MST20216 Certificate II in TCF Production Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for MST20216 ended on 20 December 2022 — 3 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 22 December 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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
MST — Textiles, Clothing and Footwear
Currency period ends
20 December 2022
Latest release
Release 4 · 29 July 2020 · 4 releases in all
Superseded by
MST20722 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. MST20216Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in TCF Production Operations
  2. not equivalent
  3. MST20722CurrentCertificate II in Apparel, Fashion and Textiles

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.

  • LMT20207MST20216not equivalent3 July 2016

    Supersedes and is not equivalent to LMT20207 Certificate II in Textile Production (Complex or Multiple Processes)

  • LMT20507MST20216not equivalent3 July 2016

    Supersedes and is not equivalent to LMT20507 Certificate II in Textile Fabrication

  • LMT20707MST20216not equivalent3 July 2016

    Supersedes and is not equivalent to LMT20707 Certificate II in Clothing Production (Complex or Multiple Processes)

  • LMT21007MST20216not equivalent3 July 2016

    Supersedes and is not equivalent to LMT21007 Certificate II in Footwear Production (Complex or Multiple Processes)

  • LMT21607MST20216not equivalent3 July 2016

    Supersedes and is not equivalent to LMT21607 Certificate II in Technical Textiles and Non-wovens

  • MST20216MST20722not equivalent21 December 2022

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

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What MST20216 is made of

training.gov.au lists 77 units for MST20216: 4 core and 73 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 4 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
MSMSUP102Communicate in the workplacecurrent
MSMWHS200Work safelycurrent
MSS402051Apply quality standardsnot current

Elective units 73 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MEM18001Use hand toolscurrent
MEM18002Use power tools/hand held operationscurrent
MSMOPS101Make measurementscurrent
MSMSUP106Work in a teamcurrent
MSTCL2003Perform basic maintenance of headwearnot current
MSTCL2005Use specialised machinery or processes to assist TCF productionnot current
MSTCL2007Lay up, mark and cut uncomplicated fabrics and laysnot current
MSTCL2008Finish garment productionnot current
MSTCL2010Modify patterns to create basic stylesnot current
MSTCL2012Organise and plan own work in a home-based production environmentnot current
MSTCL2013Block and shape headwear by machinenot current
MSTCL2014Access and use information resources for clothing production operationscurrent
MSTCL2015Finish headwearnot current
MSTCL2016Trim headwearnot current
MSTCL2019Sew components, complex tasksnot current
MSTCL2022Provide hand sewing and finishing supportcurrent
MSTCL2024Press workcurrent
MSTFD2005Identify design process for fashion designsnot current
MSTFP1001Embellish footwearcurrent
MSTFP2001Identify materials used in footwear productioncurrent
MSTFP2002Perform stuff cuttingcurrent
MSTFP2004Cut non-printed leather by machinecurrent
MSTFP2005Operate machine to sew uppercurrent
MSTFP2006Machine upper according to product requirementscurrent
MSTFP2007Last shoe by machinecurrent
MSTFP2008Perform moulding operationscurrent
MSTFP2009Perform footwear finishing operationscurrent
MSTFP2010Repair footwear productcurrent
MSTGN2005Perform minor maintenancenot current
MSTGN2013Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industrynot current
Show the remaining 43 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSTGN2014Operate computing technology in a TCF workplacecurrent
MSTGN2017Prepare, finish and package products for storage or dispatchcurrent
MSTGN2018Work in the TCF industrycurrent
MSTGN2020Perform test or inspection to check product qualitycurrent
MSTGN2021Select, transfer and remove materials and productscurrent
MSTGN2022Perform tasks to support productioncurrent
MSTGN3009Coordinate work of team or sectioncurrent
MSTGN3012Work safely with chemicals in TCF operationscurrent
MSTTF2002Cut, bend and shape metalnot current
MSTTF2003Use canvas and sail production toolsnot current
MSTTF2004Add reinforcements and attachmentsnot current
MSTTF2005Translate information into measurements or diagramsnot current
MSTTF2006Measure and scale geometric shapesnot current
MSTTF2009Identify and select canvas and sail materialsnot current
MSTTF2010Lay out and mark out canvas or sail materialsnot current
MSTTF2011Cut and shape canvas or sail materialsnot current
MSTTF2013Waterproof canvas productsnot current
MSTTF2014Weld plastic materialsnot current
MSTTF2015Install products on and off sitenot current
MSTTF2016Inspect canvas or sail productnot current
MSTTN2001Set up and operate a dry laid web forming machinenot current
MSTTN2002Set up and operate a spun bond web forming machinenot current
MSTTN2003Use basic recognition techniques to identify technical and non-woven textilesnot current
MSTTN2004Undertake web bonding processesnot current
MSTTN2005Undertake web conversion and finishingnot current
MSTTN2006Identify purpose and performance outcomes of technical textile productnot current
MSTTN2007Conduct technical textile mechanical finishing processesnot current
MSTTN2008Conduct heat setting on technical textilesnot current
MSTTN2009Apply surface coating to technical textilesnot current
MSTTN2010Apply laminations or fusible interlinings to technical textilesnot current
MSTTN2011Undertake fibre blending and feeding for non-woven technical production processesnot current
MSTTX2001Perform knitting operationsnot current
MSTTX2003Repair textile productnot current
MSTTX2004Conduct packaging or folding for textile productionnot current
MSTTX2005Access and use information resources for textile production operationsnot current
MSTTX2006Undertake carding operationsnot current
MSTTX2008Operate a machine for complex production operationsnot current
MSTTX2010Perform wool quality testsnot current
MSTTX2011Perform wool processing machine settingnot current
MSTTX2012Perform wool store operationsnot current
MSTTX2014Perform industrial sewing on textile productscurrent
MSTTX3013Perform wool processing operationsnot current
TLID2010Operate a forkliftnot 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.

Source: this product on training.gov.au, Australia's national training register — or go straight to the units it requires. The rule itself is item 14 of F2025L00355, and ASQA publishes the extensions it has granted. Read on 28 August 2026 UTC. Every code, title, date, status and equivalence flag on this page is the register's; nothing here is estimated or inferred, and where the register publishes nothing we say so.

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