Certificate III in Signs and Graphics - CPC30216

TAFE South Australia (TAFE SA)

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)

This qualification reflects the role of sign manufacturers who design and produce signs and graphics for a range of purposes.Signs and graphics can be produced using a range of traditional and contemporary techniques, often involving the use of advanced printing software and technology, and a range of methods for illumination and fabrication.No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of endorsement.

Structure

16 units of competency, 7 core units, 9 elective units.

Subjects

Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding
Produce and apply vinyl signs
Work safely around electrical sources, services and assets
Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level
Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
Identify and apply information in construction plans, drawings and specifications
Paint letters and decorative effects for signs
Work safely on scaffolding higher than two metres
Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres
Apply gilding to signs
Engrave signs
Prepare surfaces for signs
Colour manage signs
Paint lines and scrolls
Fabricate signs
Set up, operate and maintain computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining and processing centres
Install LED technology into signs
Perform routine gas metal arc welding
Apply basic levelling procedures
Erect and install signs
Hand render pictorials
Apply surface coatings by spray gun
Apply vehicle body film wrapping
Produce airbrushed signs
Print digital signs
Design and lay out digital signs for production
Manufacture gas-charged glass-formed illuminated signs
Hand draw chalkboards and showcards
Screen-print signs