Certificate III in Stonemasonry Qualification Endorsement - Department of Training and Workforce Development

Qualification Outline

Date retreived
22/07/2026 7:06 AM AWST

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Certificate III in Stonemasonry

Qualification

National Code:
CPC32320

State Code:
BGE7

TGA Status:
Current

DTWD Status:
Approved

National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification

Field of Education

0403 - Building

Original TGA Release Date

27/11/2020

Approved Date

23/08/2021

Stream of Study

Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)

VET Act Classifier

Nominal Hours

586

Duration

2 Semesters

Current Release Number

5.00

Current Release Date

24/12/2024

VET Act Conditions

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Releases

Release Version	Release Date	TGA Status	DTWD Status
5.00	24/12/2024	Current	Approved
4.00	15/09/2022	Replaced	Approved
3.00	06/05/2021	Replaced	Approved
1.00	27/11/2020	Replaced	Approved

Description

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of stonemasons working with sandstone, limestone, marble and other types of stone and stone products to produce stone monuments, buildings (heritage and new) and building components, such as walls, floors, arches, chimneys, stairs, windows, decorative mouldings, fireplaces and benchtops.
Occupational titles may include:
Architectural stonemason
Monumental stonemason
Heritage stonemason
Finisher
Bench-top mason
Stonemason.
This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship pathway.
Completion of the general construction induction training program, specified in the Safe Work Australia modelCode of Practice: Construction Work, is required by anyone carrying out construction work. Achievement of CPCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industrymeets this requirement.

Schedule

Packaging Rules

This qualification has core and elective units of competency that cover the skills and knowledge of four specialist groups and general electives:
- Group A - Architectural heritage, conservation and restoration stonemasonry
- Group B - New and contemporary works (building stonemasonry)
- Group C - Monumental stonemasonry
- Group D - Bench-tops

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- Thirty (30) units of competency:
- Twenty one (21) core units
- Nine (9) electives

The electives are to be chosen as follows:
- All eight (8) units within Group A - Heritage, conservation and restoration stonemasonry, or
- All seven (7) units within Group B - New and contemporary works (building stonemasonry) or
- All five (5) units within Group C - Monumental stonemasonry, or
- All four (4) units within Group D - Bench-tops
- The remaining units can be selected from any elective group or the general electives as long as the units have not previously been selected
- Up to two (2) elective units can be selected from any Training Package or accredited course, as long as they contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome and support the AQF level of this qualification.

Prerequisite units
An asterisk (*) against a unit code on TGA indicates that there is a prerequisite requirement that must be met. Prerequisite unit(s) must be assessed before assessment of any unit of competency with an asterisk. Check the unit of competency for information on specific prerequisite requirements. All prerequisite requirements are packaged in the qualification.