AUR32416 Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AUR32416 ended on 11 November 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 13 November 2021 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

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).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — 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 1 · 14 April 2016
Supersedes
AUR32412
Superseded by
AUR32420 not 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. AUR32416Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology
  2. not equivalent
  3. AUR32420CurrentCertificate III in Automotive Refinishing 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.

  • AUR32412AUR32416equivalent13 April 2016

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

  • AUR32416AUR32420not equivalent12 November 2020

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

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What AUR32416 is made of

training.gov.au lists 39 units for AUR32416: 17 core and 22 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 17 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AURAEA002Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplacecurrent
AURAFA008Interpret and apply automotive repair instructionsnot current
AURASA002Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplacenot current
AURVTP001Remove paint from vehicle painted surfacesnot current
AURVTP002Mask vehicle panels and componentscurrent
AURVTP003Prepare vehicle spray painting equipment for usenot current
AURVTP004Apply basic colour matching techniques using vehicle paint codesnot current
AURVTP006Apply refinishing primers to vehicle surfacescurrent
AURVTP013Prepare vehicle substrates for refinishingnot current
AURVTP014Colour match multi-layer and clear over base two-pack paints on vehicles and componentsnot current
AURVTP015Match direct gloss solid paint colour on vehicles or componentsnot current
AURVTP017Rectify and touch up vehicle paint faults using clear over base two-pack systemsnot current
AURVTP019Prepare and paint plastic and composite vehicle surfacescurrent
AURVTP020De-nib, buff and polish vehicle painted surfacescurrent
AURVTP023Apply clear over base two-pack refinishing materials to vehicle body componentsnot current
AURVTP024Apply clear over base multi-layer and pearl refinishing materials to vehicle body componentsnot current
AURVTP025Apply water-based refinishing materials to vehicle bodies and substratesnot current

Elective units 22 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AURAFA002Read and respond to automotive workplace informationcurrent
AURAFA004Resolve routine problems in an automotive workplacenot current
AURAMA001Work effectively with others in an automotive workplacecurrent
AURETH001Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehiclesnot current
AURETH011Depower and reinitialise hybrid electric vehiclescurrent
AURETR025Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehiclesnot current
AURVTA001Prepare vehicles for customer usecurrent
AURVTA003Inspect vehicle paint, trim and accessories and recommend repair procedurescurrent
AURVTN005Remove and replace adhesive attached components on vehiclescurrent
AURVTN017Repair vehicle thermoplastic body panels and componentscurrent
AURVTN032Inspect vehicle damage and determine repair proceduresnot current
AURVTN035Apply original equipment manufacturer repair procedures during vehicle repairsnot current
AURVTP007Touch up minor vehicle paintwork damagenot current
AURVTP009Apply vehicle body film wrappingnot current
AURVTP010Prepare and operate vehicle paint drying equipmentnot current
AURVTP011Apply solid acrylic two-pack materials to vehicle componentsnot current
AURVTP012Apply air dry and polyurethane refinishing materialsnot current
AURVTP016Rectify and touch up vehicle direct gloss paint faults using two-pack systemsnot current
AURVTP018Rectify vehicle multi-layer and pearl paint faults using two-pack systemsnot current
AURVTP026Apply basic airbrush techniques to vehicle body panelscurrent
AURVTP028Carry out custom painting techniques to vehicle body panelsnot current
TAEDEL301Provide work skill instructionnot current

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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