Floor Finisher
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- Technicians and Trades Workers
- Assessing authority
- TRA
Classification
- Major group
- 3Technicians and Trades Workers
- Sub-major group
- 33Construction Trades Workers
- Unit group
- 3321Floor Finishers
Description
Measures, cuts, installs and repairs soft and resilient floor coverings. Registration or licensing may be required.
Specialisations
- Carpet Layer
- Parquetry Layer
Unit group
3321 · Floor FinishersDescription
Floor Finishers measure, cut, install and repair soft and resilient floor coverings.
Skill level
Australia
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
New Zealand
NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.
Occupation skill level 3
Tasks
Tasks include
- measuring areas to be covered and consulting plans to estimate quantities of floor covering materials required
- preparing surfaces for covering and removing baseboard trims
- measuring, cutting and fixing underlay materials
- laying coverings, such as carpets, linoleum, parquetry blocks, cork tiles and other resilient flooring materials, over floors, matching patterns, cutting shapes around fixtures and trimming edges
- securing floor coverings and fitting edge trims in doorways
- sanding, staining and applying finishing coatings to timber floors
- may install wall, ceiling, counter and bench coverings
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
Core Skills Occupation List
- Occupation
- Floor Finisher · 332111
- Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
- Not listed in supplied data
- Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL)
- Listed
- Regional Occupation List (ROL)
- Listed