MSFFM3041 - Determine and document requirements for cabinetry installation

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Unit code: MSFFM3041 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
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Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct onsite assessment of spatial and other requirements for the installation of fitted cabinetry. This includes assessment of overall site, walls, floors, appliances, services and other structural components in addition to taking detailed and precise measurements. Cabinetry may be custom-made or mass manufactured.Cabinet installers with this competency follow procedures, using discretion, judgement and problem solving to identify and resolve potential installation issues. Installers may or may not be involved in the actual construction of cabinetry.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • conduct 2 site assessments and identify issues impacting installation arising from:
  • overall site condition and access
  • structure
  • appliances
  • services
  • for each of the above 2 site assessments, produce accurate documentation that includes:
  • scaled plan and elevation identifying:

    all site dimensions
    placement and dimensions of all features impacting manufacture and installation

  • supporting site information to inform manufacture and installation
  • recognise and respond to 2 different challenges posed by site conditions:
  • 1 structural
  • 1 appliance or services related.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • workplace and site procedures for:
  • work health and safety
  • quality assurance
  • tolerance levels
  • for fitted cabinetry projects:
  • planning processes
  • roles of different trades and when different trade skills are required
  • typical communication channels and protocols for those involved
  • processes and technologies used for the construction of fitted cabinetry
  • characteristics and features of cabinetry products and components
  • National Construction Code requirements for installation of fitted cabinetry
  • statutory local and state or territory planning regulations affecting cabinetry installations
  • basic building and architectural terminology
  • structural and non-structural components of buildings and their different construction methods that can affect cabinet installation, and how to adapt installation to address common issues with:
  • floors
  • walls
  • beams
  • ceilings
  • doors and windows
  • skirtings
  • installation requirements and how to address common issues with:
  • appliances
  • services:

    communications
    electricity
    gas
    ventilation
    water

  • features and use of measuring devices:
  • tape measures
  • laser beams
  • angle readers
  • rulers
  • critical dimensions that may affect manufacture and installation:
  • square of the structure
  • angles of floor to walls
  • walls to ceiling
  • vertical walls
  • horizontal floor and ceiling
  • service locations and critical structural criteria
  • methods to calculate:
  • area
  • perimeter
  • volume
  • mass
  • scales and ratios (ingredients/elements and triangulation)
  • drawing techniques, technologies and processes:
  • scope of information to be included on site drawings
  • industry symbols and protocols for the documentation of site features and expression of dimensions
  • purpose and key provisions of Australian Standard AS1100 and its impact on documentation requirements.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the Victoria University Polytechnic e-Learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology
MSF30322 | Certificate iii | Duration:

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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