Certificate II in Construction Pathways

About this qualification

CPC20220 is the front door. The register describes it as providing “a pathway to the primary trades in the construction industry with the exception of plumbing” — carpentry, bricklaying, joinery and general construction.

Ten units: five core and five electives. It is deliberately small, because it is an introduction rather than a trade. The core is planning and organising work, measurements and calculations, working effectively and sustainably in the industry, undertaking a basic construction project, and applying WHS requirements.

The register is candid about how the trades actually work: “trade outcomes are predominantly achieved through an Australian Apprenticeship”. This qualification introduces you to the recognised trade callings and lets you sample off-site occupations like joinery alongside on-site ones.

It is also the natural feeder into CPC30220 Certificate III in Carpentry — and, notably, not into plumbing, which the register excludes explicitly.

Roles it maps to

Roles described on the national register for CPC20220.

Where it sits

Where CPC20220 sits. It leads into the construction trades, but not plumbing.

1. Certificate II · you are hereCPC20220 Construction Pathways
2. Certificate IIICPC30220 Carpentry
3. Certificate IIICPC32420 Plumbing