CUA41320 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind visual arts and crafts professionals work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced CUA41315. About 5 visual arts and crafts professionals jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 23.1% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 4 in Visual Arts · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
5last month
Visual arts and crafts professionals roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced CUA41315 in 2021
Enrolments
Steady
Up 4.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Visual Arts are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and job ads in June 2026 were up 23.1% on a year earlier. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting more visual arts and crafts professionals jobs than a year ago. About 5 visual arts and crafts professionals jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 23.1% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 100 job ads, while 755 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 2114
Combined monthly online job ads across Visual Arts And Crafts Professionals, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates painter (visual arts)s, potter or ceramic artists, sculptors and visual arts and crafts professionals necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Painter (Visual Arts), Potter or Ceramic Artist, Sculptor and Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals nec as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Visual arts and crafts professionals jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 12,283 workers in May 2025, 12,971 by May 2030 (up 5.6%) and 13,729 by May 2035 (up 11.8%).
12,283
workers, May 2025
12,971
workers, May 2030
13,729
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 IV in Visual Arts are steady. Across Australia, 725 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 755, up 4.1% in a year. National data for CUA41320 starts in 2022.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
435
2022
780
2023
725
2024
755
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 IV is typically 0.5 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 CUA41320 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 CUA41320 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 IV in Visual Arts is 15 units: 6 core, plus 9 electives chosen from 91 options on the register.
CUAACD311Produce drawings to communicate ideas
CUAPPR411Realise a creative project
CUAPPR414Develop self as artist
CUAPPR415Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work
CUARES403Research history and theory to inform own arts practice
CUAWHS312Apply work health and safety practices
View the 91 elective options
BSBCRT411Apply critical thinking to work practices
BSBCRT412Articulate, present and debate ideas
BSBCRT413Collaborate in creative processes
BSBESB301Investigate business opportunities
BSBESB302Develop and present business proposals
BSBESB303Organise finances for new business ventures
BSBESB304Determine resource requirements for new business ventures
BSBESB305Address compliance requirements for new business ventures
BSBLDR413Lead effective workplace relationships
BSBMKG437Create and optimise digital media
BSBMKG439Develop and apply knowledge of communications industry
BSBMKG440Apply marketing communication across a convergent industry
BSBPEF301Organise personal work priorities
BSBPEF401Manage personal health and wellbeing
BSBPEF402Develop personal work priorities
BSBSTR301Contribute to continuous improvement
BSBSTR401Promote innovation in team environments
BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
BSBWRT311Write simple documents
CUAACD312Produce computer-aided drawings
CUAACD313Produce technical drawings
CUAACD314Make scale models
CUAACD411Integrate colour theory and design processes
CUAACD412Experiment with moulding and casting techniques
CUAANM313Create 3D digital models
CUABRT415Provide technical support during virtual and hybrid events
CUACAL411Experiment with techniques to produce calligraphy
CUACER411Experiment with techniques to produce ceramic works
CUACER412Experiment with throwing techniques
CUACER413Experiment with ceramic surface treatments
CUACMP311Implement copyright arrangements
CUACMP511Manage copyright arrangements
CUADES301Explore the use of colour
CUADES302Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
CUADES303Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
CUADES304Source and apply design industry knowledge
CUADES305Source and apply information on the history and theory of design
CUADES411Generate design solutions
CUADES412Interpret and respond to a design brief
CUADES413Develop and extend design skills and practice
CUADES421Research and apply techniques for the design of wearable objects
CUADES422Research and apply techniques in product design
CUADIG401Author interactive media
CUADIG412Design user interfaces
CUADIG413Create user interfaces
CUADIG415Produce innovative digital images
CUADIG416Produce innovative video art
CUADRA401Experiment with techniques to produce drawings
CUAEVP413Install and dismantle exhibition elements
CUAFIM411Obtain revenue to support operations
CUAGLA401Experiment with techniques to produce glasswork
CUAILL401Develop and refine illustrative work
CUAIND311Work effectively in the creative arts industry
CUAIND314Plan a career in the creative arts industry
CUAIND411Extend expertise in specialist creative fields
CUAIND412Provide freelance services
CUAIND413Communicate effectively with arts professionals
CUAJWL401Experiment with techniques to produce jewellery
CUAMWB403Prepare to work with confronting material and processes in the creative industries
CUAPAI411Experiment with techniques to produce paintings
CUAPER401Experiment with techniques to produce performance art
CUAPHI305Use wet darkroom techniques to produce monochrome photographs
CUAPHI312Capture photographic images
CUAPHI313Process photo images
CUAPHI314Process colour materials in a wet darkroom context
CUAPHI316Capture images using drone technology
CUAPHI403Enhance, manipulate and output photo images
CUAPHI411Capture images in response to a brief
CUAPHI412Apply photo imaging lighting techniques
CUAPPR312Document the creative work progress
CUAPPR314Participate in collaborative creative projects
CUAPPR402Select sites for creative projects and plan work
CUAPPR403Store and maintain finished creative work
CUAPPR406Plan work space
CUAPPR408Integrate disability access and inclusion
CUAPPR417Select and prepare creative work for exhibition
CUAPRI411Experiment with printing techniques
CUAPUA511Create works of art for public spaces
CUARES412Conduct research
CUASCU411Experiment with techniques to produce sculpture
CUATEX401Experiment with techniques to produce textile work
CUAWOO401Experiment with techniques to produce wood objects
MSFDG3003Paint and fire glass
MSFFDM4006Hand carve wood to custom design
MSFGG3024Form glass
MSMPMC308Operate slip casting equipment
MSMPMC310Hand mould products
MSTAT4005Analyse influences on textile design and construction
MSTAT4020Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing
MSTAT4022Produce screen-printed textiles
MSTAT5004Manipulate fabrics to create new finishes
training.gov.au national register, CUA41320 release 3
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Get Course maps CUA41320 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 2114) 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 17 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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