Painting and Decorating
Painting and Decorating is a great course for someone who is creative but still enjoys working with their hands and working on their feet.
Course Overview
Painting Trades Worker is currently on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
Painting and decorating allows you to really develop your creative and practical skills to get a career in this diverse and fast paced industry. Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for painting trades workers is expected to be above average.
Painting trades workers apply paint, varnish, wallpaper and other finishes to protect, maintain and decorate surfaces of buildings and structures. You will be able to paint and decorate for residential and commercial construction.
Certificate III In Painting and Decorating
Course Duration
24 months
Intake Dates
Jan and July
Locations
Brisbane
Cost
$7,500 – $12,000 per year
The Course Details
Graduate Outcome
This course works on the basic skills you will need to succeed in this industry. Throughout the course students will:
- Develop skills in colour matching.
- Learn wallpaper applications.
- Learn how to apply special coating & finishes.
- Learn preparation techniques.
- Understand different timber coatings and finishes.
- Occupational Health and Safety.
- Reading and interpreting plans/estimating as well as many other internal and external applications.
Job Forecast & Career Information
- Full time painters earn an average of $966.00 per week.
- The average hours worked by a painter in Australia are 40 hours per week.
- Employment for this occupation rose moderately in the past five years, remained relatively steady in the long-term.
- Painting tradesworkers have a high proportion of full-time jobs (87.4 per cent).
- Painting trades workers can work independently as a sub contractor or as part of a larger construction company.
Common Course Requirements
- Must have graduated year 10 in home country.
- Must have a minimum of IELTS 5.5
- This course includes 360 hours of vocational placement.
Education Pathways
Painting Trades Worker (332211)
Therefore once you graduate you may be eligible to apply for a Temporary Graduate Visa
If undertaking study in Australia for a minimum of 2 years you may qualify for the Temporary Skilled Graduate Visa. This visa allows the holder 1.5 years unlimited work rights in Australia. Many graduates use this time to build up experience in their field or find an employer that is willing to sponsor their visa.
If you have applied for the Temporary Graduate Visa you may also be eligible to apply for the Job Ready Program. The Job Ready Program is run through TRA and allows graduates in certain disciplines to have their skills assessed for skilled migration purposes. It is a way for people to have their skills assessed without having the experience. Once the student receives a positive skills assessment they may be eligible to apply for permanent work visas such as State Sponsored and General Skilled Migration Visas.
Note: It is never recommended to undertake study for the sole purpose of trying to gain a visa to Australia.
Graduate Visa
The Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) allows recent university or certain vocational graduates to remain in Australia and work after their studies have finished.
Get in Touch
Contact Information
Phone 0755 265 900
Skype: pathwaytoaus
Email: [email protected]
Offices
Gold Coast Office
2575 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach, QLD, 4215
Adelaide Office
Level 5 Tower 2 /121 King William Street – Adelaide 5000
Consult with Our Agents
Book a consultation to receive professional advice from one of our experienced Registered Migration Agents.
Hi…do you have this Certificate III in Painting & Decorating (Duration 2 years) course in sydney?
Hi Julian,
Yes there is a course offered in Sydney, however it is a 1 year course.
Regards,
Nick
Sahel
Hi do you have this course in perth
Hi Sahel,
Unfortunately we don’t have it in Perth, you’d be looking at Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Let us know if these may interest you and we can send you through an email with more info.
Kind regards,
The PTA team
Hi,
Can i get this course certificate 111 of painting for 2 years? How much it will cost all?im working in singapore my race is a filipino.Do i need to provide proof of financial fund in either to apply student visa? And how much do i need to provide? Im only have highschool diploma do i qualify for this course? Thanks.
Hey Ernest,
We have sent out an email to you which discusses combining 2 courses to get the duration up to 2 years.
Let us know your thoughts,
Kind regards
Can you send me this email also as I’m also interested in the two year paint decorating course, I’ve done a two year apprenticeship in paint decorating in past i live in UK I’m 32 would i qualify ok for the student visa and course ?
Thankyou
Liam.
Hey Liam,
Hope you liked the info! 32 is fine for a student visa so don’t worry about that. Let us know your thoughts on the course
actually i applied for my 485 visa after cert 3 in painting and decorating and diploma in building construction but i am confused that is immigration gona give me visa or not
Hi Gill,
Did you provide evidence of 360 hours of vocational placement?
If not, you could be in trouble mate.
Hi there,
Could you please send me the two year paint decorating course information?
I’d like to explore the possibility.
Thank you.
Hi Nicola,
We have emailed the information to you.
Kind regards,
PTA team
Hello sir, i have one question we can do painting and decorating and diploma in building construction course after graduation like B.A
I got 6 band so i can do it.
Dear Vishal,
Amongst other things, you must have a minimum of IELTS 5.5 to enrol in this course.
We have emailed you with some other preliminary documents that are required in support of your application.
Kind regards,
PTA Team
Dear Vishal,
It would depend on the individual circumstances. However, yes this is possible.
Kind regards,
PTA Team
Hi guys,
I’m a level 3 fully qualified Painter& decorator in the UK. What the process in applying for jobs in Australia. Thanks Ben
Hi Ben,
We have emailed you directly.
Kind regards,
PTA Team
Hey,
I am struggling to understand how foreign students could enrol in a 360 hour work placement. I have been advised that only Australians can do the internships since international students aren’t allowed on that path.
If you need to complete 2 years or study in Australia and do the placement to pass the skill assessment to ingress on a graduate visa 485, how do we get around that with no placement? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Cheers
Hi Michelle,
You may find this article helpful:
We have also emailed you directly.
Kind regards,
PTA Team
What is the article in relation to this reply as this is not visable, thanks
Hi Gary,
We have emailed you directly.
Kind regards,
PTA TEam
What is the process to get over there working full time from UK. I am a fully qualified level 3 decorator with 7 years experience. Thank you
Hi Jondor,
To discuss your eligibility for General Skilled Migration, we would recommend that you book a consultation with a Registered Migration Agent, you can do that here:
Kind regards,
PTA Team