Is this the boilermaker qualification?

It is the trade qualification boilermakers and welders hold. The register calls the role Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication.

Can I do it without an apprenticeship?

Only through formal trade recognition - an RPL assessment against fabrication experience you already have. Otherwise it requires a training contract.

How is it different from Mechanical?

The 12 core units are identical. Fabrication goes to welding, cutting and forming; mechanical goes to fitting, machining and maintenance.

Fabrication covers a very wide range of processes and materials. The points system lets an employer's actual work shape the unit set.

MEM31925 Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade

About this qualification

MEM31925 is the fabrication engineering trade: welding, boilermaking, sheet metal and structural steel work in metal, engineering and manufacturing.

Like the mechanical trade, it must be done under a training contract or through formal trade recognition. It is an apprenticeship qualification, not one you can simply enrol in.

The elective bank is the largest in the family — 103 units across Groups A to G. Combined with the points system (96 points, 33 from core, at least 40 from Groups A–G and up to 23 from the final group), it means a fabrication apprentice's unit set is shaped almost entirely by the employer's work.

It shares all 12 core units with MEM30219 Mechanical Trade. The two diverge entirely in the electives.

Roles it maps to

Where this qualification leads, per the national register.

Boilermaker Welder Sheet Metal Worker Structural Steel Fabricator

Where it sits

Engineering Pathways is the taster; the two Certificate IIIs are the trades. Both trades must be done under a training contract or trade recognition.

Certificate II · pre-apprenticeshipMEM20422 Engineering Pathways
Certificate IIMEM20105 Engineering
Certificate III · apprenticeshipMEM30219 Engineering — Mechanical Trade
Certificate III · apprenticeship · you are hereMEM31925 Engineering — Fabrication Trade

What it covers

12Core units

103Elective units

Units of competency to the value of 96 points must be achieved: all core units listed below totalling 33 points; elective units to a minimum value of 40 points from Groups A, B, C, D, E, F and G; and elective units to a maximum value of 23 points from the remaining group. The qualification must be undertaken through a training contract or through formal trade recognition assessment processes.

The 12 core units, required by everyone:

MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing
MEM11011 Undertake manual handling
MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements
MEM12024 Perform computations
MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MEM14006 Plan work activities
MEM16006 Organise and communicate information
MEM16008 Interact with computing technology
MEM17003 Assist in the provision of on-the-job training
MEM18001 Use hand tools
MEM18002 Use power tools/hand held operations
MSMENV272 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →

Frequently asked questions

Is this the boilermaker qualification?: It is the trade qualification boilermakers and welders hold. The register calls the role Engineering Tradesperson - Fabrication.
Can I do it without an apprenticeship?: Only through formal trade recognition — an RPL assessment against fabrication experience you already have. Otherwise it requires a training contract.
How is it different from Mechanical?: The 12 core units are identical. Fabrication goes to welding, cutting and forming; mechanical goes to fitting, machining and maintenance.
Why 103 electives?: Fabrication covers a very wide range of processes and materials. The points system lets an employer's actual work shape the unit set.
How many providers deliver it?: 78 providers can deliver it.

Other registered providers

Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.

NSW

TAFE NSWRTO 90003

Deliver and assess · NSW, QLD, VIC, WA, ACT
QLD

TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275

Deliver and assess · National
WA

North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786

Deliver and assess · WA
QLD

National SkillsRTO 45438

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

AshtrailRTO 6139

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Intech Institute of Technology Pty LtdRTO 30100

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Axial TrainingRTO 2437

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

Maxwells ServicesRTO 90924

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Australian Trade Training CollegeRTO 31399

Deliver and assess · National
QLD

Australian Skills GroupRTO 32519

Deliver and assess · NSW, QLD, VIC, WA, TAS, NT, ACT
NSW

LEAD COLLEGE PTY LTDRTO 41489

Deliver and assess · National
NSW

AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE PTY LTDRTO 70252

Deliver and assess · National
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