#Certificate III in Carpentry
CPC30220
4 years
Duration
Work based
Mode
34
Units / subjects
Various
Employer locations
#Summary
Learn all the essentials of the carpentry trade with Hutchies Training.
Learn the essentials of modern carpentry with Hutchies Training. Through a combination of on-the-job, classroom, and online training, you will develop the skills and knowledge to work in residential, commercial and industrial environments. There are 34 units to complete, which are grouped together as practical tasks that you would typically perform on a live construction site. Our online learning management system allows you to study theory elements at times that suit you. By the end of your apprenticeship, you will be able to construct, install, finish and repair a range of structures and fixtures.
#Recent graduates
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Kurt Bush / 2015
I first began my journey with Hutchies in 2011 where I was chosen to be part of Hutchies Training. The training I received during my time was the key to gaining a carpentry apprenticeship with Hutchinson Builders as it provided me with the skills and knowledge I needed. I have now been with Hutchies for over 8 years and have progressed to a leading hand role. I couldn’t recommend the training program enough as I wouldn’t have had the opportunities that I have had today without it.
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Jack Pembroke / 2015
Undertaking a Certificate III in Carpentry at Hutchies set me up for a rewarding career within the organisation and has enabled me to continue on to tertiary studies. The training offered by Hutchies is supportive, comprehensive and is tailored to the individual’s needs.
#The Nitty Gritty
#Who it suits
Our apprenticeships are ideal for anyone who is passionate about building and construction.
From school leavers, to people who have already worked in construction, and those looking for a career change, an apprenticeship through Hutchies Training can help you achieve your dreams. If you are excited about a career in construction and have the confidence and motivation to succeed, a Hutchies apprenticeship could be the course for you.
Employers reap the benefits of apprentices receiving award-winning training. Hutchies Training courses are flexible and streamlined to provide the most effective and efficient delivery, tailored to employer needs. Apprentices gain new skills with maximum time on the job.
#Delivery
Hutchies Training provides a tailored learning plan that suits the requirements of the job site you are working on — whether it’s a Hutchies project or one of our subcontractors’ jobs.
We provide a combination of online and face-to-face delivery, together with invaluable on-the-job training. The courses are based on the practical tasks you need to be able to do your job. You’ll learn new skills in purpose-built workshops, from qualified trainers who learned their trade in the industry.
#Assessments
Students are assessed by trainers with skills and experience relevant to the training delivered.
We’ll provide you a study and task guide to keep you on track with your training and make sure you’re ready for your practical and theory assessments. Our processes meet the National Assessment Principles and we provide equipment, facilities, and training materials to create a learning environment that help our students succeed.
#Course Materials
We provide the following course materials via our learning management system:
- Study and Task Guide
- Learning Resources
- Training Record Book
#Requirements
To enrol for an apprenticeship with Hutchies Training, you should meet the following requirements:
- Queensland resident
- Completed Year 10
- An Australian citizen, permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen
#Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
If you have done previous training — even if it wasn’t in a structured learning environment — or have experience that is relevant to the course, you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
This is a process that assesses your past learning and experience to see if it might count towards the outcomes of the course.
To apply for RPL, you will need to provide some form of evidence of your previous learning. This can include any of the following:
- Formal or informal training
- Units of competency from previous courses or training
- A competency conversation
- Accounts of activities you have undertaken
- Documents that show you have demonstrated the required skills (relevant quotes, accounts, invoices)
- Third party verifications, references, pay slips, group certificates, etc
#Privacy
We will always make sure your privacy is protected.
Any information we collect about you is used in accordance with Australian and International Privacy Principles and Laws. For more detail on how we protect your personal information, please read our privacy policy.
#Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Our website is just the first step of your training journey. You’ve probably got some questions — lots of people do.
Check out the list of things that other people ask us, with helpful answers. If you still have questions, get in touch — we’d love to hear from you.
#For students
How is the training delivered?
Training is delivered face-to-face, online, and on the job. It’s based on tasks that you will do as part of your work as a carpenter. Units are grouped together to align with work tasks where possible. Where training and assessment cannot be delivered on a project site, workshops are conducted at our campuses.
Are there any fees?
Students must contribute to their training. The fees vary depending on your circumstances. For more information, visit our fees page and the Queensland Government Department of Employment and Training website which has details about incentives, costs, and other financial information.
Will I get credit for already completed training?
If you have completed any training previously you may be eligible for a credit transfer for the units completed. You can discuss this with your trainer and assessor. You will be required to provide a certified copies of training transcripts.
What is RPL?
Recognition of Prior Learning, or RPL, is an acknowledgement of previous learning and skills you have gained that are relevant to the qualification you wish to achieve. The assessment process recognises learning regardless of how, when and where it was acquired, provided it is relevant to the learning outcomes required for the qualification.
How long is the course?
The course usually takes four years to complete.
Can I complete my apprenticeship early?
All apprenticeships are competency-based. This means that how quickly you complete depends on your abilities and how soon your employer and training organisation can provide training and assessment in each of the competencies stated in your training plan.
Who can I ask for help?
Your trainer and assessor are always available to answer your questions and provide advice. There is also information on the Queensland Government Department of Employment and Training website or you can call their apprenticeship and training hotline on 1300 369 935.
#For employers
How is the training delivered?
Training is task based and delivered face-to-face, online, and on the job. Units are grouped together to align with work tasks where possible. Where training and assessment cannot be delivered on a project site, workshops are conducted at our campuses.
Are there any fees?
Students must contribute to their training. The fees vary depending on your circumstances. For more information, visit our fees page and the Queensland Government Department of Employment and Training website which has details about incentives, costs, and other financial information.
What are my responsibilities as an employer?
The employer is required to provide — or make arrangements to provide — the facilities, range of work, and supervision to support an apprentice to develop on-the-job knowledge and competence related to the occupational outcome aligned to the apprenticeship. The employer must have qualified person to supervise the apprentice.
Will my apprentice get credit for already completed training?
If the apprentice has completed any previous training, they may be eligible for a credit transfer for the units completed. This will be discussed with the trainer and assessor. The apprentice will be required to provide a certified copies of training transcripts.
What is RPL?
Recognition of Prior Learning, or RPL, is an acknowledgement of previous learning and skills gained by a student that are relevant to the qualification they wish to achieve. The assessment process recognises learning regardless of how, when and where it was acquired, provided it is relevant to the learning outcomes required for the qualification.
How long is the course?
The course usually takes four years to complete.
Can the apprenticeship be completed early?
All apprenticeships are competency-based. This means that how quickly they are completed depends on the apprentice’s abilities and how soon the employer and training organisation can provide training and assessment in each of the competencies stated in the training plan.
Who can I ask for help?
Your apprentice’s trainer and assessor are always available to answer questions and provide advice. There is also information for employers on the Queensland Government Department of Employment and Training website or you can call their apprenticeship and training hotline on 1300 369 935.
#Outcomes
Graduates of Certificate III in Carpentry often^ find jobs as:
96.9%
Construction
5.5%
Labourers
4.4%
Managers
The average^ salary of graduates in their first full time job after finishing this course is $62,000
Data based on averages provided by the Australian Government's MySkills website.
#Units of Competency
Certificate III in Carpentry is comprised of 34 key competencies which are broken into 27 core units and 7 electives.
Our training delivery focusses on grouping units together into practical tasks that you would perform on a live construction site. Our trainers will work with employers to select the most appropriate electives for apprentices to complete within their specific operating environment.
#Introduction
CPCCWHS2001 / Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit specifies the outcomes required to carry out work health and safety (WHS) requirements through safe work practices in all on- or off-site construction workplaces. It requires the performance of work in a safe manner through awareness of risks and work requirements, and the planning and performance of safe work practices with concern for personal safety and the safety of others. The unit covers fundamental WHS requirements necessary to undertake work tasks within any sector in the construction industry. It includes the identification of hazardous materials, including asbestos, and compliance with legislated work safety practices. It does not cover removal of asbestos, which is a licensed activity.
CPCCOM1012 / Work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry.
CPCCOM1013 / Plan and organise work
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan and organise basic work tasks on a construction site.
CPCCOM1014 / Conduct workplace communication
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to undertake basic measurements and calculations to determine task and material requirements in a construction work environment.
CPCCOM1015 / Carry out measurements and calculations
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to undertake basic measurements and calculations to determine task and material requirements in a construction work environment.
CPCCCA2002 / Use carpentry tools and equipment
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to select and safely use and maintain carpentry tools and equipment, meeting all relevant requirements of national construction codes, Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools and equipment.
CPCCCA2011 / Handle carpentry materials
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely manually handle and store carpentry materials, meeting all relevant requirements of work health and safety (WHS) and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation. The unit includes preparing material for mechanical handling and applying environmental management principles associated with carpentry materials.
#Slab on Ground
CPCCCM2006 / Apply basic levelling procedures
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to carry out levelling in a single plane for the purpose of establishing correct and accurate set-out of building components. It includes the set-up, testing and use of levelling devices, and establishing and transferring heights using a range of levelling equipment.
CPCCOM3006 / Carry out levelling operations
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to carry out levelling operations to establish correct and accurate set-out of buildings and components, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
CPCCCA3002 / Carry out setting out
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to identify perimeter site boundaries and survey indicators to establish, measure and set up profiled set-outs for buildings and structural components of building work, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
CPCCCA3028 / Erect and dismantle formwork for footings and slabs on ground
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to erect and dismantle formwork for slabs on ground, rebates to slabs on ground, and steps to strip footings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Wall Framing
#Pitched Roofing
CPCCCA3005 / Construct ceiling frames
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set-out, construct and erect timber ceiling frames to accommodate ceiling joists, hanging beams, strutting beams, combined hanging/strutting beams, and combined strutting/counter beams, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
CPCCCA3007 / Construct a pitched roof
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to set out, construct and erect pitched roofs to accommodate roof coverings for weatherproofing purposes, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Roofing
CPCCCA3006 / Erect roof trusses
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to select, set out, erect and brace timber and steel roof trusses in preparation for the installation of waterproof roof coverings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, National Association of Steel-framed Housing (NASH) Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
CPCCCA3008 / Construct eaves
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to prepare, set out and construct eaves, including the cutting and fixing of fascia and barges to provide a finish between the wall and the roof, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Working Safely at Heights
CPCCCM2012 / Work safely at heights
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to work safely on construction sites where the worker has the potential to fall from one level to another. This unit of competency does not cover the erection of scaffold or work platforms, but it does include identifying and reporting common faults with scaffold or work platform systems.
#Stairs
CPCCCA3016 / Construct, assemble and install timber external stairs
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to construct, assemble and install timber external stairs of one or more flights to provide access into a building or structure, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
CPCCCA3018 / Construct, erect and dismantle formwork for stairs and ramps
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to construct, erect and dismantle formwork for stairs and ramps to provide access between floors and landings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Demolition
CPCCCA3001 / Carry out general demolition to minor building structures
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to carry out general demolition work of minor building structures to facilitate alterations, extensions and additions to a building in residential and commercial sites.
#Concreting
CPCCCM2002 / Carry out excavation
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to undertake hand excavation tasks to form excavations for footings and the provision of services.
CPCCSF2004 / Place and fix reinforcement materials
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to place and fix reinforcement for concrete work as part of construction processes.
CPCCCO2013 / Carry out concreting to simple forms
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely install formwork, reinforcement and place and finish concrete for the construction of minor slabs, pathways and other minor works to a specified design finish, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Explosive Power Tools
CPCCCA3027 / Set up, operate, and maintain indirect action power tools
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to set-up, operate and maintain powder-actuated power tools safely and effectively to fasten materials or fix fasteners to bases, meeting all relevant requirements of work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Scaffolding
CPCCCM2008 / Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding to provide work platforms for various occupational applications.
#Wet Areas
CPCCCA3012 / Frame and fit wet area fixtures
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to install supporting framework for fixtures and flashings for wet area construction of a bath, shower base, and prepare for wet area linings, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Flooring
CPCCCA3003 / Install flooring systems
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare, set out and install timber and steel flooring systems to support the internal and external walls of a residential building, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation and National Association of Steel-Framed Housing (NASH) standard for steel-framed construction in bushfire areas.
#External Cladding
CPCCCA3017 / Install exterior cladding
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to apply material finishes to an external framed wall surface for the purpose of weatherproofing and securing the building, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Formwork
CPCCCA3019 / Erect and dismantle formwork to suspended slabs, columns, beams and walls
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to erect and dismantle formwork to suspended slabs, columns, beams and walls to contain concrete in above-ground construction, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Elevated Work Platforms
CPCCCM3001 / Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres
(E) – Elective
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to operate specific types of elevated work platforms (EWPs) safely and effectively in different locations, including on uneven terrain. The unit includes locating, setting up, operating and shutting down scissor lifts and self-propelled boom lifts with a boom length under 11 metres.
#Install Windows and Doors
CPCCCA3010 / Install windows and doors
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan, prepare and install window and door units, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Perform Construction Calculations
CPCCOM3001 / Perform construction calculations to determine carpentry materials requirements
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to plan and perform calculations to determine material requirements for a construction project.
#Lining, Panelling and Moulding
CPCCCA3024 / Install lining, panelling and moulding
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to prepare, set out and install lining and panelling to masonry and timber and/or metal framed walls, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#WHS Requirements in the Construction Industry
CPCWHS3001 / Identify construction work hazards and select risk control strategies
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to participate in preparing a job safety analysis (JSA) for general hazards, and a safe work method statement (SWMS) for high risk work hazards on construction sites as specified in work health and safety (WHS) legislation. It includes meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Plans and Specifications
CPCCCA3025 / Read and interpret plans, specifications, and drawings for carpentry work
(C) – Core Unit (compulsory)
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to read and interpret plans and specifications for carpentry work in order to plan and sequence the work, meeting all relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC), Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS), and Commonwealth and state or territory legislation.
#Resources
Want to know more?
Check out our Student Handbook for additional information.
#Locations
This course can be completed at the following Hutchies Training locations.
