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MSF30822 Certificate III in Flooring Technology
MSF30822 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind floor finisher work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MSF30818. About 34 floor finisher jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 20.2% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Flooring Technology · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
34last month
Floor finisher roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Two structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced MSF30818 in 2022
Enrolments
Steady
Up 2.8% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Flooring Technology line up. Floor finishers are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and job ads in June 2026 were up 20.2% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting more floor finisher jobs than a year ago. About 34 floor finisher jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 20.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 400 job ads, while 920 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 3321
Combined monthly online job ads across Floor Finisher, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates floor finishers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Floor Finisher as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Floor finisher jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 10,865 workers in May 2025, 11,230 by May 2030 (up 3.4%) and 11,688 by May 2035 (up 7.6%).
10,865
workers, May 2025
11,230
workers, May 2030
11,688
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 Flooring Technology are steady. Across Australia, 895 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 920, up 2.8% in a year. National data for MSF30822 starts in 2023.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
275
2023
895
2024
920
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 MSF30822 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 MSF30822 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 register lists 12 core units for the Certificate III in Flooring Technology, plus 73 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.
MSFFL2032Select, prepare and apply moisture barriers to concrete subfloors
MSFFL2034Prepare subfloors with cementitious coating applications
MSFFL3052Plan and cost flooring technology work
MSFFL3102Receive and prepare flooring materials
MSFFL3106Establish and maintain safe flooring installation work areas
MSFFL3107Assess flooring installation sites
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MSFGN2001Make measurements and calculations
MSFGN3005Read and interpret work documents
MSMSUP102Communicate in the workplace
MSMSUP106Work in a team
MSMWHS200Work safely
TLID0021Store and handle dangerous goods and hazardous substances
View the 73 elective options
BSBESB401Research and develop business plans
BSBESB402Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures
BSBOPS304Deliver and monitor a service to customers
CPCCON3046Repair and rectify concrete (has prerequisites)
CPCCON3047Cut concrete (has prerequisites)
CPCCWHS2001Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
CPCCWP3002Apply waterproofing process to internal wet areas (has prerequisites)
MEM30031Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
MSFFDM4009Match furnishing style and materials to customer requirements
MSFFL2031Remove existing floor coverings
MSFFL2033Install hard underlays
MSFFL2035Mechanically prepare surfaces for installation of flooring materials
MSFFL2038Install lay flat vinyl floor coverings
MSFFL2040Install engineered timber flooring
MSFFL2041Install impact and sound absorption underlay
MSFFL2042Nail strip timber flooring
MSFFL2043Install expansion joints
MSFFL2044Install mouldings and edge trims to timber flooring
MSFFL2045Coarse sand timber flooring
MSFFL3055Respond to complaints about flooring installations
MSFFL3057Select and fit diamond tools for concrete surface preparation and polishing
MSFFL3058Provide advice to customers on floor coverings
MSFFL3066Install linoleum floor coverings
MSFFL3068Install resilient floor coverings using custom designs and decorative finishes
MSFFL3069Install rubber floor coverings
MSFFL3071Install anti-static and conductive resilient floor coverings
MSFFL3072Mix and apply thin-film rollcoat resin flooring systems
MSFFL3073Mix and apply thin-film broadcast resin flooring systems
MSFFL3074Mix and apply self-levelling resin flooring systems
MSFFL3075Mix and apply trowel-applied resin flooring systems
MSFFL3076Mix and apply high-build decorative resin flooring systems
MSFFL3077Prepare subfloors for resin flooring systems
MSFFL3078Install direct stick timber flooring
MSFFL3079Adapt and apply custom designs to timber flooring
MSFFL3080Install timber flooring materials to stairs
MSFFL3081Install block parquetry flooring
MSFFL3082Install cork tiles
MSFFL3087Plan and implement maintenance systems for timber, laminate and engineered flooring
MSFFL3089Apply solvent-based coatings to timber flooring
MSFFL3090Apply water-based coatings to timber flooring
MSFFL3092Apply composite-based coatings to timber flooring
MSFFL3094Apply stains and fillers to timber flooring
MSFFL3098Sand and fill parquetry flooring
MSFFL3099Apply finishes to cork flooring
MSFFL3100Apply densifiers and sealers to concrete surfaces
MSFFL3101Install bamboo flooring
MSFFL3103Install soft carpet underlay and grippers
MSFFL3104Install unpatterned tufted carpet
MSFFL3105Install laminate and hybrid vinyl flooring
MSFFL3108Polish concrete floors
MSFFL3109Install carpet tiles
MSFFL3110Install adhesive-fixed carpet
MSFFL3111Install commercial carpet
MSFFL3112Install patterned carpet
MSFFL3113Install carpet on complex stairs
MSFFL3114Install resilient tiles and planks
MSFFL3115Install commercial sheet vinyl flooring
MSFFL3116Install resilient sheet to walls
MSFFL3117Install mosaic and panel parquetry flooring
MSFFL3118Install sprung timber flooring
MSFFL3119Install timber battens and plywood in preparation to install strip timber
MSFFL3120Install timber flooring on joists
MSFFL3121Apply emulsion wax and oil-based coatings to timber floors
MSFFL3122Fine sand timber floors
MSFFL3123Edge sand timber floors
MSFFL3124Sand cork floors
MSFFL3125Mix and apply thin-set terrazzo
MSFFL3126Grout polished concrete floors
MSFFL3127Install synthetic textile floor coverings in indoor and outdoor facilities
MSFGN3007Set up and operate a self-employed contracting business
MSS402055Apply quality standards
TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction
TAEDEL414Mentor in the workplace
training.gov.au national register, MSF30822 release 1
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Get Course maps MSF30822 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3321) 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: register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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