FBP20221 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind pastrycook's assistant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced FBP20217. About 27 pastrycook's assistant jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 57.9% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate II in Baking are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 57.9% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer pastrycook's assistant jobs than a year ago. About 27 pastrycook's assistant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 57.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 600 job ads, while 1,660 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Pastrycook's assistant jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 4,550 workers in May 2025, 4,580 by May 2030 (up 0.7%) and 4,747 by May 2035 (up 4.3%).
Certificate II in Baking graduates find work less often than is typical at Certificate II level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 73.6% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate II result is 77.6%, across 63 qualifications. Median income after training was $45,000, against $41,400 typical. 94.6% were satisfied with the training, against 91.4% 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 Certificate II in Baking are growing. Across Australia, 1,495 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,660, up 11% in a year. National data for FBP20221 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for FBP20221 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 II in Baking is 11 units: 7 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 9 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps FBP20221 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8512) 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 Certificate IIs 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 Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.