What To Know About Painting Trade Licence

Australia’s painting and decorating trade is growing steadily along with the ever-burgeoning construction industry. As more homes are built, the demand for qualified painters increases, too. Due to the low barrier to entry into the painting trade, professionals can easily enter and or exit according to demand. This makes the trade highly competitive.

In order to take advantage of employment prospects in the painting and decorating trade, it is important to carry a painting licence, which will afford you the right to operate legally in Australia.

Below, we will lay out the various ways in which you can get the recognition you deserve as a professional painter, and to maximize employment and profit opportunities.

Australian Painting Licence

A painting licence permits you to run your painting and decorating business in the state or territory in which you are registered.
Only suitably qualified painters will be granted such a licence. The requirements vary depending on your state, but most states require that painters have one of the following nationally recognised qualifications in the painting industry:

BCG30603 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating
CPC30608 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating
CPC30611 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating
CPC30620 Certificate III in Painting and Decorating

Do I Really Need a Painting Licence?

States and territories have strict regulations in place, requiring painters to be licensed or registered before advertising, contracting or subcontracting painting jobs. Registration is a means for identifying your business and holding you accountable for your work and to protect consumers.
Any unlicensed individual who contracts a painting project may be fined, prosecuted or otherwise penalised. In most cases, individuals who flout the regulations will be banned from obtaining a licence in the future.

Applying for a Painting Licence

Each state has its own processes and requirements for obtaining a painters licence, and specific organisations handle the registration process. You will have to present your qualifications during application.
If you have the required experience and skills, but you don’t have a complete qualification, you may consider using Recognition of Prior Learning as a means to obtain an equivalent qualification without having to spend time, effort and money on unnecessary classroom work.

Please contact your state’s licensing body for up to date information as requirements do change. Skills Certified Australia is not an RTO or licensing body

The links below provide specific information by state.

The requirements for getting a licence differ depending on what state or territory you want to work in and on what trade you are looking to get licensed for. Please fill in the GET IN TOUCH form or call 13 17 75 and ask for one our consultants for more information.

The links will let you know which qualification you will need to get your trade license. Alternatively fill out the GET IN TOUCH form
or call 13 17 75 and one of our trades specialists will help you get qualified

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