Careers Guide
Careers Guide
Upholsterer
What people in this role do:
- Assist clients with choice of colour, fabric, style and cost
- Stretch lengths of webbing tape across furniture frame and staple to underside
- Stretch and staple interlacing layers of webbing from side to side
- Prevent sideways movement by lacing tops of springs together then staple hessian to the frame
- Shape and cut foam padding, make patterns for furniture coverings, measure and cut fabric, join sections and tack fabric on to the furniture frame
- Use decorative braid, trim, buttons or fancy nails to cover staples and attach calico to the cover the underside of the furniture
- Restore and repair upholstered furniture by replacing cover, webbing, padding and springs.
Your chances of success will be better if you have:
- Enjoyment of practical and manual work
- Creative abilities and an interest in furniture
- Able to work neatly and accurately
- Attention to detail
- Good general physical fitness
- Sound vision
- Good hand-eye coordination
- School Certificate
The Future
- Employment for a minimum of four years
- Employment areas include: commercial, household, marine and caravan furniture, specialists in antiques, customising, renovating, repairing and recovery of furniture
Specialisation
- Antique and reproduction upholstery, custom upholstery, mass produced upholstery, renovation and repair upholstery
- For more options see www.myfuture.edu.au
Who to contact for more information and advice?
Auswide Projects |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T (02) 6492 3944 F (02) 6492 4594 bega@auswideprojects.com.au www.auswideprojects.com.au |
163 Auckland ST Bega NSW 2550 | Bega |
Hunter Valley Training Company |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T (02) 4932 4222 F (02) 4932 4544 admin@hvtc.com.au www.hvtc.com.au |
East Greta Junction Maitland NSW 2320 | All NSW |
Novaskill |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T (02) 4351 5200 F (02) 4351 5900 admingsf@novaskill.com.au www.novaskill.com.au |
Suite 15 1 Reliance Dr PO Box 3408 Tuggerah NSW 2259 | NSW |
STE 1300 Apprentice |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T (02) 9715 7344 F (02) 9745 2900 info@1300apprentice.com.au www.1300apprentice.com.au |
Level 2, 28 Burwood Road Burwood NSW 2134 | Sydney |
TABMA |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 02 9277 3100 F 02 9437 1222 Steve@tabma.com.au tabma |
Suite 603 Level 6 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 | Central Coast NSW |
TABMA |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 02 9277 3100 F 02 9437 1222 Steve@tabma.com.au www.tabma.com.au |
Suite 603 Level 6 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 | Newcastle, Maitland and Hunter |
TABMA |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 02 9277 3100 F 02 9437 1222 Steve@tabma.com.au www.tabma.com.au |
Suite 603 Level 6 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 | Illawarra, Southern Highlands and South Coast |
TABMA |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 02 9277 3100 F 02 9437 1222 Steve@tabma.com.au www.tabma.com.au |
Suite 603 Level 6 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 | Northern NSW Coastal and Inland |
TABMA |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 02 9277 3100 F 02 9437 1222 Steve@Tabma.com.au www.tabma.com.au |
Suite 603 Level 6 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 | Regional areas of NSW |
TABMA |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 02 9277 3100 F 02 9437 1222 Steve@tabma.com.au www.tabma.com.au |
Suite 603 Level 6 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065 | Southern NSW and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
WPC Group |
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| Phone / Fax / Email / Website | Address | Regions Serviced |
| T 1300 760 099 F 1300 760 077 nswreception@wpcgroup.org.au www.wpcgroup.org.au |
Suite 2 / 190 George Street Parramatta, NSW 2150 | Sydney |