CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry
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Overview
This is a trade qualification for carpenters in residential and commercial workplaces. It includes setting out, manufacturing, constructing, assembling, installing and repairing products made using timber and non-timber materials.
Occupational titles may include:
- Carpenter – Commercial
- Carpenter – Formwork
- Carpenter – Residential
State and territory jurisdictions may have different licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements. Relevant state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to confirm those requirements.
Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying out construction work. Achievement of CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry meets this requirement.
This qualification is suitable for an Australian apprenticeship pathway.
To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- 34 units of competency:
- 27 core units
- 7 electives
- a minimum of five units must be selected from Group A
- the remaining can be selected from Group A or Group B
- a maximum of two units can be selected from any group or current training package, as long as it contributes to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome and maintains the AQF level of this qualification.
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Blended (Classroom and Practical). The class will be delivered 15 hours face-to-face in a classroom and 5 hours online setting on a full-time basis. Additionally, students will have access to simulated work environments to enhance their learning experience.
Level 1, 175 Liverpool St Sydney NSW 2000
Unit 3/21 Marigold Street, Revesby, NSW 2212
Practical Training: This qualification focuses strongly on hands-on learning. Students will develop their carpentry skills through practical workshop activities, simulated workplace tasks, and projects designed to reflect real industry requirements.
Nationally Recognised Qualification: This course is nationally recognised across Australia, giving graduates the opportunity to seek employment in the carpentry and construction industry in different states and territories.
Flexible Learning Approach: The course is delivered through a blended learning model, combining face-to-face classes with online learning activities. This provides flexibility for students who may be balancing study with work or other responsibilities.
Further Study Pathways: Upon successful completion of the Certificate III in Carpentry, students may choose to continue their education through higher-level qualifications, such as the Certificate IV in Building and Construction, supporting future career growth and advancement in the construction sector.
Graduates of the CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry can explore a range of employment opportunities within the building and construction industry. Possible job outcomes include:
- Carpenter(Commercial, Residential, Formwork)
• Carpenter and Joiner
• Formworker
Please note that carpentry licensing and registration requirements may differ across Australian states and territories. After successfully completing this qualification, graduates may be able to apply for the relevant licence or registration in their state or territory, subject to local regulatory requirements.
To earn the CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry, students must complete 34 units of competency, including 27 core units and 7 elective units. Core competencies include topics like:
- Reading and interpreting plans
- Constructing wall and ceiling frames
- Installing windows, doors, and flooring systems
- Building pitched roofs and timber stairs
- Read and interpret construction plans
– Occupation: Carpenter, Carpenter (Commercial, Residential) - Carry out demolition of minor building structures
– Occupation: Carpenter, Formworker - Install, replace, and maintain windows and doors
– Occupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial) - Install and finish interior wall linings, panelling, and moulding
– Occupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial) - Install flooring systems
– Occupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial) - Construct wall and ceiling frames
– Occupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial) - Build and install pitched roofs and eaves
– Occupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial) - Construct and install timber external stairs
– Occupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial) - Ensure safe work practices in the construction environment
–Occupation: Carpenter, Site Supervisor, Health & Safety Officer - Work collaboratively as part of a construction team – Occupation: Carpenter, Site Supervisor
- Plan and execute carpentry projects from start to finish – Occupation: Carpenter, Project Manager (Junior level)
- Communicate construction specifications and updates to teams and clients
–Occupation: Carpenter, Site Manager, Supervisor - Develop time management and task prioritization skills in a construction setting
– Occupation: Carpenter, Site Manager, Foreman - Work on various building projects in residential and commercial environments
–Occupation: Carpenter, Formworker, Builder - Repair and maintain wooden and non-wooden building structures-O
ccupation: Carpenter (Residential, Commercial)
This course provides practical, hands-on experience to equip students for success in these roles and more.
- Carpenter (Commercial)
- Carpenter (Residential)
- Carpenter (Formwork)
- Carpenter and Joiner
- Builder’s Assistant
- Construction Site Supervisor
- Health and Safety Officer (Junior Level)
- Site Manager (Junior Level)
- Construction Project Manager (Junior Level)
1. Further Study Options
Graduates may choose to continue their education through higher-level building and construction qualifications. A Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) can support students who want to move towards supervisory or coordination roles. A Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) may provide a pathway to more advanced project management, leadership, and construction planning roles. Students interested in design-related careers may also consider a Diploma of Building Design, which combines building knowledge with design and drafting skills.
2. Career Opportunities
After completing this qualification, graduates may seek employment as a Carpenter, including commercial, residential, or formwork carpentry roles. Some graduates may also pursue work connected to timber structures and joinery-related tasks. With further experience, training, or licensing, graduates may progress into roles such as site supervisor, construction manager, or workplace health and safety-related positions.
3. Licensing and Registration
Carpentry licensing requirements may vary between Australian states and territories. After completing the qualification, graduates may be eligible to apply for the relevant carpentry licence or registration in their state or territory. This may support opportunities to work independently, undertake contract work, or operate a carpentry business.
These pathways provide graduates with opportunities for continued study, employment, and long-term career development in the building and construction industry.
The qualification is delivered over 52 weeks.
Individuals may hold:
- An Australian diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
- or An Australian diploma or certificate III in Children’s Services and Demonstrate at least 12 months of cumulative employment (full-time equivalent) within the last 5 years in a regulated education and care service in Australia, supported by verifiable evidence.
- or Hold the CHCSS00147
All applicants are required to hold the below prior to commencing work placement; and will be obtained at the students own expense:
- hold a valid National Police Check
- hold a valid National Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- hold a valid NDIS Worker Screening Check
| Units Code | Units |
|---|---|
| Core | |
| CPCCCA2002 | Use carpentry tools and equipment |
| CPCCCA2011 | Handle carpentry materials |
| CPCCCA3001 | Carry out general demolition of minor building structures |
| CPCCCA3002 | Carry out setting out |
| CPCCCA3003 | Install flooring systems |
| CPCCCA3004 | Construct and erect wall frames |
| CPCCCA3005 | Construct ceiling frames |
| CPCCCA3006 | Erect roof trusses |
| CPCCCA3007 | Construct pitched roofs |
| CPCCCA3008 | Construct eaves |
| CPCCCA3010 | Install windows and doors |
| CPCCCA3016 | Construct, assemble and install timber external stairs |
| CPCCCA3017 | Install exterior cladding |
| CPCCCA3024 | Install lining, panelling and moulding |
| CPCCCA3025 | Read and interpret plans, specifications and drawings for carpentry work |
| CPCCCA3028 | Erect and dismantle formwork for footings and slabs on ground |
| CPCCCM2006 | Apply basic levelling procedures |
| CPCCCM2008 | Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding |
| CPCCCM2012 | Work safely at heights |
| CPCCCO2013 | Carry out concreting to simple forms |
| CPCCOM1012 | Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry |
| CPCCOM1014 | Conduct workplace communication |
| CPCCOM1015 | Carry out measurements and calculations |
| CPCCOM3001 | Perform construction calculations to determine carpentry material requirements |
| CPCCOM3006 | Carry out levelling operations |
| CPCCWHS2001 | Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry |
| CPCWHS3001 | Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies |
| Elective | |
| CPCCCA3012 | Frame and fit wet area fixtures |
| CPCCCA3014 | Construct and install bulkheads |
| CPCCCM3001 | Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres |
| CPCCOM1013 | Plan and organise work |
| CPCCCM2002 | Carry out hand excavation |
| CPCCCM3005 | Calculate costs of construction work |
| CPCCCA3009 | Construct advanced roofs |
Epicure Skills Training Pty Ltd has a Quality Assessment System which aims to ensure that assessment of our students meets the requirements of the nationally endorsed training packages and accredited courses and produces graduates with the relevant skills and knowledge for the workplace.
All assessments for this training program comply with the assessment requirements of the CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services and in accordance with the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence.
For details on assessment activity, refer to the Training and Assessment Sequencing Plan included as Appendix 1 of this TAS. The information below aligns with the Training and Assessment Sequencing Plan.
Epicure Skills Training Pty Ltd requires that students complete all assessments/provide assessment evidence ethically and without cheating, plagiarism, and collusion. The CEO and trainer/assessors will ensure that academic integrity is maintained in all learning and assessment activities by providing information to students to ensure they understand what constitutes cheating, plagiarism and collusion and what will be the outcome if they undertake such practice. Epicure Skills Training Pty Ltd has the following definitions for cheating, plagiarism and collusion.
Cheating: this is the use of any means to gain an unfair advantage during the assessment process. Cheating may include copying a friends’ answers, using mobile phones or other electronic devices during closed book assessments, bringing in and referring to pre-prepared written answers in a closed book assessment and referring to texts during closed book assessments, amongst others.
Plagiarism: plagiarism is the submission of somebody else’s work as if it was the student’s own. This may include copying all or part of another person’s thoughts or ideas and representing them as your own. If a student fails to identify the original source of some or all the submissions, this also constitutes plagiarism. If a student copies another student’s work and passes this of as their own, then this is also a form of plagiarism and cheating.
During the assessment, students will read about ideas and gather information from many sources. When students use these ideas in assignments, they must identify who produced them and in what publications they were found. If students do not do this, they are plagiarising. If students include other people; work in submissions e.g., passages from books or websites, then the reference should be made to the source.
Collusion: this is the presentation by a student of an assignment as his or her own, which is the result of unauthorised collaboration with another person or persons. Collusion involves the cooperation of two or more students in plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct or cheating. Both collusion and plagiarism can occur in group work.
Where it is found that cheating, plagiarism, or collusion has occurred, this will result in the student’s assessment submission being invalidated, and the Student will be investigated for academic misconduct.
Epicure Skills Training Pty Ltd has a plan for, and implements, systematic validation of assessment practices and judgments. The Validation Plan ensures that each unit or module on EPICURE SKILLS TRAINING PTY LTD’s scope of registration is validated at least once every five years, with at least 50% of all units or modules validated within the first three years of each five-year cycle.
The Validation Plan includes:
- When assessment validation will occur
- Which training products will be the focus of the validation
- Who will lead and participate in the validation activities.
Validation is conducted on a regular basis for each training product in line with the requirements of the Standards for RTOs 2015 (Clause 1.9, 1.10 & 1.11). Collectively, those involved in validation must have:
- Vocational competencies and current industry skills
- Current knowledge and skills in vocational teaching and learning
- The training and assessment qualification or assessor skill set
