FWP31019 Certificate III in Saw Technology

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for FWP31019 ended on 26 January 2022 — 4 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 28 January 2023 — 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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
FWP — Forest and Wood Products Training Package
Currency period ends
26 January 2022
Latest release
Release 2 · 4 December 2020 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
FWP30716
Superseded by
FWP31021 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. FWP31019Superseded — equivalentCertificate III in Saw Technology
  2. equivalent
  3. FWP31021CurrentCertificate III in Saw 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.

  • FWP30716FWP31019not equivalent30 January 2020

    Qualification updated to reflect new name, additional units added to the core, units removed, and additional imported units added

  • FWP31019FWP31021equivalent27 January 2022

    Updated imported and native unit codes. New qualification code

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What FWP31019 is made of

training.gov.au lists 53 units for FWP31019: 7 core and 46 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 7 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBFLM312Contribute to team effectivenessnot current
FWPCOT3279Assess and maintain saw technology toolscurrent
FWPCOT3283Sharpen and position blades or knives in chipper, canter and reducercurrent
FWPCOT3286Identify levelling and tensioning requirements for saw bladescurrent
FWPCOT3290Apply knowledge of timber properties, sawmill operations and sawmilling equipmentcurrent
FWPSAW3247Replace tungsten tipscurrent
FWPSAW3251Apply principles of blade design to sawing procedurescurrent

Elective units 46 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
FWPCOR2201Work effectively in the forest and forest products industrynot current
FWPCOR2202Communicate and interact effectively in the workplacenot current
FWPCOR3201Implement safety, health and environment policies and proceduresnot current
FWPCOT2245Operate and maintain a table sawnot current
FWPCOT3263Maintain and contribute to energy efficiencynot current
FWPCOT3271Hand sharpen knives and blades for commercial and domestic cutting servicescurrent
FWPCOT3276Sharpen cutters using a straight knife grindercurrent
FWPCOT3277Sharpen cutters in head using a profile knife grindercurrent
FWPCOT3278Sharpen cutters in head using a straight knife grindercurrent
FWPCOT3280Replace saw blades, knives and guidescurrent
FWPCOT3281Manufacture profile cutterscurrent
FWPCOT3282Assess and maintain saw blade and sawing machine performancecurrent
FWPCOT3285Apply knowledge of wood technology principles to end use applicationsnot current
FWPCOT3287Operate CNC equipment for grinding, tensioning and levelling saw bladescurrent
FWPCOT3291Apply principles of timber and process optimisation in sawmill operationscurrent
FWPCOT3294Swage and shape saw bladescurrent
FWPCOT3295Assess and maintain cutter performancecurrent
FWPCOT3298Produce templatescurrent
FWPCOT3303Prepare sketches and drawingscurrent
FWPSAW3232Sharpen band saw bladescurrent
FWPSAW3233Sharpen circular saw bladescurrent
FWPSAW3234File and set saw blades for hand saws and circular sawscurrent
FWPSAW3235Recondition saw guidescurrent
FWPSAW3236Sharpen tipped circular saw bladescurrent
FWPSAW3237Level and tension circular saw bladescurrent
FWPSAW3238Replace Stellite tipscurrent
FWPSAW3239Assess and maintain wide band saw bladescurrent
FWPSAW3240Assess and maintain band saw wheelscurrent
FWPSAW3244Align sawing production systemscurrent
FWPSAW3245Join band saw bladescurrent
Show the remaining 16 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MEM05006Perform brazing and/or silver solderingcurrent
MEM05049Perform routine gas tungsten arc weldingcurrent
MEM05050Perform routine gas metal arc weldingcurrent
MEM09002Interpret technical drawingcurrent
MEM11011Undertake manual handlingcurrent
MEM12023Perform engineering measurementscurrent
MEM12024Perform computationscurrent
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineeringcurrent
MEM14006Plan work activitiescurrent
MEM16006Organise and communicate informationcurrent
MEM18001Use hand toolscurrent
MEM18002Use power tools/hand held operationscurrent
MEM18055Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering componentscurrent
MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving toolscurrent
MSS402040Apply 5S proceduresnot current
MSS404054Apply statistics to operational processesnot 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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