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Certificate III in Painting and Decorating

Code: CPC30620

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Overview

Campus

Epping

Duration

4 years part time

Requirements

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Requirements

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Next Intake

Ongoing

Take control of your career

Put yourself on the path to success as a business owner or contractor specialising in painting and decorating. Join a flexible industry known for its low barriers to entry, flexibility and freedom, with 65% of painters operating as sole proprietors. Study a Certificate III in Painting and Decorating CPC30620 at Melbourne Polytechnic and we’ll help you build skills that can help you go where you want to go.

Benefit from practical and flexible training

You’ll gain essential skills such as creative texture finishes, applying wallpaper and decorative finishing touches, matching colours and safely managing lead paint and asbestos. At Melbourne Polytechnic, you’ll have the opportunity to work on real-life projects in our dedicated training facilities, taught by our industry-experience staff. Our flexible, practical approach means we can fit around work schedules, delivering training on-site or in our industry-standard facilities. Our Painting and Decorating students have a national reputation for excellence, winning gold medals at regional WorldSkills competitions and many other industry accolades.

Open up a future full of possibilities

You’ll have numerous possibilities once you graduate as a qualified painter. You can work for a painting and decorating company, or an employer in the building industry. You might choose to start your own business or consultancy and set your own schedule and work wherever and whenever you want.

Career Pathways

Where will the Certificate III in Painting and Decorating CPC30620 take me?

You’ll have numerous possibilities once you graduate as a qualified painter. You can work for a painting and decorating company, or an employer in the building industry.

Qualified Painter
Labourer
Subcontractor

Study Pathways

Once you successfully complete the requirements for this certificate you can continue on to undertake the Certificate IV in Building and Construction CPC40120, or Certificate IV in Interior Decoration MSF40122.

Course Details

Delivery methods

Apprenticeship

How you will study

Each course has a dedicated learning method that is designed to let you thrive in your studies.

On-campus / Self-paced online learning

A blend of on-campus learning with some coursework delivered through Melbourne Polytechnic’s digital platforms. Visit the How You'll Study page for more information.

Assessment Methods

Internal assessment with progressive testing.

Units of Study

The hours displayed are nominal, actual classroom hours delivered may differ. Please contact us for the latest student contact hours information.

Code	Subject	Elective	Hours
CPCCCM2008	Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding	Core	40
CPCCCM2012	Work safely at heights	Core	8
CPCCCM3001	Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres	Core	32
CPCCCM3005	Calculate costs of construction work	Core	20
CPCCOM1012	Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry	Core	20
CPCCOM1013	Plan and organise work	Core	20
CPCCOM1014	Conduct workplace communication	Core	20
CPCCOM1015	Carry out measurements and calculations	Core	20
CPCCOM2001	Read and interpret plans and specifications	Core	36
CPCCPB3026	Erect and maintain trestle and plank systems	Core	10
CPCCPD2011	Handle and store painting and decorating materials	Core	16
CPCCPD2012	Use painting and decorating tools and equipment	Core	80
CPCCPD2013	Remove and replace doors and door and window components	Core	4
CPCCPD3021	Prepare existing coated surface for painting	Core	30
CPCCPD3022	Apply paint by brush and roller	Core	100
CPCCPD3023	Apply texture coat paint finishes by brush, roller and spray	Core	40
CPCCPD3024	Apply paint by spray	Core	80
CPCCPD3025	Match specific paint colours	Core	50
CPCCPD3026	Apply stains and clear timber finishes	Core	40
CPCCPD3027	Remove and apply wallpaper	Core	50
CPCCPD3028	Apply decorative paint finishes	Core	114
CPCCPD3029	Remove graffiti and apply anti-graffiti coatings	Elective	30
CPCCPD3030	Apply protective paint coating systems	Core	30
CPCCPD3031	Work safely with lead-painted surfaces in the painting industry	Core	20
CPCCPD3032	Apply advanced wall coverings	Elective	30
CPCCPD3034	Apply advanced decorative paint finishes	Elective	40
CPCCPD3035	Prepare uncoated surfaces for painting	Core	30
CPCCPD3036	Work safely to encapsulate non-friable asbestos in the painting industry	Core	20
CPCCWHS2001	Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry	Core	20

Fees & Costs

Tuition Fees

	Concession	Government subsidised fee	Non-subsidised fee
Tuition fee	$1070	$5350	$23600
Maximum annual amenities	$175	$250	$250
Total payable	$1245	$5600	$23850

Per year	$0
Per semester	$0

The student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.

Displayed course fees are indicative only. There are many variables that impact the total amount of your full course costs including qualification for government subsidies, concessions or recognition of prior learning. Tuition fees do not include the cost of student amenities or material costs.

This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding. Contact us to find out if you’re eligible for a Government subsidy.

Melbourne Polytechnic offers a range of payment options to help you pay your tuition fees, so you can get on with your studies.

Fees displayed are effective for new applications received on or after 1st of November. Tuition fees do not include textbooks, course materials or overseas student health insurance and visa fees.

After initial deposit, international students are able to pay tuition fees in installments, four times per year.

For more detailed information please read the International Student Fees.

Fees explained

The fees for those ineligible for a government-funded enrolment.

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The cost of tuition for those eligible for government funding.

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Concession fees are charged at 20 per cent of the standard fees for enrolments in Certificate I to IV courses. To be eligible students must meet Skills First eligibility criteria and present a valid:

Commonwealth Health Care card, or
Pensioner Concession card, or
Any dependent spouse or dependent child of one of the above cardholders, or
Veterans Gold card.

The following groups are eligible for concession fees from Certificate I to Advanced Diploma level:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Asylum Seekers and victims of human trafficking

Additional expenses

The Student Services and Amenities Fee is charged at forty cents (40 cents) per student contact hour and is capped over a twelve (12) month period, effective from the enrolment date, to:

$250 for full fee-paying students; and
$175 for concession-paying students studying Certificate I, II, III, or IV.

Amenities fees are used to improve non-academic services including libraries, counselling services, student support, and recreational activities.

What we will supply We supply the course-specific learning resources that you need to complete this certificate.

What you will need to supply You will need to supply an organic vapour type respirator, as well as basic writing materials.

Painting, Decorating and Plastering

Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship - Painting and Decorating 22614VIC

Construction Trades - Full Time - Epping

Free Tafe Construction Trades - Full Time - Epping

Do you enjoy working with your hands and have an eye for colour? As a painter/decorator, you could chase the sun around Australia or the world to work wherever you want. This flexible career choice could lead to starting your own business.

Requirements

Ideally, you should be employed as an apprentice painter.

Next Steps

Apprenticeships are coordinated via the Trade and Traineeship Support Unit (TSU) where you will provide details of your employer, who will register you with an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) provider.

The AASN will register your training contract with EPSILON and you will be allocated an EPSILON number. Melbourne Polytechnic will then be able to enrol you into your training program.

If you have any questions about the application procedures for an apprenticeship, please contact the TSU.