MST40519 Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for MST40519 ended on 20 December 2022 — 3 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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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).

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
MST — Textiles, Clothing and Footwear
Currency period ends
20 December 2022
Latest release
Release 3 · 29 July 2020 · 3 releases in all
Supersedes
MST40516
Superseded by
MST40222 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. MST40519Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising
  2. not equivalent
  3. MST40222CurrentCertificate IV in Apparel and Fashion

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.

  • MST40516MST40519equivalent24 July 2019

    Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MST40516 Certificate IV in Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising

  • MST40519MST40222not equivalent21 December 2022

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

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What MST40519 is made of

training.gov.au lists 69 units for MST40519: 7 core and 62 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
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
MSMWHS200Work safelycurrent
MSS402051Apply quality standardsnot current
MSTFD4006Interact and network with fashion industry participantsnot current
MSTFD4023Calculate cost estimates for TCF productscurrent
MSTGN2013Identify fibres, fabrics and textiles used in the TCF industrynot current
MSTGN2014Operate computing technology in a TCF workplacecurrent

Elective units 62 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBINT301Apply knowledge of the international trade environment to complete worknot current
BSBINT302Apply knowledge of legislation relevant to international trade to complete worknot current
BSBINT405Apply knowledge of import and export international conventions, laws and financenot current
BSBMKG408Conduct market researchnot current
BSBMKG413Promote products and servicesnot current
BSBMKG414Undertake marketing activitiesnot current
BSBMKG419Analyse consumer behaviournot current
CUACMP311Implement copyright arrangementscurrent
MSTCL2005Use specialised machinery or processes to assist TCF productionnot current
MSTCL2007Lay up, mark and cut uncomplicated fabrics and laysnot current
MSTCL2010Modify patterns to create basic stylesnot current
MSTCL2012Organise and plan own work in a home-based production environmentnot current
MSTCL2019Sew components, complex tasksnot current
MSTCL2024Press workcurrent
MSTCL3001Identify fabric performance and handling requirementsnot current
MSTCL3002Prepare and produce a complex whole garment from specificationsnot current
MSTCL3005Lay up and cut complicated fabrics and laysnot current
MSTCL3006Assemble bra or swimwearnot current
MSTCL3007Embellish garment by hand or machinenot current
MSTCL3008Set and produce digital embroiderynot current
MSTCL3009Develop patterns from a block using basic patternmaking principlesnot current
MSTCL3010Sew woven and stretch knit garmentsnot current
MSTCL3011Contribute to garment production process improvementsnot current
MSTCL3012Make marker for complicated fabrics and laysnot current
MSTCL3013Interpret patterns and apply pattern informationnot current
MSTCL3014Interact and communicate with garment production personnelnot current
MSTCL3016Press whole garmentscurrent
MSTCL4001Perform sample machining of advanced construction garmentsnot current
MSTCL4002Assemble and fit commercially tailored or bespoke garmentsnot current
MSTCL4003Measure, lay up and cut custom-made garmentsnot current
Show the remaining 32 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSTFD2005Identify design process for fashion designsnot current
MSTFD2006Use a sewing machine for fashion designnot current
MSTFD3004Draw a trade drawing for fashion designnot current
MSTFD4001Apply design studio processnot current
MSTFD4002Apply principles of colour theory to fashion design developmentnot current
MSTFD4003Assist in preparation of preliminary design conceptsnot current
MSTFD4005Communicate and sell design conceptsnot current
MSTFD4007Conduct quality assurance for patterns and garmentsnot current
MSTFD4008Construct stock size block for garment to meet size and fit specificationsnot current
MSTFD4009Create and edit digital embroidery designsnot current
MSTFD4010Create pattern to meet design specifications applying advanced patternmaking principlesnot current
MSTFD4011Cut fabrics for prototype designsnot current
MSTFD4012Develop product specifications for fashion designnot current
MSTFD4013Grade 2-D patternsnot current
MSTFD4014Identify influences on contemporary fashion designs and construction techniquesnot current
MSTFD4015Create pattern from block to meet customer specificationsnot current
MSTFD4016Sew design prototypesnot current
MSTFD4018Use and apply sizing systems appropriate for fashion designnot current
MSTFD4019Use colourisation techniques on fabricsnot current
MSTFD4020Use electronic fashion design toolsnot current
MSTFD4021Drape fabrics to make patternsnot current
MSTFD4022Source materials and resources for production of TCF designscurrent
MSTGN2016Use steaming and pressing equipment in TCF productioncurrent
MSTGN3003Estimate and cost jobnot current
MSTGN3014Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomescurrent
MSTGN4004Analyse TCF merchandising and marketing principlesnot current
MSTGN4005Plan and implement production within a work areanot current
MSTGN4006Apply TCF market supply systemsnot current
MSTTD4006Source textile materials and resourcesnot current
MSTTD4008Present and promote textile design conceptsnot current
MSTTX3014Set up, adjust and maintain industrial sewing machinescurrent
PMBWASTE302Coordinate waste disposalnot 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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