PMB30121 Certificate III in Polymer Processing

Currenttraining.gov.au: current

Australia's national training register lists PMB30121 as current. It publishes no end date for the currency period.

Product type
Qualification
Training package
PMB — Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking
Currency period ends
no end date published
Latest release
Release 1 · 18 February 2021
Supersedes
PMB30116
Superseded by
nothing — no replacement listed

Where the register points next

training.gov.au points at nothing after PMB30121: it is the current product, and no replacement is listed.

This product is listed on the National Schedule of Training Product Development: under review by Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance (Polymer Technician and Processing), with submission to the Assurance Body expected by 14 August 2026. That date has passed, so a revised product can reach the register at any time — but submission is not publication, and the record above is still what the register says today.

Source: National Schedule of Training Product Development, training.gov.au (© Commonwealth of Australia), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Excludes the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, trademarks and third-party material. View the Schedule. Schedule read on 25 August 2026 UTC.

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.

  • PMB30116PMB30121equivalent17 February 2021

    PMB30120 Certificate III in Polymer Processing supersedes and is equivalent to PMB30116 Certificate III in Polymer Processing.

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What PMB30121 is made of

training.gov.au lists 141 units for PMB30121: 1 core and 140 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 1 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MSS402051Apply quality standardsnot current

Elective units 140 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MEM05050Perform routine gas metal arc weldingcurrent
MEM09002Interpret technical drawingcurrent
MEM09202AProduce freehand sketchesnot current
MEM11011Undertake manual handlingcurrent
MEM12023Perform engineering measurementscurrent
MEM12024Perform computationscurrent
MEM13003Work safely with industrial chemicals and materialscurrent
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineeringcurrent
MEM16006Organise and communicate informationcurrent
MEM30031AOperate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elementsnot current
MEM30033AUse computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D modelsnot current
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
MSMOPS100Use equipmentcurrent
MSMOPS101Make measurementscurrent
MSMOPS102Perform tasks to support productioncurrent
MSMOPS200Operate equipmentcurrent
MSMOPS212Use organisation computers or data systemscurrent
MSMOPS244Lay out and cut materialscurrent
MSMOPS363Organise on-site workcurrent
MSMSUP100Apply workplace context to own jobcurrent
MSMSUP102Communicate in the workplacecurrent
MSMSUP106Work in a teamcurrent
MSMSUP200Achieve work outcomescurrent
MSMSUP210Process and record informationcurrent
MSMSUP240Undertake minor maintenancecurrent
MSMSUP291Participate in continuous improvementcurrent
MSMSUP292Sample and test materials and productcurrent
MSMSUP300Identify and apply process improvementscurrent
MSMSUP303Identify equipment faultscurrent
MSMSUP382Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplacecurrent
Show the remaining 110 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSMWHS100Follow WHS procedurescurrent
MSMWHS200Work safelycurrent
MSS402040Apply 5S proceduresnot current
PMBFIN201EFinish components and productscurrent
PMBFIN202EFit attachments and assemble components for customised polymer productscurrent
PMBFIN203ERework product imperfectionscurrent
PMBFIN205EHand decorate productscurrent
PMBHAN103EShift materials safely by handcurrent
PMBPREP201EPrepare moulds for composites productioncurrent
PMBPREP205EAssemble materials and equipment for productioncurrent
PMBPREP206EPrepare polymer materials to specified formulaecurrent
PMBPREP301ESet up and prepare for batch productioncurrent
PMBPREP303ESet up equipment for continuous operationcurrent
PMBPREP304ESet a die for injection moulding productioncurrent
PMBPREP305EChange extrusion die and calibratorcurrent
PMBPROD206EOperate ancillary equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD207EOperate rubber calendering equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD209EOperate cable winding equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD210EOperate injection moulding equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD213EOperate polymer extruderscurrent
PMBPROD216EOperate blown film equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD221EOperate rotational moulding equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD235EUse materials and process knowledge to complete work operationscurrent
PMBPROD236EOperate hand-held air or power equipment for production processescurrent
PMBPROD238EPerform creel rack operations for belting productioncurrent
PMBPROD239EBuild fabric-reinforced conveyor beltscurrent
PMBPROD241EInstall rubber lining or pulley lagging using lay-up techniquescurrent
PMBPROD242EBond polymers to surfacescurrent
PMBPROD243ECut rubber materialscurrent
PMBPROD245EFabricate products with rubber or plasticscurrent
PMBPROD246EHand mix materialscurrent
PMBPROD247ECreate composite laminates using hand lay-up techniquescurrent
PMBPROD248EPrepare surfaces for coatingcurrent
PMBPROD249EApply liquid surface coatingscurrent
PMBPROD251EApply gel coat or other polymer surface finishcurrent
PMBPROD252EOperate polymer compounding equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD254EOperate an open mill blendercurrent
PMBPROD261EOperate continuous vulcanising equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD265EOperate portable vulcanising equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD280EOperate a chopper gun to lay-up compositescurrent
PMBPROD281EFinish composite productscurrent
PMBPROD282EReassemble production mould componentscurrent
PMBPROD283EDemould polymer productscurrent
PMBPROD287EWeld thermoplastics materialscurrent
PMBPROD293ECreate composite laminates using vacuum-assisted closed-moulding processescurrent
PMBPROD300EProduce productscurrent
PMBPROD301EDraw wirecurrent
PMBPROD302EBunch and strand wirecurrent
PMBPROD303EProduce cable and tape lay-up cablescurrent
PMBPROD304EWind up wire or beltscurrent
PMBPROD306EPrepare and start equipment for productioncurrent
PMBPROD307EProduce calendered rubber or vinyl productscurrent
PMBPROD308ETake a machine out of productioncurrent
PMBPROD310EProduce injection moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD311EProduce blow moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD313EProduce extruded polymer productscurrent
PMBPROD316EProduce blown filmcurrent
PMBPROD321EProduce rotational moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD325ELay on tyre retreadscurrent
PMBPROD326EInspect tyrescurrent
PMBPROD328EProduce sheet-fed vacuum-formed productscurrent
PMBPROD330EMake moulds for thermoformed productscurrent
PMBPROD336EInspect heavy off-the-road tyrescurrent
PMBPROD337EPrepare heavy off-the-road tyres for repaircurrent
PMBPROD338ERepair heavy off-the-road tyrescurrent
PMBPROD339EProduce steel cord-reinforced conveyor beltscurrent
PMBPROD340ECure heavy off-the-road tyre repairscurrent
PMBPROD341EFinish heavy off-the-road tyre repairscurrent
PMBPROD347EMould composites products using hand lay-up techniquescurrent
PMBPROD352EProduce compounded materialscurrent
PMBPROD355EMake pattern or plug for composites mouldscurrent
PMBPROD356EConstruct moulds for composite productscurrent
PMBPROD357EConstruct jigs and fixturescurrent
PMBPROD358EDevelop polymer product patternscurrent
PMBPROD360EProduce polyurethane products using centrifugal castingcurrent
PMBPROD362EProduce polyurethane products using gravity castingcurrent
PMBPROD367ERemove and replace conveyor beltscurrent
PMBPROD368ERepair conveyor belt carcassescurrent
PMBPROD369ERepair conveyor belt coverscurrent
PMBPROD370EProduce injection blow moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD375EVulcanise products using an autoclavecurrent
PMBPROD376ESplice steel cord conveyor beltscurrent
PMBPROD377ESplice fabric ply conveyor beltscurrent
PMBPROD378ESplice solid woven conveyor beltscurrent
PMBPROD380EProduce composites products using mechanised open mould wet lay-upcurrent
PMBPROD384EOperate multi-axis routercurrent
PMBPROD385EProgram computer-controlled equipmentcurrent
PMBPROD390EProduce composites using filament windingcurrent
PMBPROD391EProduce composites using resin infusioncurrent
PMBPROD392EProduce thermoset composites using pultrusioncurrent
PMBPROD393EProduce composites using vacuum baggingcurrent
PMBPROD394EProduce composites using resin transfer mouldingcurrent
PMBPROD398EProduce composites using prepregscurrent
PMBPROD430ETrial a new injection moulding diecurrent
PMBTECH301EOptimise polymer processing operationscurrent
PMBTECH403ETest thermoset composite laminates and materialscurrent
PMBTECH404EMould composites with chemically-resistant or fire-retardant propertiescurrent
PMBTECH405ERepair damaged fibre-composites structurescurrent
PMBTECH407EProduce composite products using cored-laminate techniquescurrent
PMBWELD301EJoin polyethylene plastic pipelines using butt weldingcurrent
PMBWELD302EJoin polyethylene plastic pipelines using electrofusion weldingcurrent
PMBWELD303EInstall polyethylene plastic pipelines for non-pressure drainagecurrent
PMBWELD304EDesign polyethylene plastic pipelines for non-pressure drainagecurrent
PMBWELD305EInstall polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applicationscurrent
PMBWELD306EDesign polyethylene plastic pipelines for pressurised applicationscurrent
PMBWELD307EInstall plastic pipelines for high temperature applicationscurrent
PMBWELD308EInstall PVC plastic pipelines for pressurised applicationscurrent
PMBWELD309EWeld plastic using extrusion techniquescurrent
PMBWELD310EDesign PVC plastic pipelines for pressure applicationscurrent
PMBWELD311EDesign plastic pipelines for high temperature and pressure applicationscurrent

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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