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Estimate and quote the Mount Eliza robe variation

You are a trainee estimator in Design and Estimating.

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The situation

What has happened

A private customer in Mount Eliza has a confirmed walk-in robe on order (JO-26-1058) for installation on 6 October. They have now asked for a second bank of drawers and a central island bench in the same natural oak woodgrain melamine. Mei-Ling Chao has left a marked-up sketch with dimensions, and the stock register shows oak woodgrain board is on order after falling below minimum. The customer wants the variation priced by the end of the week and wants to know whether the installation date will move. Sanjay Pillai maintains the material and labour rate tables and is available for questions. The quote must be issued from the quote template as a variation to the original quote.

Your brief. Produce an updated drawing and cutting list for the additional drawers and island, cost the variation accurately from the current rate tables, confirm material availability and lead time with stores, and issue a variation quote that clearly states scope, price, exclusions and the effect on the installation date.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Revised drawing with revision number
  • Cutting list and hardware schedule
  • Itemised cost estimate
  • Completed variation quote
  • Updated job order record

Documents to use

Systems to use

Job Order Register

Tracks every job from confirmed order through production, dispatch and installation to handover, with the job pack details and current status.

Materials and Stock Register

Holds the stock on hand of board, timber, hardware, foam, fabric, glass and consumables, with minimum levels, locations and reorder status.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Furnishing Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

MSFGN3006Estimate and cost job
MSFFDM4007Identify and calculate production costs
MSFFM3030Produce manual and computer-aided production drawings
MSFFDM4009Match furnishing style and materials to customer requirements
MSFFDM4017Purchase materials and consumables

Qualifications

MSF40222Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Manufacturing
MSF30322Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a drawing that a cabinet maker could build from, a cutting list that reconciles to the drawing, a cost build-up that uses the rate tables correctly with labour time justified, and a quote that follows the template with plain exclusions and an honest installation date. The candidate must have checked stock rather than assumed availability.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.