AUR31816 Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Trailer Technology

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for AUR31816 ended on 11 November 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

A second obligation follows from the same fact: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. For an RTO registered by ASQA, new enrolments in this product are not permitted today, so a course page advertising it is not permitted either — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
AUR — Automotive Retail, Service and Repair Training Package
Currency period ends
11 November 2020
Latest release
Release 2 · 7 December 2018 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
AUR31812
Superseded by
AUR31820 equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. AUR31816Superseded — equivalentCertificate III in Heavy Commercial Trailer Technology
  2. equivalent
  3. AUR31820CurrentCertificate III in Heavy Commercial Trailer Technology

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • AUR31812AUR31816equivalent13 April 2016

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • AUR31816AUR31820equivalent12 November 2020

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for AUR31816 and for its training package AUR (release 9.0), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

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What AUR31816 is made of

training.gov.au lists 41 units for AUR31816: 12 core and 29 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 12 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AURAEA002Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplacecurrent
AURASA002Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplacenot current
AURETR009Install vehicle lighting and wiring systemscurrent
AURETR012Test and repair basic electrical circuitsnot current
AURETR022Diagnose and repair vehicle dynamic control systemsnot current
AURHTB001Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle air braking systemsnot current
AURHTD003Diagnose and repair heavy commercial vehicle suspension systemsnot current
AURHTJ003Remove, inspect and refit heavy vehicle wheel and tyre assembliesnot current
AURHTY002Diagnose and repair mechanical connections of heavy vehicles and trailers over 4.5 tonnesnot current
AURTTA006Inspect and service hydraulic systemscurrent
AURTTA018Carry out diagnostic proceduresnot current
AURTTK002Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplacenot current

Elective units 29 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AUMGTY002Install vehicle componentscurrent
AURACA001Respond to customer needs and enquiries in an automotive workplacenot current
AURAFA003Communicate effectively in an automotive workplacenot current
AURAQA002Inspect technical quality of work in an automotive workplacecurrent
AURATA002Read, interpret and apply engineering drawingscurrent
AURETR010Repair wiring harnesses and loomscurrent
AURETR011Install basic ancillary electrical systems and componentscurrent
AURHTB002Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle hydraulic and air over hydraulic braking systemscurrent
AURHTB007Diagnose and repair heavy commercial vehicle electronic braking systemsnot current
AURHTD004Carry out heavy vehicle wheel alignment operationsnot current
AURHTJ002Select heavy vehicle tyres, wheels and rims for specific applicationsnot current
AURHTJ006Remove, inspect, repair and refit heavy vehicle tyres and tubesnot current
AURHTR005Diagnose and repair heavy commercial trailer electronically controlled roll stability systemsnot current
AURHTY001Inspect and service mechanical connections of heavy vehicles and trailers over 4.5 tonnescurrent
AURTTA004Carry out servicing operationsnot current
AURTTA011Install hydraulic systems to specified applicationscurrent
AURTTA012Fabricate and install fluid power hose assembliescurrent
AURTTA013Diagnose and repair hydraulic systemsnot current
AURTTA014Assemble and install pneumatic system componentscurrent
AURTTB001Inspect and service braking systemsnot current
AURTTB004Inspect and service air braking systemscurrent
AURTTB006Inspect, service and repair auxiliary braking systemscurrent
AURTTB015Assemble and fit braking system componentscurrent
AURTTD004Inspect and service suspension systemscurrent
AURTTJ011Balance wheels and tyresnot current
AURVTW001Carry out manual metal arc welding on componentsnot current
AURVTW003Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sectionsnot current
AURVTW009Carry out basic gas metal arc weldingnot current
AURVTW018Carry out oxyacetylene welding, thermal heating and cuttingcurrent

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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