MSF30722 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Upholstery. It prepares you for work as an upholsterer. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MSF30713. Employers posted about 13 upholsterer jobs in June 2026, down 33.9% on a year earlier.
The long-term signals behind the Certificate III in Upholstery are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Upholsterers are in national shortage and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 33.9% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer upholsterer jobs than a year ago. About 13 upholsterer jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 33.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 200 job ads, while 175 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates upholsterers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Upholsterer as in national shortage.
Upholsterer jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 2,093 workers in May 2025, 2,114 by May 2030 (up 1%) and 2,219 by May 2035 (up 6%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Upholstery are growing. Across Australia, 165 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 175, up 6.1% in a year. National data for MSF30722 starts in 2024.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MSF30722 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 register lists 12 core units for the Certificate III in Upholstery, plus 20 elective options.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MSF30722 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3933) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.