Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Technology - MSF40213
TAFE NSW
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge required to perform design of furniture and the application of the design into a finished furniture product. This qualification is streamed to reflect three complementary occupational outcomes in the areas of:Fine furniture making - with a focus on skills required to design and produce individual fine furniture for display or custom production.Furniture design - with a focus on skills required to design furniture for volume production. Furniture production - with a focus on purchasing, quality assurance and specialist techniques This is a senior qualification with scope for entry from relevant trade and non-trade backgrounds.This qualification is typically used to develop skills and a breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge in a range of furniture making, design and production techniques. The work would cover a broad range of varied activities or applications in a wide variety of contexts, most of which are complex and non-routine. Leadership and guidance would be involved when organising self and others as well as contributing to technical solutions of a non-routine or contingency nature.There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, depending on the jurisdiction, licensing or regulatory requirements may apply to the use of some units in this qualification. Local regulations should be checked for details.
Structure
- 19 units: 6 core
- 13 elective
Subjects
- Produce curved and shaped components for custom furniture
- Prepare a tender submission
- Customise stock lines
- Research and select furniture finishes
- Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
- Determine work health and safety (WHS) implications of designs
- Market the small business
- Hand carve wood to custom design
- Produce timber veneered components for custom furniture
- Explore the history and social impact of creativity
- Participate in quality assurance techniques
- Produce computer-aided drawings
- Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
- Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
- Organise and communicate information
- Contribute to the preservation of cultural material
- Generate design solutions
- Source and apply information on the history and theory of design
- Construct joints for custom furniture
- Develop and extend design skills and practice
- Produce templates and jigs for custom-made furniture
- Articulate, present and debate ideas
- Produce patterns and templates
- Prepare and present furniture design information
- Produce drawings from design concepts
- Assemble custom furniture
- Create visual design components
- Design and construct ornamental frames
- Produce and prepare photo images
- Match furnishing style and materials to customer requirements
- Design, construct and test jigs
- Produce technical drawings
- Produce and evaluate developmental furniture models to scale
- Install and commission computer numerically controlled (CNC) software
- Undertake project work
- Apply finishing techniques to custom furniture
- Construct prototypes and samples
- Improve cost factors in work practices
- Interact with computing technology
- Operate in a self-directed team
- Select, use and maintain hand tools for the creation of custom furniture
- Undertake small business planning
- Construct and evaluate furniture prototypes and samples
- Purchase materials and consumables
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models
- Set up and operate a wood-turning lathe to produce off-centre work
- Interpret and use workplace information
- Collaborate in a creative process
- Perform basic statistical quality control
- Assess environmental impact of a design
- Research furniture styles and movements
- Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
- Identify and calculate production costs
- Organise production processes
- Work within a furniture design team
- Sample, inspect and test products to specifications
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Assess and record the lifecycle of a product
- Manage a small team
- Determine and apply gilding techniques
- Prepare architectural door hardware schedules
- Produce line and component production drawings
- Coordinate on-site installation of furnishing products
- Apply cost factors to work practices
- Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- Research and select furniture materials and technology
- Set up, operate and maintain basic static woodworking machines for furniture designs
- Advise on security technology, hardware and services
- Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk
- Originate and develop concepts
- Explore the use of colour
- Establish and monitor production inventory requirements
