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MST30922 Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations

MST30922 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations. It prepares you for work as a drycleaner. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MST30919. Employers posted about 87 drycleaner jobs in June 2026, down 3% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Dry Cleaning Operations · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
87last month
Drycleaner roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced MST30919 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 50% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

There is not much independent data on MST30922 yet. What exists: enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Job ads for drycleaners are holding steady. About 87 drycleaner jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 3% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,100 job ads, while 15 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 8115
87
Combined monthly online job ads across Drycleaner, to June 2026

Ten year outlook

Drycleaner jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 14,183 workers in May 2025, 14,126 by May 2030 (down 0.4%) and 14,770 by May 2035 (up 4.1%).

14,183
workers, May 2025
14,126
workers, May 2030
14,770
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

More people are choosing the Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations every year. Across Australia, 10 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 15, up 50% in a year. National data for MST30922 starts in 2024.

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 MST30922 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 MST30922 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 Dry Cleaning Operations is 16 units: 10 core, plus 6 electives chosen from 26 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.

  • BSBCMM211Apply communication skills
  • BSBWHS311Assist with maintaining workplace safety
  • MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • MSS402055Apply quality standards
  • MSTCL3016Press whole garments (has prerequisites)
  • MSTDC2011Conduct safe handling of dry cleaning chemicals and solvents
View all 10 core units
  • MSTDC2013Operate dry cleaning machines
  • MSTDC3005Perform spotting function in dry cleaning operations
  • MSTDC3006Dry clean garments with special treatment requirements
  • MSTGN2023Identify and handle fabrics and textiles
View the 26 elective options
  • BSBWHS411Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
  • FBPPPL2002Work in a socially diverse environment
  • FSKNUM021Apply an expanding range of arithmetical calculations for work
  • FSKNUM027Collect, organise and interpret statistical data for work
  • MEM07033Operate and monitor basic boiler (has prerequisites)
  • MEM07034AOperate and monitor intermediate class boiler (has prerequisites)
  • MSMBLIC001Licence to operate a standard boiler
  • MSMSUP382Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplace
  • MSTAT3010Perform garment repairs and alterations
  • MSTCL2024Press work
  • MSTDC2010Provide customer service in a dry cleaning or laundry enterprise
  • MSTDC2012Identify pre-spotting requirements
  • MSTDC2014Identify fabric and garment cleaning requirements
  • MSTDC3003Control wet cleaning operations
  • MSTDC3004Control dry cleaning finishing operations
  • MSTGN2014Operate computing technology in a TCF workplace
  • MSTGN2017Prepare, finish and package products for storage or dispatch
  • MSTGN3008Receive and sort articles for cleaning
  • MSTGN3009Coordinate work of team or section
  • MSTGN3013Control production in a section of a TCF enterprise
  • MSTGN3014Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes
  • MSTGN3015Supervise operations in a TCF enterprise
  • MSTGN3016Plan tasks to assist production operations
  • MSTGN4014Produce and analyse spreadsheets
  • MSTGN4019Plan and implement production within a work area
  • MSTLA3006Control conditioning and safe drying processes
training.gov.au national register, MST30922 release 1
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What skill sets come from the MST training package?

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MSTSS00015 · skill set guide
Introduction to Laundry Operations Skill Set
MSTSS00003 · skill set guide
Control Hygiene in Laundry Operations Skill Set
MSTSS00005 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study MST30922?

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 MST30922 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8115) 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; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 3 September 2026; 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.