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ICP31420 Certificate III in Prepress Graphic Design Production
ICP31420 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Prepress Graphic Design Production. It prepares you for work as a graphic pre-press trades worker. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced ICP31415. Employers posted about 30 graphic pre-press trades worker jobs in June 2026, up 46.8% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Prepress Graphic Design Production · Register data synced 19 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
30last month
Graphic pre-press trades worker roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; enrolments falling
Register status
Current
Replaced ICP31415 in 2020
Enrolments
Falling
Down 7.7% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Prepress Graphic Design Production are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Graphic pre-press trades workers are in national shortage and job ads in June 2026 were up 46.8% on a year earlier. Enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting more graphic pre-press trades worker jobs than a year ago. About 30 graphic pre-press trades worker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 46.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 300 job ads, while 60 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 3922
Combined monthly online job ads across Graphic Pre-Press Trades Worker, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates graphic pre-press trades workers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Graphic pre-press trades worker jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 1,195 workers in May 2025, 1,208 by May 2030 (up 1.1%) and 1,273 by May 2035 (up 6.5%).
1,195
workers, May 2025
1,208
workers, May 2030
1,273
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 III in Prepress Graphic Design Production than a year ago. Across Australia, 65 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 60, down 7.7% in a year. National data for ICP31420 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
45
2021
75
2022
65
2023
65
2024
60
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 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 ICP31420 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 ICP31420 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 Prepress Graphic Design Production is 21 units: 5 core, plus 16 electives chosen from 75 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Nine of them, marked below.
BSBSUS201Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
ICPKNW3220Develop and apply knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industry
ICPSUP2160Inspect quality against required standards in a production environment
ICPSUP2600Maintain a safe work environment
ICPSUP2620Communicate in the workplace
View the 75 elective options
BSBCMM401Make a presentation
BSBCUS301Deliver and monitor a service to customers
BSBDES302Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
BSBINN201Contribute to workplace innovation
CUAACD101Use basic drawing techniques
CUAACD201Develop drawing skills to communicate ideas
CUAACD401Integrate colour theory and design processes
CUAANM301Create 2D digital animations
CUADIG201Maintain interactive content
CUADIG404Apply scripting language in authoring
CUAGRD302Use typography techniques
ICPDMT2630Access and use the internet
ICPDMT2960Create and test interactive storage devices
ICPDMT3210Capture digital images
ICPDMT3220Edit digital images
ICPDMT3440Manipulate and incorporate audio into multimedia presentations
ICPDMT3460Incorporate video into multimedia presentations
ICPPRN2820Produce and manage basic digital print
ICPPRN284Use colour management systems
ICPPRN3830Prepare for personalised digital printing
ICPPRN3840Set up and produce basic digital print
ICPPRN3850Apply software applications to digital production (has prerequisites)
ICPPRN3870Use colour management for production (has prerequisites)
ICPPRN3880Preflight and import complex images for digital devices
ICPPRN3890Manage digital files
ICPPRN3900Generate proofs for digital production
ICPPRN4950Set up and use complex colour management for production (has prerequisites)
ICPPRN4970Work with digital information
ICPPRP2110Develop basic design concepts
ICPPRP2210Select and apply type
ICPPRP224Produce pages using a page layout application
ICPPRP2250Produce graphics using graphics applications
ICPPRP3240Create pages using page layout applications (has prerequisites)
ICPPRP3250Create graphics using graphics applications
ICPPRP333Electronically combine complex images
ICPPRP3340Prepare imposition format for printing processes
ICPPRP3850Operate databases for digital printing
ICPPRP386Undertake digital proofing
ICPPRP3960Generate high-end PDF files (has prerequisites)
ICPPRP411Undertake a complex design brief (has prerequisites)
ICPPRP4210Compose and evaluate typography (has prerequisites)
ICPPRP422Digitise complex images for reproduction
ICPPRP4230Apply colour to design briefs
ICPPRP4300Manage colour
ICPPRP4350Generate complex imposition
ICPSCP2820Prepare film for basic screen printing
ICPSCP3830Prepare film for complex screen printing
ICPSUP271Provide basic instruction for a task
ICPSUP351Undertake basic production scheduling
ICTNWK414Create a common gateway interface script
ICTWEB410Apply web authoring tool to convert client data for websites
ICTWEB418Use development software and ICT tools to build a basic website
ICTWEB421Ensure website content meets technical protocols and standards
ICTWEB429Create a markup language document to specification
ICTWEB506Develop complex cascading style sheets
ICTWEB510Analyse information and assign meta tags
MSMPMC326Deliver customer service
MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving tools
MSS402001Apply competitive systems and practices
MSS402002Sustain process improvements
MSS402010Manage the impact of change on own work
MSS402040Apply 5S procedures
MSS402080Undertake root cause analysis
MSS402082Apply cost factors to work practices
training.gov.au national register, ICP31420 release 2
Where to study
Where can I study ICP31420?
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Get Course maps ICP31420 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3922) 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: 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 training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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