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LMF60308 - Advanced Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology (Release 1)

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BSBDES601A - Manage design realisationManage design realisationSupersededN/A
LMFFT4010B - Identify and calculate production costsIdentify and calculate production costsSupersededN/A
BSBDES305A - Source and apply information on the history and theory of designSource and apply information on the history and theory of designSupersededN/A
BSBMGT616A - Develop and implement strategic plansDevelop and implement strategic plansSupersededN/A
LMFFDT4007A - Establish the design briefEstablish the design briefDeletedN/A
BSBDES403A - Develop and extend design skills and practiceDevelop and extend design skills and practiceSupersededN/A
MSACMT675A - Facilitate the development of a new productFacilitate the development of a new productSupersededN/A
LMFFDT5013A - Evaluate furniture design proposals and conceptsEvaluate furniture design proposals and conceptsSupersededN/A
MSACMS602A - Manage a value chainManage a value chainSupersededN/A
BSBCRT401A - Articulate, present and debate ideasArticulate, present and debate ideasSupersededN/A
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Classifications

SchemeCodeClassification value
ANZSCO Identifier 232312 Industrial Designer 
ASCO (occupation type) Identifier 2533-15 Industrial Designer 
ASCED Qualification/Course Field of Education Identifier 0403 Building 
Qualification/Course Level of Education Identifier 411 Advanced Diploma 
Taxonomy - Industry Sector N/A Furniture,Product Design 
Taxonomy - Occupation N/A Fine Furniture Maker 

Classification history

SchemeCodeClassification valueStart dateEnd date
ANZSCO Identifier 232312 Industrial Designer 11/May/2009 
ASCO (occupation type) Identifier 2533-15 Industrial Designer 11/May/2009 
ASCED Qualification/Course Field of Education Identifier 0403 Building 11/May/2009 
Qualification/Course Level of Education Identifier 411 Advanced Diploma 11/May/2009 
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Description

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge required to design furniture and translate the design into a finished furniture product for either custom or volume production.

Job roles /employment outcomes 

LMF60308 Advanced Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology is streamed to reflect two primary occupational outcomes in the areas of fine furniture making - with a focus on skills required to design and produce individual fine furniture for display or custom production or

furniture design - with a focus on skills required to design furniture for volume production. Work involves using a significant range of fundamental principles and complex techniques across a wide and often unpredictable variety of contexts in relation to either varied or highly specified functions. Accountability and responsibility for self and others in achieving outcomes is involved.

Application 

This qualification is typically used to develop a breadth, depth and complexity of skills and knowledge in furniture design and technology for:

1. Fine furniture making - with a focus on skills required to design and produce individual fine furniture for display or custom production.

2. Furniture design - with a focus on skills required to design furniture for volume production

Pathways into the qualification 

This qualification may be accessed by direct entry. Credit can be granted towards this qualification by those who have completed LMF50508 Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology or achieved equivalent industry experience.

Pathways from the qualification 

Further training pathways from this qualification may include relevant higher education programs and management or competitive manufacturing qualifications.

Licensing considerations 

There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, depending on the jurisdiction, licensing or regulatory requirements may apply to the use of some units in this qualification. Local regulations should be checked for details.

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Entry Requirements

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Employability Skills Summary

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS QUALIFICATION SUMMARY 

Employability Skill 

Industry /enterprise requirements for this qualification include :

Communication
  • communicate effectively and efficiently with colleagues, suppliers, clients and others involved in the design project, using a variety of communication methods
  • interpret and negotiate design briefs
  • analyse technical and conceptual information
  • conduct research to inform project outcomes
  • communicate and sell design ideas and concepts using a variety of presentation methods
  • produce detailed technical drawings to industry standard
  • complete documentation relating to the project
  • undertake measurements and calculations and document in specification schedule
  • interpret client needs and documentation including client briefs, quotations, fee schedules, proposal documents, product finishes, schedules and drawings
  • interact with and negotiate with industry representatives

Teamwork
  • provide leadership in developing and realizing design concepts
  • demonstrate and encourage others in working cooperatively with people of different ages, gender, race or religion
  • undertake appropriate and effective communication with others in the design process
  • provide others with constructive and meaningful feedback

Problem-solving
  • interpret and resolve design briefs which meet client needs and are achieved within the parameters of the project
  • analyse and apply research findings into design solutions
  • develop and resolve ideas for a range of design challenges
  • recognise and address quality issues and problems relating to design and business activities
  • solve problems in relation to the realisation of desired design outcomes that are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable
  • use expertise to provide problem solving advice
  • identify and address unexpected problems, hazards, time delays and structural implications as they arise
  • evaluate design solutions for best fit
  • evaluate information to guide design development and processes
  • assess commercial viability of designs

Initiative and enterprise
  • anticipate and address problems, hazards, time delays and structural implications
  • initiate a design direction and options for the project
  • provide leadership in design and manage project changes
  • identify and address non-conformances
  • identify effective ways to achieve design outcomes
  • rectify problems promptly and appropriately
  • develop original design concepts
  • apply continual improvement processes to design service

Planning and organising
  • develop project schedules on time, to agreed industry standards and in coordination with other project timelines
  • make, confirm and alter client and supplier appointments according to workplace schedules and personnel activities
  • collect, analyse and organise client information to arrange projects professionally and on time
  • prepare project proposals with all information to enable clients to make efficient and informed choices
  • plan work requirements for self and others as required
  • monitor quality outcomes

Self-management
  • evaluate and monitor work outcomes against work schedule and quality standards
  • manage own time and work load priorities effectively
  • monitor information in work area
  • keep the work area clean and tidy at all times
  • locate, interpret and apply relevant information
  • provide leadership for project work

Learning
  • conduct ongoing professional research in design and technology knowledge
  • maintain professional skills and industry contacts
  • manage own learning and professional development activities
  • accept and respond to feedback, and use feedback as an opportunity to improve professional knowledge and skills
  • identify shortfalls in knowledge and undertake research or training to fill gaps
  • assess competencies in meeting job requirements
  • ask questions to expand own knowledge
  • experiment with design and technology ideas and review outcomes

Technology
  • observe OHS principles when using technology
  • research technological developments relevant to design work
  • use computers and appropriate software to develop and realise a design solution
  • use technology to organise and maintain client and business data
  • work with technology safely and according to workplace standards

Packaging Rules

Packaging Rules 

To be awarded the LMF60308 Advanced Diploma of Furniture Design and Technology, competency must be achieved in thirty-six  (36 ) units of competency.

  • nine  (9 ) core units of competency
  • twenty-seven  (27 ) elective units of competency.

Note: Where prerequisite units apply, these have been listed, and must be considered in the total number of units.

CORE UNITS 

Complete all nine  (9 ) units from this list.

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

BSBDES401A

Generate design solutions

BSBDES601A

Manage design realisation

LMFFDT4007A

Establish design brief

LMFFDT4012A

Produce ideation drawings

LMFFDT4014A

Research and select furniture materials and technology

LMFFDT4015A

Research furniture styles and movements

LMFFDT5004A

Develop self as a furniture designer

LMFFDT5013A

Evaluate furniture design proposals and concepts

MSAENV272B

Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

ELECTIVE UNITS 

Select twenty-seven  (27 ) units from Groups A, B, C, D or E and F as specified below.

Group A 

Select one  (1 ) unit from Group A.

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

LMFFDT4006A

Establish and maintain a safe furniture making work environment

LMFFDT4008A

Determine occupational health and safety implications of designs

Group B 

Select a minimum of six  (6 ) units from Group B including a minimum of two  (2 ) units coded LMF*****.

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

BSBADV512A

Create an advertising brief

BSBCRT601A

Research and apply concepts and theories of creativity

BSBDES602A

Research global design trends

BSBMGT605B

Provide leadership across the organisation

BSBMGT616A

Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic plans

BSBMGT617A

Develop and implement a business plan

BSBMKG605B

Evaluate international marketing opportunities

BSBMKG608A

Develop organisational marketing objectives

BSBMKG609A

Develop a marketing plan

BSBRSK501A

Manage risk

LMFFDT6001A

Assess economic impact of a design

LMFFDT6002A

Design for mass production

LMFFDT6003A

Evaluate and participate in design industry networks

LMFFDT6004A

Investigate legal requirements for designs

LMFFDT6005A

Work collaboratively on a design project

LMFFT6001B

Research and evaluate products, materials and processes

MSACMC614A

Develop a communications strategy to support production

MSACMS601A

Analyse and map a value chain

MSACMT631A

MSACMS602A

Manage a value chain

MSACMT601A

MSACMT631A

MSACMS603A

Develop manufacturing related business plans

MSACMT630A

Optimise cost of product

MSACMT631A

MSACMT631A

Undertake value analysis of product costs in terms of customer requirements

MSACMT230A

MSACMT650A

Determine and improve process capability

MSACMT452A

MSACMT661A

Determine and establish information collection requirements and processes

MSACMT675A

Facilitate the development of a new product

MSACMT452A

MSAENV672B

Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

PSPPROC602A

Direct the management of contracts

Group C 

Select a minimum of four  (4 ) units from Group C including a minimum of two  (2 ) units coded LMF*****.

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

BSBDES502A

Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief

BSBMKG501A

Evaluate marketing opportunities

CUFANM303A

Create digital 3D models

LMFDN5001B

Generate and transfer complex computer-aided drawings and specifications

LMFDN5006B

Manage furniture design

LMFFDT5001A

Apply ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemic considerations to a product

LMFFDT5002A

Apply resources sustainably

LMFFDT5003A

Assess and resolve technical integrity of a design

LMFFDT5005A

Construct custom furniture using advanced techniques

LMFFDT5007A

Design a batch or limited production item of furniture

LMFFDT5008A

Design a furniture product using high volume technology services (HVTS) in production

LMFFDT5009A

Design a one-off item of furniture

LMFFDT5010A

Research and recommend alternative manufacturing processes

LMFFDT5011A

Research and recommend machine technology

LMFFT5001B

Evaluate and select production materials and equipment for furniture production

LMFFT5004B

Develop and document procedures and specifications

LMFFT5011B

Develop, trial and evaluate prototypes

LMFFT5012B

Determine production feasibility of designs

MSACMT450A

Undertake process capability improvements

MSACMT452A

MSACMT452A

Apply statistics to processes in manufacturing

MSAENV672B

Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

Group D 

Select a minimum of nine  (9 ) units from Group D including a minimum of five  (5 ) units coded LMF***** if LMFFDT4006A Establish and maintain a safe furniture making work environment  is selected from Group A.

OR 

Select a minimum of nine  (9 ) units from Group E including a minimum of five  (5 ) units coded LMF***** if LMFFDT4008A Determine occupational health and safety implications of designs  is selected from Group A.

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

Stream 1 : Fine furniture making 

BSBDES301A

Explore the use of colour

BSBPMG510A

Manage projects

BSBSMB403A

Market the small business

BSBSMB404A

Undertake small business planning

CUFDIG303A

Produce and prepare photo images

CUVCOR09B

Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept

CUVCRS03B

Produce computer-aided drawings

CUVCRS04B

Produce technical drawings

LMFFDT4001A

Apply finishing techniques to custom furniture

LMFFDT4002A

Assemble custom furniture

LMFFDT4005A

Construct and evaluate furniture prototypes and samples

LMFFDT4009A

Prepare and present furniture design information

LMFFDT4010A

Produce and evaluate developmental furniture models to scale

LMFFDT4011A

Set up, operate and maintain basic static woodworking machines

LMFFDT4016A

Select, use and maintain hand tools for the creation of custom furniture

LMFFDT4017A

Set up and operate a wood turning lathe to produce off-centre work

LMFFDT4018A

Produce templates and jigs for custom made furniture

LMFFM4005A

Hand carve wood to custom design

LMFFM4006A

Construct joints for custom furniture

LMFFM4007A

Produce curved and shaped components for custom furniture

LMFFM4008A

Produce timber veneered components for custom furniture

LMFFT4010B

Identify and calculate production costs

LMFFT4011B

Purchase materials and consumables for furniture production

Group E 

Unit code 

Unit title 

Prerequisites 

Stream 2 : Furniture design 

BSBCRT401A

Articulate, present and debate ideas

BSBCRT402A

Collaborate in a creative process

BSBCRT403A

Explore the history and social impact of creativity

BSBCRT501A

Originate and develop concepts

BSBDES301A

Explore the use of colour

BSBDES303A

Explore and apply the creative design process to 3-dimensional forms

BSBDES305A

Source and apply information on the history and theory of design

BSBDES403A

Develop and extend design skills and practice

BSBPMG510A

Manage projects

BSBSMB403A

Market the small business

BSBSMB404A

Undertake small business planning

BSBSMB407A

Manage a small team

CUFDIG303A

Produce and prepare photo images

CUFDIG304A

Create visual design components

CUVCOR09B

Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept

CUVCRS03B

Produce computer-aided drawings

CUVCRS04B

Produce technical drawings

LMFFDT4003A

Assess and record the lifecycle of a product

LMFFDT4004A

Assess environmental impact of a design

LMFFDT4005A

Construct and evaluate furniture prototypes and samples

LMFFDT4009A

Prepare and present furniture design information

LMFFDT4013A

Research and select furniture finishes

LMFFT4010B

Identify and calculate production costs

MEM15001B

Perform basic statistical quality control

MEM16006A

Organise and communicate information

MEM16007A

Work with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment

MEM16008A

Interact with computing technology

MEM16013A

Operate in a self directed team

MEM16007A

MEM30001A

Use computer aided drafting systems to produce basic engineering drawings

MEM16006A

MEM16008A

MEM30004A

Use CAD to create and display 3D models

MEM16008A

MEM30001A

MEM30024A

Participate in quality assurance techniques

MEM15001B

MSACMT430A

Improve cost factors in work practices

MSACMT230A

Apply cost factors to work practices

Group F 

Up to seven  (7 ) relevant units can be chosen from other units not already selected from Groups A, B, C and D, or units available in this Training Package, other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses. Those units must be aligned at Diploma level (maximum 2 units) or Advanced Diploma level (maximum 5 units).

Units selected from other Training Packages and accredited courses via Group F must be relevant to the qualification outcome and not duplicate units available within this qualification.

If Competitive Manufacturing units are chosen (identified as MSACM in the code), these should only be selected on the basis of work requirements.

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