FBP20521 Certificate II in Wine Industry Operations
FBP20521 is the nationally recognised Certificate II in Wine Industry Operations. It prepares you for work as a winery cellar hand. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced FBP20518. Employers posted about 106 winery cellar hand jobs in June 2026, down 4.5% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 2 in Wine Industry Operations · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
106last month
Winery cellar hand roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced FBP20518 in 2021
Enrolments
Rising
Up 11.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
There is not much independent data on FBP20521 yet. What exists: enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for winery cellar hands are holding steady. About 106 winery cellar hand jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 4.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,500 job ads, while 100 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 8311
Combined monthly online job ads across Winery Cellar Hand, to June 2026
Ten year outlook
Winery cellar hand jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 28,135 workers in May 2025, 27,905 by May 2030 (down 0.8%) and 28,910 by May 2035 (up 2.8%).
28,135
workers, May 2025
27,905
workers, May 2030
28,910
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 II in Wine Industry Operations are growing. Across Australia, 90 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 100, up 11.1% in a year. National data for FBP20521 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
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2021
80
2022
65
2023
90
2024
100
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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 II is typically 0.5 to 1 year 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 FBP20521 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 FBP20521 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 II in Wine Industry Operations is 13 units: 3 core, plus 10 electives chosen from 71 options on the register. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.
FBPFSY2002Apply food safety procedures
FBPOPR2070Apply quality systems and procedures
FBPWHS2001Participate in work health and safety processes
View the 71 elective options
AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervision
AHCIRG219Assist with low volume irrigation operations
AHCIRG221Assist with pressurised irrigation operations
AHCMOM202Operate tractors
AHCSOL203Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
AHCWRK209Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
FBPBPG2001Operate the bottle supply process
FBPBPG2002Operate the carton erection process
FBPBPG2003Operate the carton packing process
FBPBPG2004Operate the palletising process
FBPBPG2005Operate the electronic coding process
FBPBPG2006Operate the bottle capsuling process
FBPBPG2007Operate manual bottling and packaging processes
FBPBPG2008Perform basic packaging tests and inspections
FBPCDS2001Conduct a standard product tasting
FBPCDS2002Provide and present wine tourism information
FBPCDS2003Sell cellar door products and services
FBPCDS3001Conduct winery and site tours
FBPCEL2001Perform oak handling activities
FBPCEL2002Perform fermentation operations
FBPCEL2003Operate the ion exchange process
FBPCEL2005Perform must draining operations
FBPCEL2006Operate the crushing process
FBPCEL2007Prepare and make additions and finings
FBPCEL2008Carry out inert gas handling operations
FBPCEL2009Carry out transfer operations
FBPOPR2065Conduct routine maintenance
FBPOPR2066Apply sampling procedures
FBPOPR2068Operate a process control interface
FBPOPR2069Use numerical applications in the workplace
FBPOPR2071Provide and apply workplace information
FBPOPR2074Carry out manual handling tasks
FBPOPR2094Clean equipment in place
FBPOPR2095Clean and sanitise equipment
FBPPPL2001Participate in work teams and groups
FBPVIT2001Bench graft vines
FBPVIT2002Carry out potting operations
FBPVIT2003Hand prune vines
FBPVIT2004Pick grapes by hand
FBPVIT2005Maintain callusing environment
FBPVIT2006Obtain and process rootlings
FBPVIT2007Tend containerised nursery plants
FBPVIT2008Train vines
FBPVIT2009Plant vines by hand
FBPVIT2010Take and process vine cuttings
FBPVIT2011Operate vineyard equipment
FBPVIT2012Identify and treat nursery plant disorders
FBPVIT2013Recognise disorders and identify pests and diseases
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Get Course maps FBP20521 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8311) 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: 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 training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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