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MSF31018 Certificate III in Interior Decoration Retail Services

MSF31018 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind sales assistants and salespersons work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2018, when it replaced MSF31013. 310 people enrolled in 2025, up 24% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Interior Decoration Retail Services · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced MSF31013 in 2018
Enrolments
Rising
Up 24% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

There is not much independent data on MSF31018 yet. What exists: enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Ten year outlook

Sales assistants and salespersons jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 8,522 workers in May 2025, 8,753 by May 2030 (up 2.7%) and 9,147 by May 2035 (up 7.3%).

8,522
workers, May 2025
8,753
workers, May 2030
9,147
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 Interior Decoration Retail Services are growing. Across Australia, 250 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 310, up 24% in a year. National data for MSF31018 starts in 2020.

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 MSF31018 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 MSF31018 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 Interior Decoration Retail Services is 13 units: 5 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 25 options on the register.

  • MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • MSMSUP102Communicate in the workplace
  • MSMSUP106Work in a team
  • MSMWHS200Work safely
  • SIRXCEG001Engage the customer
View the 25 elective options
  • BSBFIN302Maintain financial records
  • BSBOPS304Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • BSBOPS305Process customer complaints
  • CUAACD311Produce drawings to communicate ideas
  • CUAACD312Produce computer-aided drawings
  • CUADES202Evaluate the nature of design in a specific industry context
  • CUADES301Explore the use of colour
  • CUADES305Source and apply information on the history and theory of design
  • CUADIG304Create visual design components
  • MSFFDM4009Match furnishing style and materials to customer requirements
  • MSFFL3052Plan and cost flooring technology work
  • MSFFL3058Provide advice to customers on floor coverings
  • MSFFP2019Source and review information about kitchen, bathroom and laundry design
  • MSFGN2001Make measurements and calculations
  • MSFGN3003Advise customers on products and services
  • MSFGN3005Read and interpret work documents
  • MSFGN3006Estimate and cost job
  • MSFKB3009Provide advice on modular kitchens
  • MSFKB3012Plan kitchen and bathroom projects
  • MSFSF3017Measure up and calculate fabric quantities for window coverings
  • MSFSF3018Advise customers on interior decoration products
  • MSS402055Apply quality standards
  • SIRRINV002Control stock
  • SIRXSLS001Sell to the retail customer
  • SITXMPR011Plan and implement sales activities
training.gov.au national register, MSF31018 release 5
Same training package

What skill sets come from the MSF training package?

Kitchen and Bathroom Installer Licence
MSFSS00014 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study MSF31018?

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.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps MSF31018 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 6210) 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 18 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.