DEF32215 Certificate III in Explosive Ordnance Proof and Experimental

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for DEF32215 ended on 24 October 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 26 October 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).

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
DEF — Defence Training Package
Currency period ends
24 October 2020
Latest release
Release 1 · 22 October 2015
Supersedes
DEF32512
Superseded by
DEF30420 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. DEF32215Superseded — equivalentCertificate III in Explosive Ordnance Proof and Experimental
  2. equivalent
  3. DEF30420CurrentCertificate III in Explosive Ordnance Proof and Experimental

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.

  • DEF32512DEF32215equivalent21 October 2015

    DEF unit codes updated. Imported units updated.

  • DEF32215DEF30420equivalent25 October 2020

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

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What DEF32215 is made of

training.gov.au lists 40 units for DEF32215: 5 core and 35 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 5 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
DEFEXO001Work safely with explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFGEN006Work with equity and diversitycurrent
HLTAID002Provide basic emergency life supportnot current
PSPOHS301AContribute to workplace safetynot current
TLID1001AShift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current

Elective units 35 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBSUS201AParticipate in environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
DEFEXO002Respond to firecurrent
DEFEXO003Establish and maintain the safety and security of explosive warehouses and workshopscurrent
DEFEXO004Examine and certify free from explosivesnot current
DEFEXO005Package explosivescurrent
DEFEXO006Unpackage explosivescurrent
DEFEXO007Monitor explosive ordnance environmental conditionscurrent
DEFEXO008Conduct explosives inspectioncurrent
DEFEXO010Conduct explosives packaging inspectionnot current
DEFEXO012Conduct electrical/electronic circuitry testscurrent
DEFEXO013Conduct external explosive ordnance maintenancecurrent
DEFEXO015Follow security procedurescurrent
DEFEXO021Breakdown explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO022Fuze and defuze explosive ordnancecurrent
DEFEXO023Assemble and disassemble explosive componentscurrent
DEFEXO064Load and unload platformscurrent
DEFEXO081Apply a knowledge of the service environmentcurrent
DEFEXO103Dispose of non-explosive dangerous goodscurrent
DEFEXO141Prepare firing pointscurrent
DEFEXO142Undertake firings of small armscurrent
DEFEXO143Undertake firings of other calibre weaponscurrent
DEFEXO148Prepare explosives for proof testscurrent
DEFEXO149Prepare explosives for metal hardeningcurrent
DEFEXO156Operate small watercraftcurrent
DEFGEN007Conduct risk assessment in a Defence environmentcurrent
DEFGEN008Treat risk within Defence at an operational levelcurrent
DEFMIL023Operate a radar to locate targetscurrent
DEFMIL067Maintain radar systems at field operator levelcurrent
DEFSEN001Operate a radar systemcurrent
PUAOPE013AOperate communications systems and equipmentnot current
Show the remaining 5 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
PUAWER004BRespond to workplace emergenciesnot current
TLIA3015AComplete receival/despatch documentationnot current
TLID2012AOperate specialised load shifting equipmentnot current
TLIF1002AConduct housekeeping activitiesnot current
TLIF2012AApply safe procedures when handling/transporting dangerous goods or explosivesnot 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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