CPC32820 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind fire protection plumber work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced CPC32813. About 1,364 fire protection plumber jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 5.8% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Fire Protection line up. Fire protection plumbers are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and job ads in June 2026 were up 5.8% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more fire protection plumber jobs than a year ago. About 1,364 fire protection plumber jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 5.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 16,100 job ads, while 1,110 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 airconditioning and mechanical services plumbers, drainers, gasfitters, roof plumbers, plumber (general)s and fire protection plumbers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber, Drainer, Gasfitter, Roof Plumber, Plumber (General) and Fire Protection Plumber as in national shortage.
Fire protection plumber jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 103,573 workers in May 2025, 108,958 by May 2030 (up 5.2%) and 114,160 by May 2035 (up 10.2%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Fire Protection are steady. Across Australia, 1,110 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,110, up 0% in a year. National data for CPC32820 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CPC32820 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 Fire Protection is 37 units: 32 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 18 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 37 of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps CPC32820 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3341) 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: register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.