CPC32511 Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services)

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for CPC32511 ended on 5 February 2013 — 13 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 7 February 2014 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule

Product type
Qualification
Training package
CPC08 — Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package
Currency period ends
5 February 2013
Latest release
Release 2 · 8 November 2011 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
CPC32508
Superseded by
CPC32512 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. CPC32511Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services)
  2. not equivalent
  3. CPC32512Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services)
  4. not equivalent
  5. CPC32513Deleted from the registerCertificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services)

The register does not list a current endpoint for this chain: CPC32513 is the last product it points at, and CPC32513 is not marked current either.

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • CPC32508CPC32511not equivalent20 May 2011

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • CPC32511CPC32512not equivalent6 February 2013

    Revised qualification deemed not equivalent to CPC32511 Change to core units: • CPCPCM2011A replaced with imported unit HLTFA211A • CPCPCM2023A revised and not equivalent to CPCPCM2043A • CPCPGS3016A revised to become CPCPGS3046A and remain in core • new unit CPCPGS3047A added to gas services stream • CPCPGS3017A deleted Change to elective unit: • new unit CPCPWT3030A added to water stream Core and elective units revised resulting in a number of unit identifier changes

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What CPC32511 is made of

training.gov.au lists 99 units for CPC32511. It does not mark them core or elective: the unit grid records N/A for every one of them. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. What it takes to complete the product is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Units listed 99 listed

CodeUnitCore or electiveIn this product
CPCCCM2008AErect and dismantle restricted height scaffoldingN/Anot current
CPCCCM2010AWork safely at heightsN/Anot current
CPCCCM3001BOperate elevated work platformsN/Anot current
CPCCPB3015AInstall acoustic and thermal environmental protection systemsN/Anot current
CPCCRI3001AOperate personnel and materials hoistsN/Anot current
CPCCST2005ACarry out load slinging of off-site materialsN/Anot current
CPCPCM2002ACarry out interactive workplace communicationN/Anot current
CPCPCM2004ARead plans and calculate plumbing quantitiesN/Anot current
CPCPCM2011AApply first aid in the workplaceN/Anot current
CPCPCM2021AWork effectively in the plumbing and services sectorN/Anot current
CPCPCM2023ACarry out OHS requirementsN/Anot current
CPCPCM2025AHandle and store plumbing materialsN/Anot current
CPCPCM2026AUse plumbing hand and power toolsN/Anot current
CPCPCM2027ACarry out levellingN/Anot current
CPCPCM2030AMark out materialsN/Anot current
CPCPCM2032AWeld using oxy-acetylene equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPCM2033AWeld using arc welding equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPCM2034ACarry out simple concreting and renderingN/Anot current
CPCPCM2035AWork safely on roofsN/Anot current
CPCPCM3011AFlash penetrations through roofs and wallsN/Anot current
CPCPCM3012AWeld plastic pipe using fusion methodN/Anot current
CPCPCM3013AFabricate and install non-ferrous pressure pipingN/Anot current
CPCPDR2011ALocate and clear blockagesN/Anot current
CPCPDR2012AInstall domestic treatment plantsN/Anot current
CPCPDR2013AMaintain effluent disinfection systemsN/Anot current
CPCPDR2014AInstall stormwater and sub-soil drainage systemsN/Anot current
CPCPDR2015ADrain work siteN/Anot current
CPCPDR2016AInstall prefabricated inspection openings and enclosuresN/Anot current
CPCPDR3011APlan layout of a residential sanitary drainage systemN/Anot current
CPCPDR3012AInstall below ground sanitary drainage systemsN/Anot current
Show the remaining 69 units
CodeUnitCore or electiveIn this product
CPCPDR3013AInstall on-site disposal systemsN/Anot current
CPCPFS2011AConnect static storage tanks for fixed fire protection systemsN/Anot current
CPCPFS2012AInstall portable fire equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPFS3011AFabricate and install fire hydrant and hose reel systemsN/Anot current
CPCPFS3013AFit off sprinkler heads, controls and ancillary equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPFS3014AInstall control valve assemblies, actuating devices and local alarmsN/Anot current
CPCPFS3017AInstall domestic and residential life safety sprinkler systemsN/Anot current
CPCPFS3018ATest and maintain fire hydrant and hose reel installationsN/Anot current
CPCPGS3016AInstall LPG systems in caravans, mobile homes, water craft and mobile workplacesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3017AInstall gas detection devicesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3018AInstall gas pressure control equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPGS3019AInstall Type A gas appliance fluesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3020AInstall Type B gas appliance fluesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3021APurge consumer pipingN/Anot current
CPCPGS3022AMaintain Type A gas appliancesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3023ADisconnect and reconnect Type A gas appliancesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3024ACalculate and install natural ventilation for Type A gas appliancesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3025AInstall subsidiary gas metersN/Anot current
CPCPGS3031AInstall gas piping systemsN/Anot current
CPCPGS3032ASize consumer gas piping systemsN/Anot current
CPCPGS3033AInstall and Commission Type A gas appliancesN/Anot current
CPCPGS3034AInstall LPG storage of aggregate storage capacity up to 500 litresN/Anot current
CPCPGS3035AInstall LPG storage of aggregate storage capacty exceeding 500 litres and less than 8KLN/Anot current
CPCPIG2011ADesign domestic urban irrigation systemsN/Anot current
CPCPIG3011ASet out, install and commission irrigation systemsN/Anot current
CPCPIG3012AInstall and commission domestic irrigation pumpsN/Anot current
CPCPMS2011AAssemble mechanical services componentsN/Anot current
CPCPMS3011AFabricate and install steel pressure pipingN/Anot current
CPCPMS3012ASelect and fit insulation and sheathingN/Anot current
CPCPMS3013AInstall small bore heating systemsN/Anot current
CPCPMS3014AInstall medical gas pipeline systemsN/Anot current
CPCPMS3015AInstall and test ducting systemsN/Anot current
CPCPMS3016AInstall air handling unitsN/Anot current
CPCPMS3017AInstall and test split system air conditioningN/Anot current
CPCPMS3018AInstall air conditioning control equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPMS3019AMaintain mechanical services equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPMS3020AInstall and maintain evaporative air cooling systemsN/Anot current
CPCPMS3021AInstall domestic solid fuel burning appliancesN/Anot current
CPCPRF2012ASelect and install roof sheeting and wall claddingN/Anot current
CPCPRF2013ACollect and store roof waterN/Anot current
CPCPRF2014AFabricate roof coverings for curved structuresN/Anot current
CPCPRF3011AReceive roofing materialsN/Anot current
CPCPRF3012AFabricate and install roof drainage componentsN/Anot current
CPCPRF3013AFabricate and install external flashingsN/Anot current
CPCPRF3014AInstall roof componentsN/Anot current
CPCPRF3015AInstall roof coverings to curved roof structuresN/Anot current
CPCPRF3016AInstall composite roof systemsN/Anot current
CPCPSN3011APlan layout of a residential sanitary plumbing systemN/Anot current
CPCPSN3012AInstall discharge pipesN/Anot current
CPCPSN3013AFabricate and install sanitary stacksN/Anot current
CPCPSN3014AInstall and fit off sanitary fixturesN/Anot current
CPCPSN3015AInstall pre-treatment facilitiesN/Anot current
CPCPSN3016AInstall sewerage pump setsN/Anot current
CPCPWT3011ASet out and install water servicesN/Anot current
CPCPWT3012AInstall and adjust water service controls and devicesN/Anot current
CPCPWT3013AInstall and commission water heating systemsN/Anot current
CPCPWT3014AInstall and maintain domestic water treatment equipmentN/Anot current
CPCPWT3015AInstall water pump setsN/Anot current
CPCPWT3016AFit off and commission heated and cold water servicesN/Anot current
CPCPWT3017AConnect irrigation systems from drinking water supplyN/Anot current
CPCPWT3018AInstall water serviceN/Anot current
CPCPWT3019AInstall water pipe systemsN/Anot current
MEM05049BPerform routine gas tungsten arc weldingN/Anot current
MEM05050BPerform routine gas metal arc weldingN/Anot current
MEM10009BInstall refrigeration and air conditioning plant and equipmentN/Anot current
MEM10010BInstall pipework and pipework assembliesN/Anot current
MEM18086BTest, recover, evacuate and charge refrigeration systemsN/Anot current
RIICCM210AInstall trench supportN/Anot current
RTE3605ATroubleshoot irrigation systemsN/Anot current

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