Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships

Boilermaker

Working as a Boilermaker you will be able to read drawings and carry out welding of components to a finished state. You will manufacture brackets, fixtures, tooling, fittings, and equipment and be able to modify existing components through metal fabrication process. Refer to industry requirements for recommended training pathways.

Summary of Training

Core Units – Totalling 33 points

  • Interpret technical drawing
  • Undertake manual handling
  • Perform engineering measurements
  • Perform computations
  • Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
  • Plan work activities
  • Organise and communicate information
  • Interact with computing technology
  • Assist in the provision of on-the-job training
  • Use hand tools
  • Use power tools/hand held operations
  • Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Elective Units – Totalling 63 points

  • Carry out mechanical cutting 
  • Perform manual heating and thermal cutting
  • Perform routine submerged arc welding
  • Perform geometric development
  • Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding
  • Perform routine gas metal arc welding
  • Apply safe welding practices
  • Select welding processes 
  • Assemble fabricated components
  • Weld using manual metal arc welding process
  • Weld using gas metal arc welding process
  • Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process
  • Repair, replace and/or modify fabrications
  • Mark off/out structural fabrications and shapes
  • Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components
  • Monitor quality of production welding/fabrications
  • Perform advanced welding using manual metal arc welding process 
  • Perform advanced welding using gas metal arc welding process

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

This Australian Apprenticeship occupation may attract incentives under the Australian Government Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System. For more information contact an Apprenticeship Network provider, call the Australian Apprenticeships referral line on 13 38 73, or look at the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive page

Job Pathways

Manufacturing and Engineering

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This occupation fits generally with these groupings

Industry Group
Manufacturing & Production

Work Type
Conventional & Organising
Manual & Realistic

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Commencements Change

The change in Australian Apprenticeships commencements in this overall industry in the past two years. Commencements in 22/23: 10498

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 18/10/2023. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Employment

Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry in employment (in any industry).

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Wage

Average wage of Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry employed full-time after training.

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Growth

Predicted growth in employment in this overall industry over the next 5 years.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Size

The number of employees in this overall industry compared with other Australian industries.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

Average wage of employees in this overall industry.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. AATIS analysis.

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Availability Information and More Details

Boilermaker - MEM31922
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT
Full Time

(Nominal Duration)

48 mths 48 mths 48 mths 48 mths 48 mths 36 mths 48 mths 48 mths
Part Time
Commencements 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
ASbA
Classification A A A A A * A A
Availability of Australian Apprenticeships and Nominal Duration (in months)

A = identified by the State or Territory as an Apprenticeship
T = identified by the State or Territory as a Traineeship
* = An approved qualification in Tasmania is available as an Apprenticeship/Traineeship.

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Nominal durations listed are for full time occupations, stated in months. In some cases nominal durations provided may not include the completion of pre-requisites. This data is sourced from State and Territory Training Authorities and is provided for information only and must be confirmed with these authorities.

Commencements

Commencement data source: National Apprentices and Trainees collection, VOCSTATS, extracted 18/10/2023, rounded estimates for April 2022 to March 2023. This data is for general information purposes only.

Australian School-based Apprenticeships (ASbA)

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ANZSCO Classification: 322211

Note: This is an indicative Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) classification for this occupation, provided as a guide only.

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