Subjects
To be awarded the 
MSF30813 Certificate III in Flooring Technology, competency must be achieved in twenty-five (25) units of competency.
eleven(11) core units of competency
fourteen (14) 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 eleven (11) units from this list.
Unit code | Unit title |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Work safely | |
Communicate in the workplace | |
Work in a team | |
Use flooring technology sector hand and power tools | |
Receive and prepare floor covering materials for installation | |
Plan and cost flooring technology work | |
Establish and maintain a safe flooring technology work environment | |
Make measurements and calculations | |
Read and interpret work documents | |
Handle dangerous goods/hazardous substances |
ELECTIVE UNITS
Select fourteen (14) units from Groups A, B and C as specified below.
A minimum of nine (9) units in any combination from Groups A and B with at least four (4) units being coded MSFFL****
A maximum of five (5) units from Group C
Note that the unit CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry may be selected only if a licensing requirement exists (e.g. where work is to be conducted on site). Where work is undertaken off-site, WHS is covered by the core unit MSMWHS200 Work safely.
Group A
Unit code | Unit title |
Carpets | |
Install carpet cushion underlays and gripper accessories | |
Install unpatterned tufted and bonded carpet floor coverings | |
Install carpet tiles using standard installation procedures | |
Install unpatterned tufted and bonded carpet floor coverings to stairs | |
Install carpet tiles using custom designs | |
Install adhesive fixed carpet floor coverings | |
Install commercial carpet floor coverings | |
Install patterned carpet floor coverings | |
Install custom design carpet and decorative finishes | |
Install synthetic floor coverings to sports facilities and outdoor spaces | |
Install carpet floor coverings to custom design stairs | |
Resilient | |
Install lay flat vinyl floor coverings | |
Install resilient tiles using standard installation procedures | |
Install linoleum floor coverings | |
Install commercial vinyl floor coverings | |
Install resilient floor coverings using custom designs and decorative finishes | |
Install resilient tiles using custom design and decorative finishes | |
Install rubber floor coverings | |
Install resilient sheet to walls | |
Install resilient sheet to bench and countertops | |
Install anti-static resilient floor coverings | |
Install conductive resilient floor coverings | |
Cut and install resilient floor coverings to stairs | |
Coatings | |
Match and make up colours | |
Mix and apply epoxy and seamless floor coverings | |
Apply solvent-based coatings to timber floors | |
Apply water-based coatings to timber floors | |
Apply oil-based coatings to timber floors | |
Apply composite-based coatings to timber flooring | |
Apply emulsion wax to timber flooring | |
Apply stains and fillers to timber flooring | |
Timber | |
Moisture test timber and concrete floors | |
Coarse sand timber flooring | |
Install laminate timber and bamboo flooring | |
Install engineered timber flooring | |
Nail strip timber flooring | |
Install expansion joints | |
Install mouldings and edge trims to timber floors | |
Adapt and apply custom designs to timber flooring | |
Cut and install timber flooring to stairs | |
Install direct stick timber flooring | |
Inspect defective timber flooring | |
Install block parquetry flooring | |
Install cork tiles | |
Install patterned parquetry flooring | |
Install mosaic parquetry flooring | |
Install sprung timber flooring | |
Install strip timber flooring onto battens | |
Install strip timber flooring onto plywood | |
Repair timber flooring | |
Maintain timber, laminate and engineered flooring | |
Install timber flooring to joists | |
Sanding and Finishing | |
Fine sand timber flooring | |
Edge sand timber flooring | |
Sand cork flooring | |
Sand and fill parquetry flooring | |
Apply finishes to cork flooring | |
Concrete Polishing | Prerequisites | |
Repair and rectify concrete | * | |
Prepare concrete sub-floors using wet cleaning methods | ||
Select, operate and maintain grinding equipment | ||
Polish concrete floors using planetary machines | ||
Select and fit diamond polishing tools for concrete surface preparation and polishing | ||
Apply densifiers and sealers to concrete surfaces | ||
Group B
Unit code | Unit title |
Deliver and monitor a service to customers | |
Manage small business finances | |
Work safely in the construction industry | |
Apply OHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry | |
Apply waterproofing process to internal wet areas | |
Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic design elements | |
Select, operate and maintain floor covering cutting machine | |
Remove existing floor coverings | |
Prepare, select and apply smoothing and patching compounds | |
Select and apply appropriate compounds and additives | |
Prepare walls for covering | |
Install hard underlays | |
Install impact and sound absorption underlay | |
Inspect sub-floors | |
Provide advice to customers on flooring products | |
Match furnishing styles to customer requirements | |
Apply quality standards | |
Provide work skill instruction | |
Mentor in the workplace |
Group C
Up to five (5) relevant units may be chosen from units not already selected from Groups A or B, or units available in this Training Package or other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses. Those units must be aligned at Certificate II level (maximum 2 units), Certificate III level (maximum 5 units) or Certificate IV level (maximum 2 units).
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.