Certificate III in Carpentry

Students must have a valid IELTS score of 5.0 Bands OR PTE score of 36 OR Cambridge score of 154 OR TOEFL iBT 36 OR its equivalent (such as a completed minimum 10-weeks General English Course of Intermediate Level) within the last 3 calendar years. Alternatively, students who have completed an Australian Qualification at a minimum AQF Level 3 (Certificate III) to Advanced Diploma AQF Level 6, or successful completion of an Australian Equivalent Year 11 qualification within the last 3 calendar years, may also satisfy this requirement.

Students must commit to 30 hours of study per week during the 40 training and assessment weeks. This includes 20 hours of face-to-face training and assessment per week on campus and 10 hours of compulsory e-Learning and assessment per week online. A typical week consists of two days of on-campus classes (7.5 hours per day) plus a third day of 5 hours.

Students enrolled in this course are required to have Safety Boots (steel cap), Safety glasses (non-tinted), Long pants, Long-sleeved shirt (for WHS reasons please do not wear excessively loose clothing), High visibility vest (high visibility shirt/jumper is acceptable), and Sun protection as required.

A pathway to the CPC50220 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building) will be available for students who have completed the CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry.

Yes. Students are required to successfully achieve competency in the pre-requisite unit CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry (White Card) during Orientation week or at the latest by the Census Date of commencement of the course, or prior to commencement of Term 2 in 2025. Where the student has already achieved competency in CPCWHS1001 in prior studies, they will be allowed to commence the CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry.