FWP30616 Certificate III in Timber Merchandising

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for FWP30616 ended on 2 December 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
FWP — Forest and Wood Products Training Package
Currency period ends
2 December 2020
Latest release
Release 1 · 13 May 2016
Supersedes
FPI30611
Superseded by
FWP30620 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. FWP30616Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Timber Merchandising
  2. not equivalent
  3. FWP30620Superseded — equivalentCertificate III in Timber Building Products Supply
  4. equivalent
  5. FWP30621Superseded — equivalentCertificate III in Timber Building Products Supply
  6. equivalent
  7. FWP30622CurrentCertificate III in Timber Building Products Supply

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.

  • FPI30611FWP30616equivalent12 May 2016

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

  • FWP30616FWP30620not equivalent3 December 2020

    Titled changed to reflect industry focus. Number of units, core and elective units changed.

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for FWP30616 and for its training package FWP (release 9.2), 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 FWP30616 is made of

training.gov.au lists 41 units for FWP30616: 5 core and 36 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
FWPCOR2201Work effectively in the forest and forest products industrynot current
FWPCOR3201Implement safety, health and environment policies and proceduresnot current
FWPCOR3202Conduct quality and product care proceduresnot current
FWPCOT2241Apply wood and timber product knowledgenot current
SIRXSLS303Build relationships with customersnot current

Elective units 36 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBCUE301Use multiple information systemsnot current
BSBCUE305Process credit applicationsnot current
BSBCUE306Process complex accountsnot current
BSBFIA301Maintain financial recordsnot current
BSBFLM303Contribute to effective workplace relationshipsnot current
BSBFLM312Contribute to team effectivenessnot current
BSBINM301Organise workplace informationnot current
BSBINN201Contribute to workplace innovationnot current
CPCCCA2011AHandle carpentry materialsnot current
CPPSEC1002AApply retail security proceduresnot current
FWPCOR3204Visually assess materialsnot current
FWPCOT2207Dress boards and timbernot current
FWPCOT3204Prepare and interpret sketches and drawingsnot current
FWPCOT3218Quote and interpret from manufactured timber product plansnot current
FWPCOT3250Prepare timber to meet import/export compliance requirementsnot current
FWPCOT3251Promote the carbon benefits of wood productsnot current
FWPCOT3269Provide specialised timber product solutionsnot current
FWPTMM3203Estimate and cost jobnot current
ICTICT308Use advanced features of computer applicationsnot current
SIRRRPK214Recommend specialised products and servicesnot current
SIRWINV302Monitor inventory capacity to meet demandnot current
SIRWSLS301Build sales relationshipsnot current
SIRXFIN003AProduce financial reportsnot current
SIRXFIN201Balance and secure point-of-sale terminalnot current
SIRXICT303Operate retail information technology systemsnot current
SIRXMER202Plan, create and maintain displaysnot current
SIRXMER303Coordinate merchandise presentationnot current
SIRXMER406Monitor in-store visual merchandising displaynot current
TLIA2012Pick and process ordersnot current
TLIA3015Complete receival/despatch documentationnot current
Show the remaining 6 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
TLIA3016Use inventory systems to organise stock controlnot current
TLIA3018Organise despatch operationsnot current
TLIA3038Control and order stocknot current
TLID1001Shift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current
TLID3011Conduct specialised forklift operationscurrent
TLILIC2002Licence to operate an order picking forklift trucknot current

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