Certificate III in Flooring Technology Qualification Endorsement - Department of Training and Workforce Development

Qualification Outline

Date retreived
22/07/2026 5:38 AM AWST

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Certificate III in Flooring Technology

Qualification

National Code:
MSF30818

State Code:
BED0

TGA Status:
Replaced

DTWD Status:
Replaced

National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification

Field of Education

0403 - Building

Original TGA Release Date

03/12/2018

Approved Date

27/08/2020

Stream of Study

VET Act Classifier

Nominal Hours

659

Duration

2 Semesters

Current Release Number

3.00

Current Release Date

03/06/2022

VET Act Conditions

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Releases

Release Version	Release Date	TGA Status	DTWD Status
3.00	03/06/2022	Current	Transition (Replaced)
2.00	07/05/2020	Replaced	Approved
1.00	03/12/2018	Replaced	Approved

Description

This qualification reflects the role of flooring technicians who install floors or flooring materials in residential or commercial premises. Floors and flooring materials may be carpet, timber, vinyl, resilient, resin or concrete. Flooring technicians use a range of technical knowledge to perform skilled work involving known routines, methods and procedures. They use discretion and judgement to adapt and transfer their skills and knowledge to different job needs and take responsibility for their own work.
In some states and territories, this qualification is linked to licensing requirements for the installation of timber floors. In addition, licensing or regulatory requirements may apply to the use of some units in this qualification in some jurisdictions. Local regulations should be checked for details.

Schedule

Packaging Rules

Total number of units = twenty four (24)
- twelve (12) core units
- twelve (12) elective units, consisting of:
- at least eight (8) units in any combination from A, B, C or D
- up to four (4) units from Groups A, B, C, D, E or, any endorsed Training Package or accredited course - these units must be relevant to the work outcome, and if imported from other Training Packages, must be units first packaged in a Certificate III level qualification or higher.

Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses must not duplicate units available within this qualification.

Any combination of electives that meets the rules above can be selected for the award ofthe Certificate III in Flooring Technology. Where appropriate, electives may be packaged to provide a qualification with a specialisation.

Packaging for each specialisation
- At least seven (7) Group A electives must be selected for the award of MSF30818 Certificate III in Flooring Technology (Carpet)
- All eight (8) Group B electives must be selected for the award of MSF30818 Certificate III in Flooring Technology (Resilient)
- All seven (7) Group C electives must be selected for the award of MSF30818 Certificate III in Flooring Technology (Resin)
- At least eight (8) Group D electives must be selected for the award of MSF30818 Certificate III in Flooring Technology (Timber)