PMB40121 Certificate IV in Polymer Technology

Currenttraining.gov.au: current

Australia's national training register lists PMB40121 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
PMB40116
Superseded by
nothing — no replacement listed

Where the register points next

training.gov.au points at nothing after PMB40121: 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.

  • PMB40116PMB40121equivalent17 February 2021

    PMB40120 Certificate IV in Polymer Technology supersedes and is equivalent to PMB40116 Certificate IV in Polymer Technology

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What PMB40121 is made of

training.gov.au lists 119 units for PMB40121: 1 core and 118 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 118 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
MEM09002Interpret technical drawingcurrent
MEM09003Prepare basic engineering drawingcurrent
MEM11011Undertake manual handlingcurrent
MEM12023Perform engineering measurementscurrent
MEM12024Perform computationscurrent
MEM13003Work safely with industrial chemicals and materialscurrent
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineeringcurrent
MEM15001Perform basic statistical quality controlcurrent
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
MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
MSMOPS200Operate equipmentcurrent
MSMOPS212Use organisation computers or data systemscurrent
MSMOPS244Lay out and cut materialscurrent
MSMOPS400Optimise process/plant areacurrent
MSMOPS401Trial new process or productcurrent
MSMSUP106Work in a teamcurrent
MSMSUP200Achieve work outcomescurrent
MSMSUP205Transfer loadscurrent
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
MSMSUP309Maintain and organise workplace recordscurrent
MSMSUP310Contribute to the development of workplace documentationcurrent
MSMSUP330Develop and adjust a production schedulecurrent
MSMSUP382Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplacecurrent
Show the remaining 88 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSMSUP383Facilitate a teamcurrent
MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving toolscurrent
MSMSUP400Develop and monitor quality systemscurrent
MSMSUP404Coordinate maintenancecurrent
MSMWHS200Work safelycurrent
MSMWHS400Contribute to WHS management systemcurrent
MSS402040Apply 5S proceduresnot current
MSS402050Monitor process capabilitynot current
MSS404054Apply statistics to operational processesnot current
PMBFIN201EFinish components and productscurrent
PMBFIN203ERework product imperfectionscurrent
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
PMBPROD235EUse materials and process knowledge to complete work operationscurrent
PMBPROD236EOperate hand-held air or power equipment for production processescurrent
PMBPROD240ECut plastic materialscurrent
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
PMBPROD251EApply gel coat or other polymer surface finishcurrent
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
PMBPROD304EWind up wire or beltscurrent
PMBPROD306EPrepare and start equipment for productioncurrent
PMBPROD308ETake a machine out of productioncurrent
PMBPROD310EProduce injection moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD311EProduce blow moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD313EProduce extruded polymer productscurrent
PMBPROD321EProduce rotational moulded productscurrent
PMBPROD328EProduce sheet-fed vacuum-formed productscurrent
PMBPROD330EMake moulds for thermoformed productscurrent
PMBPROD343EShut down plant areacurrent
PMBPROD347EMould composites products using hand lay-up techniquescurrent
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
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
PMBPROD430ETrial a new injection moulding diecurrent
PMBPROD431ETrial a new production mould assemblycurrent
PMBTECH301EOptimise polymer processing operationscurrent
PMBTECH302EModify existing compoundscurrent
PMBTECH303EMake minor modifications to productscurrent
PMBTECH401EPredict polymer properties and characteristicscurrent
PMBTECH402ESet advanced or complex injection moulding diescurrent
PMBTECH403ETest thermoset composite laminates and materialscurrent
PMBTECH404EMould composites with chemically-resistant or fire-retardant propertiescurrent
PMBTECH405ERepair damaged fibre-composites structurescurrent
PMBTECH406EDiagnose production equipment problemscurrent
PMBTECH407EProduce composite products using cored-laminate techniquescurrent
PMBTECH501EAnalyse equipment performancecurrent
PMBTECH502EAnalyse production trialscurrent
PMBTECH506EAnalyse the design of products and tools for polymer injection mouldingcurrent
PMBTECH507EDevelop fibre-composite products using cored-laminate techniquescurrent
PMBWELD301EJoin polyethylene plastic pipelines using butt weldingcurrent
PMBWELD302EJoin polyethylene plastic pipelines using electrofusion weldingcurrent
PMBWELD309EWeld plastic using extrusion techniquescurrent

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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