Jobs and Skills AustraliaIs the work there?
Ten year outlook
Textile, clothing and footwear trades workers jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 113 workers in May 2025, 117 by May 2030 (up 3.5%) and 123 by May 2035 (up 8.8%).
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
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NCVER Total VET ActivityWho is training
More people are choosing the Certificate II in Apparel, Fashion and Textiles every year. Across Australia, 1,465 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 2,095, up 43% in a year. National data for MST20722 starts in 2023.
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications FrameworkWhat 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 MST20722 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 listsWhat does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for MST20722 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 packagingWhat is in the qualification
The register lists 6 core units for the Certificate II in Apparel, Fashion and Textiles, plus 68 elective options. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.
- BSBCMM211Apply communication skills
- MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- MSMWHS200Work safely
- MSTAT2005Sew materials by machine
- MSTGN2018Work in the TCF industry
- MSTGN2023Identify and handle fabrics and textiles
View the 68 elective options
- CUAACD101Use basic drawing techniques
- CUADES201Follow a design process
- CUADES202Evaluate the nature of design in a specific industry context
- CUADES301Explore the use of colour
- MSMOPS101Make measurements
- MSMSUP106Work in a team
- MSTAT2001Prepare and communicate design concepts for simple textile products
- MSTAT2002Draw basic sketches of textile products
- MSTAT2003Modify patterns
- MSTAT2004Lay up, mark and cut uncomplicated fabrics and lays
- MSTAT2006Assemble simple textile products
- MSTAT2007Use specialised machinery to support apparel and textile production
- MSTAT2008Finish textile products
- MSTAT2009Trim headwear
- MSTAT2010Use basic textile production processes
- MSTAT2011Use printing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs
- MSTAT2012Use dyeing techniques to produce Indigenous textile designs
- MSTAT2013Work within an Indigenous cultural framework
- MSTCL2022Provide hand sewing and finishing support
- MSTDC2010Provide customer service in a dry cleaning or laundry enterprise
- MSTDC2012Identify pre-spotting requirements
- MSTDC2013Operate dry cleaning machines
- MSTDC2014Identify fabric and garment cleaning requirements
- MSTDC3003Control wet cleaning operations
- MSTDC3004Control dry cleaning finishing operations
- MSTFP1001Embellish footwear
- MSTFP2001Identify materials used in footwear production
- MSTFP2002Perform stuff cutting
- MSTFP2003Cut printed materials by machine
- MSTFP2004Cut non-printed leather by machine
- MSTFP2005Operate machine to sew upper
- MSTFP2006Machine upper according to product requirements (has prerequisites)
- MSTFP2007Last shoe by machine
- MSTFP2008Perform moulding operations
- MSTFP2009Perform footwear finishing operations
- MSTFP2010Repair footwear product
- MSTFP2011Perform table-based operations
- MSTFR2001Assess and cost footwear repair job
- MSTFR2002Supply and fit new heel block
- MSTFR2003Attach non-slip sole or heel top piece
- MSTFR2004Replace half leather sole
- MSTFR2005Sew or patch by machine
- MSTGN2014Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
- MSTGN2016Use steaming and pressing equipment in TCF production
- MSTGN2017Prepare, finish and package products for storage or dispatch
- MSTGN2020Perform test or inspection to check product quality
- MSTGN2021Select, transfer and remove materials and products
- MSTGN2022Perform tasks to support production
- MSTGN2024Perform minor maintenance
- MSTGN3008Receive and sort articles for cleaning
- MSTGN3012Work safely with chemicals in TCF operations
- MSTLG2008Determine characteristics of materials used in leather goods production
- MSTML1001Make a simple headpiece
- MSTML2001Identify materials used in millinery
- MSTML2002Make flat patterns for millinery
- MSTML2003Produce and attach millinery trims
- MSTML2004Produce felt for millinery
- MSTML2005Place and cut millinery patterns
- MSTML2006Make millinery with flat pattern components
- MSTML2007Block and shape millinery by hand
- MSTML2008Assemble simple blocked millinery components
- MSTML2009Apply millinery sewing and adhesion techniques
- MSTTF2017Use canvas and sail production tools
- MSTTF2018Select and handle materials for manufactured textile products
- MSTTF2019Cut and form metal
- MSTTF2021Stitch by hand
- MSTTF2022Weld plastic materials
- MSTTX2014Perform industrial sewing on textile products
training.gov.au national register, MST20722 release 1
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