CPC30620 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating

Total number of units = Twenty-Nine (29)

• Twenty-Six (26) core units
• Three (3) elective units.

Core Units of Competency

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

Elective Units of Competency

• CPCCPD3029 Remove graffiti and apply anti-graffiti coatings
• CPCCPD3033 Apply intumescent coatings
• CPCCSP3003 Apply trowelled texture coat finishes

Occupational titles may include:

• Painter and Decorator

RPL Fee – $3900

• Includes 4 Gap Training Units
• $1500 on enrolment and $2400 balance on completion
• Additional Gap Training $420 per unit

You don’t need any specific qualifications or prerequisites to enroll in this course.

RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process that can be completed in a short time frame. It’s based on skills, knowledge and evidence you have already acquired over the years to meet the requirements for the qualification.

Evidence for RPL may include:

• Proven work experience
• Life experiences (including voluntary work and leisure pursuits)
• Previous study (Qualifications, industry training, professional development programs or units)
• References from qualified persons

RPL can be conducted via online delivery and through workplace training.

If a student fails to demonstrate competency in some units required to gain the qualification, Gap Training is used to gain competency in those units. It can be customised to suit the individual client needs. Up to 4 units of gap training are included in your RPL Fee. Additional fees apply for further gap training units.

3 months enrolment period to complete RPL.