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CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry
CPC30220 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind carpenter work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced CPC32011 and CPC30211 and CPC31511. About 981 carpenter jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.2% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Carpentry · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
981last month
Carpenter roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Two structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced CPC32011, CPC30211, CPC31511 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Up 3.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Carpentry line up. Carpenters are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for carpenters are holding steady. About 981 carpenter jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 12,400 job ads, while 54,230 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 3312
Combined monthly online job ads across Carpenter, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates carpenter and joiners, carpenters and joiners as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Carpenter and Joiner, Carpenter and Joiner as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Carpenter jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 149,259 workers in May 2025, 158,848 by May 2030 (up 6.4%) and 165,554 by May 2035 (up 10.9%).
149,259
workers, May 2025
158,848
workers, May 2030
165,554
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Student Outcomes
How graduates do
Certificate III in Carpentry graduates do better than is typical at Certificate III level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 95.8% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $69,700, against $54,000 typical. 89.9% were satisfied with the training, against 90.6% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
95.8%
employed or in further study after training (2025)
typical 88% across 105 Certificate IIIs
$69,700
median income after training (2025)
typical $54,000 across 85 Certificate IIIs
89.9%
satisfied with the training (2025)
typical 90.6% across 105 Certificate IIIs
Level benchmarks are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIIs in the same collection, not official NCVER benchmarks.
NCVER Student Outcomes · 2025 survey
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Carpentry are steady. Across Australia, 52,390 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 54,230, up 3.5% in a year. National data for CPC30220 starts in 2020.
2019
not yet introduced
80
2020
1,800
2021
29,305
2022
47,295
2023
52,390
2024
54,230
2025
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework
What does studying it involve?
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
How long it takes
A Certificate III is typically 1 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to CPC30220 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists
What does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for CPC30220 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging
What is in the qualification
The Certificate III in Carpentry is 34 units: 27 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 33 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 45 of them, marked below.
CPCCCA2002Use carpentry tools and equipment (has prerequisites)
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Get Course maps CPC30220 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3312) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIIs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.