AUTOMOTIVE OCCUPATIONS – TRADES RECOGNITION SERVICES
APPLICANT GUIDE – MOTOR MECHANIC
required to complete this qualification. These clusters
APPLICANT
are: GUIDE
AUTOMOTIVE OCCUPATIONS
OCCUPATION: Motor Mechanic General (ANZSCO 321211)
QUALIFICATION: AUR30612 Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology
SKILLS ASSESSMENT - Occupational 1. Common units and Employability skills
Requirements 2. Electrical systems and controls
3. Transmission and driveline assemblies
A person who works in Australia as ANZSCO Code:
4. Engines and fuel
321211 Motor Mechanic (General) repairs, maintains
5. Steering and suspension
and tests vehicle or other engines and related
6. Braking
mechanical components.
7. Welding
Specific tasks include:
diagnoses faults in motor vehicles 1. Common Units – Employability skills
raises vehicles, using hydraulic hoists or jacks This cluster relates to the workplace occupational
dismantles or removes engine assemblies, health and safety requirements, work processes and
transmissions, steering mechanisms or other procedures, engineering industry standards and
components, and checks parts requirements to work as a motor mechanic in Australia.
Employability skills covers teamwork; communication;
repairs or replaces worn or defective parts, problem solving; planning and organising; learning;
and reassembles mechanical components technology; self-management; initiative and enterprise.
tests and adjusts repaired sub-assemblies,
and re-installs them This cluster includes the following units:
services or overhauls engines
Apply safe working practices
tunes engines to achieve smoother running Implement and monitor environmental
and ensure compliance with pollution regulations in the automotive mechanical
regulations industry
re-lines and adjusts brakes and aligns wheels Use and maintain workplace tools and
changes oil and filters, and lubricates vehicles equipment
or fuelled motor appliances Use and maintain measuring equipment
Carry out service operations
may inspect vehicles and issue
roadworthiness certificates or Carry out diagnostic procedures
detail work required to achieve roadworthiness
2. Electrical systems and controls
The Australian qualification that matches the tasks and
activities of ANZSCO Code: 321211 Motor Mechanic
This cluster covers your ability to service, diagnose and
(General) is the Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical
repair automotive electrical systems and controls.
Technology. The skills assessment will match your
skills and experience against this qualification.
Repair charging systems
ASSESSMENT OF SKILLS Repair starting systems
Service and repair electronic drive management
When assessing your skills against Australian systems
Qualification qualified assessors will cluster the tasks Service and repair electronic body management
systems
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AUTOMOTIVE OCCUPATIONS – TRADES RECOGNITION SERVICES
APPLICANT GUIDE – MOTOR MECHANIC
Test, service and charge batteries 5. Steering and suspension
Carry out repairs to a single electrical circuit This cluster covers your ability to service, diagnose and
repair automotive steering and suspension systems.
3. Transmission and driveline assemblies
This cluster covers your ability to service, diagnose and Inspect and service steering systems
repair automotive transmissions, drivelines and sub- Repair steering systems
assemblies. Inspect and service suspension systems
Repair suspension systems
Inspect, service and/or repair clutch assemblies
and associated operating system components
Inspect and service transmissions (manual) 6. Braking
Inspect and service transmissions (automatic) This cluster covers your ability to service, diagnose and
Repair transmissions (manual) repair automotive braking systems.
Service final drive assemblies
Service final drive (driveline) Inspect and service braking systems
Repair final drive assemblies Repair hydraulic braking systems
Repair final drive (driveline)
7. Welding
4. Engines and fuel This cluster covers your ability to operate welding
This cluster covers your ability to service, diagnose and equipment within an automotive repair application.
repair automotive engines, associated components and
fuel systems. Carry out soft soldering procedures
Carry out oxy acetylene welding, thermal
Inspect and service engines cutting and thermal heating procedures
Inspect and service cooling systems Carry out manual arc welding procedures
Repair engines and associated engine Carry out gas metal arc (MIG) welding
components procedures
Repair cooling systems Carry out brazing procedures
Service petrol fuel systems
Repair and replace emission control systems
Inspect and service emission control systems
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