TAFE NSW Hunter Institute

Plastics (Polymer Processing) Certificate II

students with plastics This course is for HSC students who want to study plastics polymer processing at TAFE NSW under the TVET program as part of their HSC. This polymer plastics qualification is for people who want to work in the composites industry and recreational boating industry as a yard hand or marina hand. Learn to maintain, service and repair boats and work safely in a marina, slipway, boat building facility or marine dealership. Graduates will be able to select and use personal protective equipment for the manufacture of composite components, use a range of processes to apply gelcoats to composite moulds, operate a range of hand and mechanical processes to laminate composite components, operate resin-glass depositor equipment, finish composite components in preparation for sale and undertake repair to gelcoat surfaces. When you finish this course you will be eligible to enrol in a wide selection of Certificate III courses for the plastic, rubber and cablemaking industries. Students with Certificate I in Process Manufacturing can articulate into Certificate II in Polymer Processing Composites-Fibreglass. Students who successfully complete this qualification will be able to articulate into Certificate III in Polymer Processing.

Campuses, Important Dates, Study Options and Timetables

Hunter TAFE offers this polymer processing course at one campus. Course dates, timetables and study options are location specific. See details below.

Important Information

Board Endorsed Course: This course counts as 2 credit points towards either the Preliminary or HSC year. PLEASE NOTE: This course does not attract an ATAR score. This is a non ATAR course.

This course will be available subject to Board of Studies endorsement

Course Details

Is school based traineeship available in the associated TAFE NSW course: No

Is school based apprenticeship available in the associated TAFE NSW course: No

Associated TAFE NSW course: 17719 Certificate II in Polymer Processing PMB20107