ICP20120 Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts
ICP20120 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind printer's assistant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced ICP20115. About 75 printer's assistant jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 9.6% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 2 in Printing and Graphic Arts · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
75last month
Printer's assistant roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced ICP20115 in 2020
Enrolments
Falling
Down 29.4% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts are weak right now. Job ads in June 2026 were down 9.6% on a year earlier, the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage, employment is projected to shrink and enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting fewer printer's assistant jobs than a year ago. About 75 printer's assistant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 9.6% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,000 job ads, while 120 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 8995
Combined monthly online job ads across Printer's Assistant, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates printer's assistants and printing table workers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Printer's Assistant and Printing Table Worker as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Printer's assistant jobs are projected to shrink. Weigh that before any marketing claim. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 2,522 workers in May 2025, 2,411 by May 2030 (down 4.4%) and 2,520 by May 2035 (down 0.1%).
2,522
workers, May 2025
2,411
workers, May 2030
2,520
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
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts than a year ago. Across Australia, 170 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 120, down 29.4% in a year. National data for ICP20120 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
140
2021
80
2022
245
2023
170
2024
120
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 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 ICP20120 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 ICP20120 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 Printing and Graphic Arts is 12 units: 2 core, plus 10 electives chosen from 94 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Two of them, marked below.
ICPSUP2030Prepare and maintain the work area
ICPSUP2160Inspect quality against required standards in a production environment
View the 94 elective options
BSBCUS201Deliver a service to customers
ICPCBF2140Set up single-faced web
ICPCBF2160Set up double-faced web
ICPCBF2180Produce basic folded and glued cartons
ICPCBF220Produce basic converted or finished product
ICPCBF2210Set up and produce basic guillotined product
ICPCBF2250Set up machine for basic flat-bed die cutting or embossing
ICPCBF2260Produce basic flat-bed die cut or embossed product
ICPCBF2270Set up machine for basic rotary die cutting or embossing
ICPCBF228Produce basic rotary die cut or embossed product
ICPCBF2310Set up machine for basic flat-bed cutting
ICPCBF2320Produce basic flat-bed cut product
ICPCBF2410Set up machine for basic folding
ICPCBF2420Produce basic folded product
ICPCBF2430Set up machine for basic collating or inserting (sheet/section)
ICPCBF2440Produce basic collated or inserted (sheet/section) product
ICPCBF2450Set up and produce hand-collated or inserted product
ICPCBF2610Set up machine for basic adhesive, mechanical or thermal fastening
ICPCBF2620Produce basic adhesive, mechanical or thermal fastened product
ICPCBF2630Set up and produce hand-fastened product
ICPCBF2810Set up machine for basic laminating
ICPCBF2820Produce basic laminated product
ICPCBF297Clean sack and bag machines
ICPCBF2980Run and monitor sack and bag machines
ICPCBF301Run and monitor in-line bottom making machine for sack or bag manufacture (has prerequisites)
ICPCBF3050Produce single-faced web
ICPCBF3070Produce double-faced web
ICPCBF3410Set up machine for complex sequenced or multiple folding
ICPDMT2630Access and use the internet
ICPDMT2960Create and test interactive storage devices
ICPDMT3210Capture digital images
ICPDMT3220Edit digital images
ICPPRN2110Mount and proof flexographic plates for basic printing
ICPSUP2810Use computer systems in the printing and graphic arts sectors
ICPSUP2820Undertake basic machine maintenance
ICPSUP3230Dispose of waste
ICPSUP3420Undertake inventory procedures
ICPSUP3570Apply quick changeover procedures
training.gov.au national register, ICP20120 release 2
Where to study
Where can I study ICP20120?
No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.
Get Course maps ICP20120 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8995) 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; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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