CPC50220 is the nationally recognised Diploma behind project builder work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced CPC50210. About 3,814 project builder jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 7.8% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) line up. Project builders are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035, enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 7.8% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more project builder jobs than a year ago. About 3,814 project builder jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 7.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 42,900 job ads, while 13,480 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 construction project managers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Construction Project Manager as in national shortage; Project Builder as not in shortage.
Project builder jobs are projected to keep growing strongly. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 128,188 workers in May 2025, 147,311 by May 2030 (up 14.9%) and 156,627 by May 2035 (up 22.2%).
Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) graduates find work less often than is typical at Diploma level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 87.4% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Diploma result is 92%, across 34 qualifications. Median income after training was $87,800, against $63,250 typical. 88.5% were satisfied with the training, against 89% 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.
Enrolments in the Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) are growing. Across Australia, 11,035 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 13,480, up 22.2% in a year. National data for CPC50220 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CPC50220 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 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) is 27 units: 24 core, plus 3 electives chosen from 13 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Two of them, marked below.
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Get Course maps CPC50220 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 1331) 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 Diplomas 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.