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FBP31121 Certificate III in High Volume Baking
FBP31121 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in High Volume Baking. It prepares you for work as a baking factory worker. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced FBP30217. Employers posted about 106 baking factory worker jobs in June 2026, down 4.5% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in High Volume Baking · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
106last month
Baking factory worker roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced FBP30217 in 2021
Enrolments
Rising
Up 23.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
There is not much independent data on FBP31121 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 baking factory workers are holding steady. About 106 baking factory worker 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 160 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 Baking Factory Worker, to June 2026
Ten year outlook
Baking factory worker 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 III in High Volume Baking are growing. Across Australia, 130 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 160, up 23.1% in a year. National data for FBP31121 starts in 2022.
2019
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2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
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2022
170
2023
130
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160
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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 III is typically 1 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 FBP31121 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 FBP31121 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 III in High Volume Baking is 17 units: 9 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 72 options on the register. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.
FBPFSY3003Monitor the implementation of food safety and quality programs
FBPFSY3004Participate in traceability activities
FBPFSY3005Control contaminants and allergens in food processing
FBPOPR2069Use numerical applications in the workplace
FBPOPR3019Operate and monitor interrelated processes in a production or packaging system
FBPOPR3021Apply good manufacturing practice requirements in food processing
View all 9 core units
FBPTEC3005Work with bakery ingredients, their functions and interactions
FBPTEC3006Work with flours and baking additives
FBPWHS3001Contribute to work health and safety processes
View the 72 elective options
FBPBPG3002Operate the labelling process
FBPBPG3007Perform packaging equipment changeover
FBPBPG3011Operate and monitor a high speed wrapping process
FBPCON2011Operate a chocolate tempering process
FBPFST4003Apply digital technology in food processing
FBPFSY3002Participate in a HACCP team
FBPFSY4003Perform an allergen risk review
FBPFSY4005Conduct a traceability exercise
FBPHVB2001Freeze and thaw dough
FBPHVB3001Operate and monitor a cooling and wrapping process
FBPHVB3002Operate and monitor a laminated pastry production process
FBPHVB3003Operate and monitor a pastry forming and filling process
FBPHVB3004Manufacture wafer products
FBPHVB3005Operate and monitor a doughnut making process
FBPHVB3006Operate and monitor a forming or shaping process
FBPHVB3007Manufacture crisp breads
FBPHVB3008Operate and monitor a batter production process
FBPHVB3009Operate and monitor a non laminated pastry production process
FBPHVB3010Operate and monitor a pastry baking process
FBPHVB3011Operate and monitor the production of fillings
FBPHVB3012Operate and monitor a biscuit dough make up process
FBPHVB3013Operate and monitor a baking process
FBPHVB3014Finish baked products
FBPHVB3015Operate and monitor a griddle production process
FBPHVB3016Operate and monitor a cooling, slicing and wrapping process
FBPHVB3017Operate a bread dough mixing and development process
FBPHVB3018Operate a final prove and bread baking process
FBPHVB3019Operate a bread dough make up process
FBPOPR2078Work in a freezer storage area
FBPOPR2081Measure non-bulk ingredients
FBPOPR2090Operate a freezing process
FBPOPR2092Operate a continuous freezing process
FBPOPR2097Operate a depositing process
FBPOPR3004Set up a production or packaging line for operation
FBPOPR3007Operate a bulk liquid transfer process
FBPOPR3018Identify dietary, cultural and religious considerations for food production
FBPOPR3020Plan, conduct and monitor equipment maintenance
FBPOPR3022Receive and store raw materials for food processing
FBPOPR3024Operate and monitor an extrusion process
FBPPPL3003Participate in improvement processes
FBPPPL3004Lead work teams and groups
FBPPPL3005Participate in an audit process
FBPPPL3006Report on workplace performance
FBPPPL3007Support and mentor individuals and groups
FBPPPL3008Establish compliance requirements for work area
FBPTEC3001Apply raw materials, ingredient and process knowledge to production problems
FBPTEC3002Implement the pest prevention program
FBPTEC4008Participate in product recalls
FSKDIG002Use digital technology for routine and simple workplace tasks
FSKDIG003Use digital technology for non-routine workplace tasks
FSKLRG009Use strategies to respond to routine workplace problems
FSKNUM015Estimate, measure and calculate with routine metric measurements for work
FSKNUM019Interpret routine tables, graphs and charts and use information and data for work
FSKOCM004Use oral communication skills to participate in workplace meetings
FSKRDG008Read and respond to information in routine visual and graphic texts
FSKRDG009Read and respond to routine standard operating procedures
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Get Course maps FBP31121 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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