This qualification, available as an apprenticeship, provides a trade outcome in painting and decorating for residential and commercial construction work.
Through hands on training, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to do a wide scope of work in the painting and decorating industry — preparing surfaces; applying paint by brushes, rollers and, spray guns; hanging wallpaper; and making highlight walls. You'll also learn to perform measurements and calculations, and read and interpret building plans and specifications.
You'll also learn how to erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding; work safely at heights; plan and organise work; handle and store painting and decorating materials; use painting and decorating tools and materials, and much more!
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Start your building industry journey towards a rewarding career
Painting and decorating is known as a finishing trade, encompassing both residential and commercial areas. It can include new constructions as well as restoring historically significant buildings. We offer high quality training by highly experienced trainers in purpose-built facilities. Students get real hands-on practice working in simulation training workshops using the latest techniques and products.
Learn Work Health and Safety requirements and how to prepare and paint various kinds of building materials. Learn to read and interpret plans and specifications, apply different types of paints and decorative finishes.
This course is available as an apprenticeship.
Do you want to apply the finishing touches and colours to bring buildings to life?
When you complete the Certificate III in Painting and Decorating you will be ready for a certified trade career as a painter and decorator.
Learn in specialised facilities
South Metropolitan TAFE's Thornlie Campus offers first rate, fully equipped, purpose-built workshops, where students get hands-on practice working in simulation rooms, using advanced equipment and the latest techniques.
90% of surveyed students were highly satisfied with this course.
This qualification provides a trade outcome in painting and decorating for residential and commercial construction work.
Choose a private training provider that delivers this course
This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
The CPC30620 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating provides a trade outcome in painting and decorating for residential and commercial construction work.
Areas of study include:
- workplace health and safety
- interpretation of plans and documents
- measurements and calculations
- use of hand and power tools
- erection and dismantling of scaffolding
- paint application and paint types
- replace and remove doors and window components
- apply wallpaper
- manage small business finance and more
Delivery location
A painting apprenticeship is a practical, hands on training program where you are paid while you learn. As an apprentice, you are contracted to an employer to learn all about your chosen trade and become qualified in that trade. Our apprenticeships are delivered under a competency based flexible training system. Workplace and off-the-job training and assessment procedures have been introduced based on the skills an apprentice should acquire over the term of the apprenticeship.
Delivery location
The information presented on the course lists within this website is provided to the Department of Training and Workforce Development by the WA TAFE colleges and private training providers, and is offered as a guide only. It is updated regularly, however some changes to details may occur in between updates. You should always contact the TAFE or private training provider directly to confirm details and/or ask questions.