Subjects
To be awarded the 
MSF30713 Certificate III in Upholstery, competency must be achieved in twenty-five (25) units of competency.
fourteen (14) core units of competency
eleven (11) elective units of competency.
Note: Units marked with an asterisk have one or more prerequisites and must be considered in the total number of units. Please refer to individual units for details.
CORE UNITS
Complete all fourteen (14) units from this list.
Unit code | Unit title |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Work safely | |
Communicate in the workplace | |
Work in a team | |
Make measurements and calculations | |
Read and interpret work documents | |
Estimate and cost job | |
Use upholstery sector hand and power tools | |
Fit upholstery components | |
Machine sew basic upholstery final cover materials | |
Develop cutting plan and cut single layer upholstery fabric | |
Dismantle and reassemble furniture for upholstering | |
Fit and apply final cover materials to furniture using basic techniques | |
Handle dangerous goods/hazardous substances |
ELECTIVE UNITS
Select eleven (11) units from Groups A, B and C as specified below.
Group A
Select a minimum of two (2) units from Group A.
Unit code | Unit title |
Production Upholstery Stream | |
Apply contemporary foundations to upholstered furniture | |
Apply finishing techniques to upholstered furniture | |
Upholstery Stream | |
Cut, sew and fit skirts to upholstered furniture | |
Cut, sew and fit or fill cushions | |
Group B
Select up to nine (9) units from Groups B and C.
Unit code | Unit title |
Advise customers on interior decoration | |
Apply traditional foundations to upholstered furniture | |
Fit and apply final cover materials to furniture using decorative techniques | |
Lay out patterns and cut leather | |
Machine sew complex upholstery final cover materials | |
Fit and apply leather to furniture | |
Manufacture and fit loose covers | |
Develop cutting plan and cut multiple layer upholstery fabric | |
Apply marine sewing and installation techniques | |
Cut and sew canvas and acrylics | |
Set up, operate and maintain computer numerically controlled (CNC) cutting machines |
Group C
Up to six (6) relevant units may be chosen from units not already selected from Groups A or B, or from units available in this Training Package or other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses. Those units must be aligned at Certificate II level (maximum 1 unit), Certificate III level (maximum 6 units) or Certificate IV level (maximum 1 unit).
Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses via Group C must be relevant to the qualification outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.