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Furniture and Cabinet Making

Study Furniture and Cabinet Making at Melbourne Polytechnic and combined creative flair with woodworking finesse.

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Create beautiful and practical pieces

There is always a demand for tradespeople who can make objects for domestic or commercial interiors. Mix an eye for design with contemporary and traditional woodworking techniques.

Melbourne Polytechnic offers Furniture and Cabinetmaking in both pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship courses. You’ll learn everything you need to be industry-ready, from computer-aided drawing (CAD) design skills, to safe operation of hand and power tools, to estimating and costing a job.

Melbourne Polytechnic’s construction trades facilities are the most technologically advanced in Victoria, so you’ll always graduate with the latest industry knowledge.

Once you have completed an apprenticeship, you may find work as a cabinet maker or furniture manufacturer.

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It feels really good, especially being a female in the industry as well as for all the people who are neurodivergent and in the trades.
Jessica Currie
Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Joinery and Outstanding Apprentice/Trainee of the Year 2023
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