Subjects
To be awarded the 
MSF40213 Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Technology, competency must be achieved in nineteen (19) units of competency.
five (5) 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 five (5) units from this list.
Unit code | Unit title |
Organise and communicate information | |
Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Research and select furniture materials and technology | |
Research furniture styles and movements |
ELECTIVE UNITS
Select fourteen (14) units from Groups A to E as specified below.
Group A
Select one (1) unit from Group A.
Unit code | Unit title | |
Stream 1: Fine Furniture Making and Furniture Production | ||
Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk | ||
Stream 2: Furniture Design | ||
Determine work health and safety (WHS) implications of designs | ||
Select a minimum of eight (8) units from Group B, C or D with at least five (5) units being coded MSF******
Group B Fine Furniture Making
Unit code | Unit title |
Explore the use of colour | |
Undertake project work | |
Market the small business | |
Undertake small business planning | |
Produce and prepare photo images | |
Produce technical drawings | |
Produce patterns and templates | |
Apply finishing techniques to custom furniture | |
Assemble custom furniture | |
Construct and evaluate furniture prototypes and samples | |
Produce and evaluate developmental furniture models to scale | |
Set up, operate and maintain basic static woodworking machines for furniture designs | |
Select, use and maintain hand tools for the creation of custom furniture | |
Set up and operate a wood-turning lathe to produce off-centre work | |
Produce templates and jigs for custom-made furniture | |
Hand carve wood to custom design | |
Construct joints for custom furniture | |
Produce curved and shaped components for custom furniture | |
Produce timber veneered components for custom furniture | |
Identify and calculate production costs |
Group C Furniture Design
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Articulate, present and debate ideas | ||
Collaborate in a creative process | ||
Explore the history and social impact of creativity | ||
Originate and develop concepts | ||
Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms | ||
Source and apply information on the history and theory of design | ||
Generate design solutions | ||
Develop and extend design skills and practice | ||
Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief | ||
Manage a small team | ||
Create visual design components | ||
Contribute to the preservation of cultural material | ||
Produce computer-aided drawings | ||
Perform basic statistical quality control | ||
Organise and communicate information | ||
Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment | ||
Interact with computing technology | ||
Operate in a self-directed team | * | |
Participate in quality assurance techniques | * | |
Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements | ||
Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models | * | |
Produce drawings from design concepts | ||
Assess and record the lifecycle of a product | ||
Assess environmental impact of a design | ||
Prepare and present furniture design information | ||
Research and select furniture finishes | ||
Match furnishing style and materials to customer requirements | ||
Apply cost factors to work practices | ||
Improve cost factors in work practices |
Group D Furnishing Technology
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Advise on security technology, hardware and services | |
Prepare door hardware schedules | |
Produce line and component production drawings | |
Design, construct and test jigs | |
Work within a furniture design team | |
Coordinate on-site installation of furnishing products | |
Customise stock lines | |
Organise production processes | |
Establish and monitor production inventory requirements | |
Install and commission computer numerically controlled (CNC) software | |
Construct prototypes and samples | |
Sample, inspect and test products to specifications | |
Interpret and use workplace information | |
Purchase materials and consumables | |
Prepare a tender submission | |
Design and construct ornamental frames | |
Determine and apply gilding techniques |
Group E
Up to five (5) relevant units can be chosen from other units not already selected from Groups B, C or D, or units available in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses. Those units must be aligned at Certificate III level (maximum 1 unit), Certificate IV level (maximum 5 units) or Diploma level (maximum 1 unit).
Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses via Group E must be relevant to the qualification outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.