This study area covers many specialist skills required by the automotive, smash repair, and coating industries. From removing, replacing, realigning, repairing and spray painting vehicle body panels, sections and fittings on all types of vehicles, to surface care of interior and exterior of vehicles. Specialist areas cover automotive glazing and surface preparation and coating for the oil and gas, marine, plant construction, and defence industries.
Certificate III in Automotive Body Repair Technology
Learn the skills and knowledge to work in vehicle body repair. Learn how to replace panels and fittings and repair dents using cutting and welding techniques.
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Are you looking for a body-building career?
When you complete the Certificate III in Automotive Body Repair Technology you'll be ready for a career in the vehicle body repair industry.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metropolitan TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops. This excellent training program is highly competitive.
Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology (Panel Beating Pre-apprenticeship)
Learn the skills and knowledge to prepare for a panel beating apprenticeship.
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Are you revved up for a career in giving cars their shine?
When you complete the Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology (Panel Beating Pre-Apprenticeship) you'll have what employers are looking for in an apprentice auto body repairer/panel beater.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metropolitan TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops. This excellent training program is highly competitive.
Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology (Vehicle Body Painting Pre-apprenticeship)
Learn the skills and knowledge to prepare for an auto body painting apprenticeship.
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Are you revved up for a career in giving cars their shine?
When you complete the Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology (Vehicle Body Painting Pre-Apprenticeship) you'll have what employers are looking for in an apprentice auto body repairer/painter.
South Metropolitan TAFE is the only TAFE in WA offering this qualification.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metropolitan TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops. This excellent training program is highly competitive.
Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology
Gain the skills and knowledge to work in the vehicle body repair industry. Prepare surfaces for refinishing, and learn how to apply and restore exterior paint.
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Build your career in the vehicle body repair industry
When you complete the Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology you'll be ready for a career in the vehicle body repair industry.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metro TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops.
Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade (Surface Finishing)
Work in surface preparation and coating in the resources, marine, plant construction, and defence industries.
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Gain options to work in the surface preparation and coating industry in areas such as oil and gas, marine, plant construction and maintenance, defence and site maintenance.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metro TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops.
Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application
Perform a wide range of metal protective coating application and surface preparations that occur across a variety of infrastructure, heavy industry and ships.
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Are you looking for recognition of your metal protection skills?
When you complete the Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application your skills and experience in the manufacturing and mechanical industries will be recognised.
Perform a wide range of protective coating application and surface preparations that occur across a variety of infrastructure, heavy industry and ships. The protective coatings may be liquid or solid and the surfaces being prepared are typically metal.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metropolitan TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops. This excellent training program is highly competitive.