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Vocational Graduate Diploma of Engineering MEM80111

The MEM80111 Vocational Graduate Diploma of Engineering is a qualification for people with responsibility and accountability for engineering-related design and/or development, leadership or operations across a range of industries and disciplines. The work environment may be project based or relate to an ongoing senior para-professional role as a technical specialist or technical leader.

The MEM80111 Vocational Graduate Diploma is designed to build  upon existing expertise and provides high level specialist engineering design and engineering technical and project management skills.

The MEM80111 Vocational Graduate Diploma of Engineering can also provide an articulation pathway to professional qualifications.

Pathways for candidates considering this qualification may include:

  • a Diploma or Advanced Diploma of Engineering from the MEM05 Metals and Engineering Training Package
  • relevant Certificate IV or Certificate III together with significant  relevant vocational practice in an engineering related role, or a
  • Bachelor Degree; or other higher education qualification, with relevant vocational practice in an engineering related role.

After achieving this qualification, candidates may undertakea Bachelor of Engineering or other suitable higher education qualifications.

Units of competency selected from other Training Packages must be relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the qualification level. Many units of competency in this qualification assume a level of English, mathematics and science equivalent to a school sector Year 12 standard. Note: Manufacturing Skills Australia recommends that the design of any training delivery and assessment program to support the achievement of this qualification is based on the context required by the industry and/or enterprise.

There is no direct link between this qualification and licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements.