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CPC32320 Certificate III in Stonemasonry
CPC32320 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Stonemasonry. It prepares you for work as a stonemason. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced CPC32313. Employers posted about 83 stonemason jobs in June 2026, down 16.8% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Stonemasonry · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
83last month
Stonemason roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Two structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced CPC32313 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Down 3.4% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The long-term signals behind the Certificate III in Stonemasonry are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Stonemasons are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 16.8% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting fewer stonemason jobs than a year ago. About 83 stonemason jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 16.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,100 job ads, while 425 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 3311
Combined monthly online job ads across Stonemason, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates bricklayers and stonemasons as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Bricklayer and Stonemason as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Stonemason jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 26,586 workers in May 2025, 27,976 by May 2030 (up 5.2%) and 29,194 by May 2035 (up 9.8%).
26,586
workers, May 2025
27,976
workers, May 2030
29,194
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 Total VET Activity
Who is training
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Stonemasonry are steady. Across Australia, 440 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 425, down 3.4% in a year. National data for CPC32320 starts in 2022.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
345
2022
440
2023
440
2024
425
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 CPC32320 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 CPC32320 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 register lists 21 core units for the Certificate III in Stonemasonry, plus 40 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 45 of them, marked below.
CPCCCA3002Carry out setting out (has prerequisites)
CPCCCM2006Apply basic levelling procedures
CPCCCM2008Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding (has prerequisites)
CPCCCM2012Work safely at heights (has prerequisites)
CPCCOM1012Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
CPCCOM1013Plan and organise work
View all 21 core units
CPCCOM1014Conduct workplace communication
CPCCOM1015Carry out measurements and calculations
CPCCOM2001Read and interpret plans and specifications (has prerequisites)
CPCCST2003Finish stone (has prerequisites)
CPCCST2004Lay stone (has prerequisites)
CPCCST2006Identify and use stone products (has prerequisites)
CPCCST2007Use stonemasonry tools, plant and equipment (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3001Dress and mould stone (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3002Shape solid stone (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3003Spilt stone manually (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3004Dress stone manually (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3006Machine stone (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3010Set out and cut letters in stone (has prerequisites)
CPCCST3022Carry out profile work (has prerequisites)
CPCCWHS2001Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
View the 40 elective options
BSBESB301Investigate business opportunities
BSBESB407Manage finances for new business ventures
CPCCBL3016Construct battered masonry walls and piers (has prerequisites)
CPCCBL3017Carry out tuck pointing and repointing to masonry (has prerequisites)
CPCCCM2002Carry out hand excavation (has prerequisites)
CPCCCM2005Use construction tools and equipment (has prerequisites)
CPCCCO2013Carry out concreting to simple forms (has prerequisites)
CPCCJN2001Assemble components (has prerequisites)
CPCCJN2003Package manufactured products for transport (has prerequisites)
CPCCPA3001Prepare subgrade, base and bedding course for segmental paving (has prerequisites)
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Get Course maps CPC32320 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3311) 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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