music

  • Touring music group technician

  • Maintaining musical instruments in store

Fees

Please speak with your VET Coordinator for further information, including any applicable fees and whether a uniform is required.

Host Schools
Days/Times
Northern College of the Arts & Technology NCAT, 6736
Wednesday
9.00am—12.30pm
Units 1&2
Wednesday
1.30pm—5.00pm
Units 3&4