CPC31220 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining. It prepares you for work as a plasterer (wall and ceiling). It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced CPC31211. Employers posted about 76 plasterer (wall and ceiling) jobs in June 2026, up 18.8% on a year earlier.
There is not much independent data on CPC31220 yet. What exists: plasterer (wall and ceiling)s are in national shortage and job ads in June 2026 were up 18.8% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more plasterer (wall and ceiling) jobs than a year ago. About 76 plasterer (wall and ceiling) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 18.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 800 job ads, while 2,200 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates plasterer (wall and ceiling)s and renderer (solid plaster)s as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Plasterer (Wall and Ceiling) and Renderer (Solid Plaster) as in national shortage.
Plasterer (wall and ceiling) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 31,431 workers in May 2025, 32,169 by May 2030 (up 2.3%) and 33,232 by May 2035 (up 5.7%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining are steady. Across Australia, 2,100 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 2,200, up 4.8% in a year. National data for CPC31220 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CPC31220 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.
The Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining is 29 units: 22 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 24 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 34 of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps CPC31220 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3332) 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. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.