Subjects
Total number of units = 13
5 core units, plus
8 elective units, of which:
all units in one of the Specialist Elective Unit Groups A to I below must be chosen
of the remaining units required to make up the elective unit total:
up to 5 units may be chosen from the Specialist Elective Unit Groups and the General Elective Units listed below
up to 3 units may be chosen from a Certificate II qualification or above in this Training Package or another endorsed Training Package or accredited course, provided that the units chosen contribute to the vocational outcome of this qualification and do not duplicate the outcome of another unit chosen for the qualification.
Core Units
Unit code | Unit title |
Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace | |
Read and respond to automotive workplace information | |
Work effectively with others in an automotive workplace | |
Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace | |
Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace |
Specialist Elective Unit Groups
Group A: Auto Body Repair
Unit code | Unit title |
Carry out non-structural vehicle panel repairs | |
Remove and store vehicle body components | |
Repair vehicle body panels using filler |
Group B: Paint-Less Dent Repair
Unit code | Unit title |
Carry out paint-less dent repairs on vehicle body panels | |
De-nib, buff and polish vehicle painted surfaces | |
Remove and replace automotive and marine interior trim components |
Group C: Automotive Painting
Unit code | Unit title |
Remove paint from vehicle painted surfaces | |
Prepare vehicle spray painting equipment for use | |
Apply refinishing primers to vehicle surfaces |
Group D: Automotive Trimming
Unit code | Unit title |
Carry out repairs and alterations to automotive and marine trim | |
Remove and replace automotive and marine interior trim components | |
Trim vehicle components |
Group E: Automotive Glazing
Unit code | Unit title |
Remove and install rubber glazed windscreens | |
Remove and install direct glazed windscreens | |
Remove and install vehicle fixed body glass |
Group F: Automotive Dismantling
Unit code | Unit title |
Remove and clean salvageable vehicle components | |
Test vehicle components for correct operation | |
Dismantle vehicle components |
Group G: Automotive Detailing
Unit code | Unit title |
Prepare vehicles for customer use | |
Clean vehicle body and door openings | |
Clean vehicle interior trim |
Group H: Vehicle Body Assembling
Unit code | Unit title |
Remove, refit and operate electrical components following body repair activities | |
Remove, replace and align bolt-on vehicle body panels and components | |
Remove and replace vehicle and vessel seats and fittings |
Group I: Vehicle Tinting
Unit code | Unit title |
Prepare vehicles for customer use | |
Apply vehicle window tinting | |
Remove and replace automotive and marine interior trim components |
General Elective Units
Unit code | Unit title |
Use numbers in an automotive workplace | |
Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles | |
Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles | |
Recover vehicle refrigerants | |
Remove, inspect and refit light vehicle wheel and tyre assemblies | |
Prepare vehicles for customer use | |
Repair laminated glass windscreens | |
Remove and install butyl sealed windscreens | |
Clean vehicle glass surfaces | |
Remove and install vehicle movable body glass | |
Install side vehicle windows | |
Use and maintain vehicle body repair hand tools | |
Remove, replace and align bolt-on vehicle body panels and components | |
Remove and replace adhesive attached components on vehicles | |
Clean vehicle engines and engine components | |
Clean vehicle underbody | |
Remove and install vehicle rear vision mirrors | |
Mask vehicle panels and components | |
Apply rust prevention and sound deadening materials to vehicle body components | |
Clean and polish vehicle paint surfaces | |
Prepare and operate vehicle paint drying equipment | |
Prepare vehicle substrates for refinishing | |
Prepare and paint plastic and composite vehicle surfaces | |
De-nib, buff and polish vehicle painted surfaces | |
Restore vehicle body exterior paint | |
Carry out sewing repairs to automotive and marine trim | |
Select trim and fabric materials | |
Apply trimming adhesives | |
Clean plastic trim and fittings of vehicles | |
Select and apply adhesives in automotive and marine service and repair work | |
Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections | |
Carry out oxyacetylene thermal heating and cutting on vehicle body sections |