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Course Overview
Intakes
- 2024
- 2025
2024 Intake
Day release
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Bairnsdale Trade Centre | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Leongatha | Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Port of Sale | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Warragul | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Yallourn | Monday, Tuesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
Block release
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Yallourn | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
2025 Intake
Day release
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Bairnsdale Trade Centre | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Leongatha | Monday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Port of Sale | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Warragul | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Yallourn | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Ongoing | Yallourn | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm |
Block release
| Intake Date | Campus | Attendance Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Yallourn | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm |
About this course
Got your sights set on a career as automotive light vehicle mechanic?
The Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology’s model of day release is available to apprentices who are currently employed in the automotive industry to attend a TAFE Gippsland campus one day per week.
Only offered through an apprenticeship, you will learn how to how to service, repair and diagnose faults in motor vehicles weighing up to 4.5 tonnes.
If you’re seeking the skills to diagnose service and repair faults in light vehicle engines, transmissions, suspensions, steering, brakes and electrical systems and components, a Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology will get you there.
Career Opportunities
Employment in automotive light vehicle workshops and/or dealerships as a qualified light vehicle technician.
Opportunities for Further Study
Skills or Knowledge gained
This qualification is made up of 36 units of competency which covers the skill and Knowledge required to perform a broad range of service and repair tasks within the Light vehicle industry
Entry Requirements
Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: Yes
Mandatory entry requirements:
Registered and employed as an apprentice.
Recommended entry Requirements:
Completion of year ten secondary studies, 16 years of age
Limitations to course Entry:
Not a registered and employed apprentice
Minimum Industry Requirement
Not applicable.
Licensing/Regulatory Requirements
Will this course/qualification or a constituent unit provide a pathway to an industry licence or regulated outcome: No
Qualifications and Recognition - 2024
Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to receive the Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology.
Work Placement - 2024
Does this course require placement?: No
Qualifications and Recognition - 2025
Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to receive the Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology.
Work Placement - 2025
Does this course require placement?: No
Further Information - 2024
Fees
| Fees and charges | Government subsidised concession | Government subsidised | Full-fee paying student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum full course tuition fee* (GST exempt) | $1,072.45 | $5,362.25 | $24,039.75 |
| Materials fee* (GST exempt) | $1,930.60 | $1,930.60 | $1,930.60 |
| Total | $3,003.05 | $7,292.85 | $25,970.35 |
VET Student Loans
Not Applicable for this course
Help with fees
Sample course units
Assessment
The assessment for each course varies. It may include knowledge questions, practical skills tasks, projects, research work, on the job assessment, etc. Your assessor or educator will provide specific information on the requirements for your course.
You can expect that:
- assessment methods are clear
- assessment tasks are relevant and meet the requirements of your course
- assessor or educator demonstrate fairness and lack of bias when assessing your work
- educators will provide open and honest feedback about assessment tasks.
Further Information - 2025
Fees
| Fees and charges | Government subsidised concession | Government subsidised | Full-fee paying student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum full course tuition fee* (GST exempt) | $1,120.65 | $5,603.25 | $24,280.75 |
| Materials fee* (GST exempt) | $2,042.00 | $2,042.00 | $2,042.00 |
| Total | $3,162.65 | $7,645.25 | $26,322.75 |
VET Student Loans
Not Applicable for this course
Help with fees
Sample course units
Assessment
The assessment for each course varies. It may include knowledge questions, practical skills tasks, projects, research work, on the job assessment, etc. Your assessor or educator will provide specific information on the requirements for your course.
You can expect that:
- assessment methods are clear
- assessment tasks are relevant and meet the requirements of your course
- assessor or educator demonstrate fairness and lack of bias when assessing your work
- educators will provide open and honest feedback about assessment tasks.