PPM20216 Certificate II in Papermaking Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for PPM20216 ended on 8 February 2022 — 4 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 10 February 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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
PPM — Pulp & Paper Manufacturing Industry Training Package
Currency period ends
8 February 2022
Latest release
Release 2 · 24 October 2018 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
FPP20210
Superseded by
PPM20121 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. PPM20216Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Papermaking Operations
  2. not equivalent
  3. PPM20121CurrentCertificate II in Pulp and Paper Operations

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.

  • FPP20210PPM20216equivalent5 May 2016

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

  • PPM20216PPM20121not equivalent9 February 2022

    Two qualifications consolidated into one. Packaging rules, core and elective units revised while total number of units remains the same

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What PPM20216 is made of

training.gov.au lists 81 units for PPM20216: 3 core and 78 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 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
PPMQAS210Apply basic quality practicesnot current
PPMSUS210Apply sustainable work practices/policiesnot current
PPMWHS210Participate in WHS processesnot current

Elective units 78 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBCMM101Apply basic communication skillsnot current
BSBCMM201Communicate in the workplacenot current
CPPSEC2011BControl access to and exit from premisesnot current
CPPSEC2015APatrol premisesnot current
FWPCOT3263Maintain and contribute to energy efficiencynot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
MEM11016BOrder materialsnot current
MSAPMOHS220AProvide initial First Aid responsecurrent
MSL904002Perform standard calibrationsnot current
MSL973013Perform basic testsnot current
MSMBLIC001Licence to operate a standard boilercurrent
MSMBLIC002Licence to operate an advanced boilercurrent
MSMOPS212Use organisation computers or data systemscurrent
MSMWHS110Follow emergency response procedurescurrent
MSS402020Apply quick changeover proceduresnot current
MSS402030Apply cost factors to work practicesnot current
MSS402040Apply 5S proceduresnot current
MSS402050Monitor process capabilitynot current
MSS402081Contribute to the application of a proactive maintenance strategynot current
PMAWHS211Prepare equipment for emergency responsecurrent
PPMCPP210Monitor and control coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPP320Prepare and start up coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPP330Coordinate the shutdown of coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPR210Prepare chemical productsnot current
PPMCSK310Operate process control equipmentnot current
PPMDEO210Monitor and control dry end operationsnot current
PPMDEO320Prepare and start up dry end operationsnot current
PPMDEO330Coordinate and implement dry end shutdownnot current
PPMENV210Identify and monitor environmental discharges/emissionsnot current
PPMEPG210Monitor and control power generation systemnot current
Show the remaining 48 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
PPMEPG320Manage a power generation system startupnot current
PPMEPG330Coordinate power generation system shutdownnot current
PPMFCO210Monitor, control and shutdown finishing and converting operationsnot current
PPMFCO320Prepare and start up finishing and converting operationsnot current
PPMFCO340Troubleshoot and rectify finishing and converting systemsnot current
PPMMHV210Operate overhead cranenot current
PPMNUM210Estimate and calculate basic datanot current
PPMPLN210Plan and undertake a routine tasknot current
PPMPRM210Undertake operator level preventative maintenancenot current
PPMPRM220Perform lubricationnot current
PPMPRS210Identify and rectify problems in the workplacenot current
PPMPRV210Operate ancillary equipmentnot current
PPMPUL250Store and distribute pulped productnot current
PPMREC210Monitor and control chemical recovery operationsnot current
PPMREC320Prepare and start up chemical recovery operationsnot current
PPMREC330Coordinate and implement chemical recovery shutdownsnot current
PPMREL210Contribute to effective working relationshipsnot current
PPMRES260Receive materialsnot current
PPMRES270Unload materialsnot current
PPMSTM210Monitor and control boiler operationnot current
PPMSTM320Manage steam boiler start upnot current
PPMSTM330Shut down and bank steam boilernot current
PPMWAR250Store productnot current
PPMWAR255Prepare and dispatch productnot current
PPMWAR280Warehouse product packagingnot current
PPMWAS210Operate water systemsnot current
PPMWAS340Troubleshoot and rectify water systemsnot current
PPMWEO210Monitor and control wet end operationsnot current
PPMWEO320Prepare and start up wet end operationsnot current
PPMWEO330Coordinate and implement wet end shutdownnot current
PPMWHS310Contribute to WHS processesnot current
TAEASS301Contribute to assessmentnot current
TAEDEL301Provide work skill instructionnot current
TLIA2012Pick and process ordersnot current
TLIA2022Participate in stocktakesnot current
TLIA3016Use inventory systems to organise stock controlnot current
TLID1001Shift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current
TLID1002Shift a load using manually-operated equipmentnot current
TLID2003Handle dangerous goods/hazardous substancesnot current
TLID2004Load and unload goods/cargonot current
TLID2010Operate a forkliftnot current
TLID2013Move materials mechanically using automated equipmentnot current
TLID2047Prepare cargo for transfer with slingscurrent
TLID3011Conduct specialised forklift operationscurrent
TLID3024Use specialised liquid bulk transfer equipment (gravity/pressurised)current
TLID3031Rig loadcurrent
TLID3035Operate a boom type elevating work platformcurrent
TLIU4001Implement and monitor environmental protection policies and procedurescurrent

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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