If you love building things and using your creative flair, have you considered a career in furniture and cabinet making? There is always demand for tradespeople who can make objects for domestic or commercial interiors.
There are courses in both:
- pre-apprenticeships
- apprenticeships
Once you have completed an apprenticeship, you will be able to find work as a cabinet maker or furniture manufacturer.
Skills and knowledge you will learn:
- occupational health and safety
- performing measurements and calculations
- interpreting plans and documentation
- safe operation of hand and power tools and woodworking machinery
- furniture design and construction techniques
- computer aided drafting
- applying decorative surfaces to furniture
- reading and interpreting work documents
- estimating and costing a job
- CNC technology
- furniture polishing (spray gun) and installation techniques
NMIT pre-apprentices have been recognised at the Victorian Furniture Industry Training Awards for three consecutive years, from 2007 to 2009.
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Available Courses (3)
Certificate III in Cabinet Making
Kitchens and Bathrooms
This program comprises the Kitchens and Bathrooms stream of the Certificate III in Cabinet Making and is also offered as an apprenticeship to local students. This course is the formal off-the-job component of the training required to become qualified as a tradesperson in the cabinet making (kitchens and bathrooms) industry. Develop skills and knowledge in areas ranging from cabinet fabrication, to CAD technology, to communication and teamwork. NMIT also offers a Furniture Making stream for the Certificate III in Cabinet Making as an apprenticeship through the Design Draft and Interior Fittings Department.
Certificate III in Cabinet Making
Furniture Making
This program comprises the Furniture Making stream of the Certificate III in Cabinet Making. This Certificate III is also offered as an apprenticeship to local students. This course is the formal off-the-job component of the training required to become qualified as a tradesperson in the cabinet making/furniture making industry. The course is designed to develop skills and knowledge in communication and teamwork, hand tool, power tool and machinery use, cabinet / furniture fabrication and installation, and CAD and CNC technology. NMIT's Design Draft and Interior Fittings Department also offers a Kitchens and Bathrooms stream of the Certificate III in Cabinet Making.
Certificate II in Furniture Making
This pre-vocational course offers students the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required for entry in to an apprenticeship in the furnishing industry via multiple pathways, including 'free standing' furniture making and 'in-built' furniture making/installation (kitchens and bathrooms).
Available Short Courses (3)
Electric Guitar and Bass Making 1
This course provides a background to instrument design, basic wood working skills, basic sound theory, selecting tone wood and their use, the theory and practice of instrument construction including the fit out with electronic components. Additionally participants will develop skills in the use of a range of woodworking tools relevant to instrument making.
Electric Guitar and Bass Making 2
This course is a continuation of the principles learned during the Electric Guitar and Bass Making 1 short course, which includes instrument design, wood working skills, sound theory, selecting tone wood and their use, the theory and practice of instrument construction including the fit out with electronic components. The course includes the concept and design work as well as the construction of jigs and templates that are preliminary to building a new instrument.
Furniture Making
Have you ever wanted to make your own furniture? Whether a beginner or equipped with some woodworking knowledge, NMIT’s Furniture Making short course is the perfect start point. Develop and practice woodwork skills to produce basic items of furniture. Use hand tools and some power tools.
