Diploma of Recreational Vehicles
The Diploma of Recreational Vehicles offers advanced training to people who may have completed MSA40510 Certificate IV in Recreational Vehicles or other relevant qualifications, or who have significant relevant industry experience without formal qualifications.
Job roles/employment outcomes
The Diploma of Recreational Vehicles has been developed to reflect the role of senior technicians and managers in a recreational vehicle manufacturing, repair or service enterprise for use in MSA07 Manufacturing Training Package. This qualification has been developed in response to an industry request. People with this qualification would be expected to undertake technical projects and/or manage departments or entire enterprises undertaking the manufacture, service and repair of recreational vehicles, including:
motor homes
caravans
camper trailers
slide-ons
fifth wheelers.
They may work in a service and repair facility or a manufacturer's factory. The organisation may build new recreational vehicles, repair recreational vehicles for insurance claims, modify existing recreational vehicles or undertake routine servicing.
The sector typically manufactures, services and repairs recreational vehicles as required. This may apply to the recreational vehicles body, fittings and running gear. Repairs may be in response to a road (or other) accident, hail damage, vehicle modification or routine servicing. They may also specify and access outside specialist services, for example, for spray painting or licence requirements.
Recreational vehicles may be made from a frame (timber, aluminium or steel) and skin (aluminium or fibre composite) or a manufactured wall panel or some other technology. They are typically mounted on a steel chassis which may be manufactured by the recreational vehicle manufacturer or bought. Fittings are typically timber/particle board but may be any other suitable material.
People with this qualification may be expected to manage the work and perhaps undertake initial design or design modifications of a recreational vehicle, its repair or the process used.
This work will generally be undertaken in a workshop or factory facility.
Training programs for this qualification are suitable to be undertaken as part of a formal training contract with an employer under an Australian Traineeship or Apprenticeship arrangement.
Pathways into the qualification
This qualification may be accessed by direct entry.
The units of competency contained within this qualification are common with other qualifications and credit should be granted towards this qualification where competency has already been achieved.
Credit should also be granted towards this qualification where competency has been achieved in units of competency contained within relevant skill sets.
The units of competency in this qualification reflect competencies which are practiced within the industry and recognition of prior learning (RPL) should be granted where there is sufficient evidence of competency from work-based experience.
Pathways from the qualification
Currently are no higher recreational vehicle qualifications.
Additional qualification advice
MSA51108 Diploma of Competitive Manufacturing is available for managers or others who need a more generalist qualification covering the application of good manufacturing practice and lean principles.
Licensing considerations
Units of competency in this qualification provide the underpinning knowledge and skills for various required licenses. Local regulations should be checked for details.
