PPM30216 Certificate III in Papermaking Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for PPM30216 ended on 8 February 2022 — 4 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 10 February 2023 — 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The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted.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Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule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
PPM — Pulp & Paper Manufacturing Industry Training Package
Currency period ends
8 February 2022
Latest release
Release 2 · 24 October 2018 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
FPP30210
Superseded by
PPM30121 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. PPM30216Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Papermaking Operations
  2. not equivalent
  3. PPM30121CurrentCertificate III in Pulp and Paper Operations

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.

  • FPP30210PPM30216equivalent5 May 2016

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

  • PPM30216PPM30121not equivalent9 February 2022

    Two qualifications consolidated into one. Revised packaging rules with added specialisations. Core and elective units revised while total number of units remains the same

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What PPM30216 is made of

training.gov.au lists 104 units for PPM30216: 5 core and 99 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 5 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBFLM312Contribute to team effectivenessnot current
MSS402051Apply quality standardsnot current
PPMNUM320Measure and calculate routine workplace datanot current
PPMPRS210Identify and rectify problems in the workplacenot current
PPMWHS210Participate in WHS processesnot current

Elective units 99 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBADM405Organise meetingsnot current
BSBCMM201Communicate in the workplacenot current
BSBFLM305Support operational plannot current
BSBFLM309Support continuous improvement systems and processesnot current
BSBFLM311Support a workplace learning environmentnot current
BSBRES411Analyse and present research informationnot current
BSBRSK401Identify risk and apply risk management processesnot current
BSBWHS401Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirementsnot current
BSBWHS404Contribute to WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk controlnot current
BSBWHS405Contribute to implementing and maintaining WHS management systemsnot current
BSBWRK409Prepare for and participate in dispute resolutionnot current
CPPSEC2011BControl access to and exit from premisesnot current
CPPSEC2015APatrol premisesnot current
CPPSEC3007AMaintain security of environmentnot current
FWPCOT3263Maintain and contribute to energy efficiencynot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
MEM09002BInterpret technical drawingnot current
MEM12023APerform engineering measurementsnot current
MEM14005APlan a complete activitynot current
MEM18001CUse hand toolsnot current
MEM18002BUse power tools/hand held operationsnot current
MEM18011CShut down and isolate machines/equipmentnot current
MEM18055BDismantle, replace and assemble engineering componentsnot current
MEM30020ADevelop and manage a plan for a simple manufacturing related projectnot current
MSAPMOHS220AProvide initial First Aid responsecurrent
MSL904002Perform standard calibrationsnot current
MSL973013Perform basic testsnot current
MSMBLIC001Licence to operate a standard boilercurrent
MSMBLIC002Licence to operate an advanced boilercurrent
MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicescurrent
Show the remaining 69 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
MSMOPS212Use organisation computers or data systemscurrent
MSMWHS110Follow emergency response procedurescurrent
MSS014003Optimise sustainability of a process or plant areanot current
MSS402020Apply quick changeover proceduresnot current
MSS402040Apply 5S proceduresnot current
MSS402050Monitor process capabilitynot current
MSS402081Contribute to the application of a proactive maintenance strategynot current
MSS403002Ensure process improvements are sustainednot current
MSS403032Analyse manual handling processesnot current
MSS403040Facilitate and improve implementation of 5Snot current
MSS403051Mistake proof an operational processnot current
MSS404052Apply statistics to operational processesnot current
PMAWHS211Prepare equipment for emergency responsecurrent
PPMCPP210Monitor and control coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPP320Prepare and start up coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPP330Coordinate the shutdown of coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPP440Troubleshoot and rectify coated paper processesnot current
PPMCPR210Prepare chemical productsnot current
PPMCSK310Operate process control equipmentnot current
PPMDEO210Monitor and control dry end operationsnot current
PPMDEO320Prepare and start up dry end operationsnot current
PPMDEO330Coordinate and implement dry end shutdownnot current
PPMDEO440Troubleshoot and rectify dry end systemsnot current
PPMENV210Identify and monitor environmental discharges/emissionsnot current
PPMENV320Monitor and control environmental hazardsnot current
PPMEPG320Manage a power generation system startupnot current
PPMEPG330Coordinate power generation system shutdownnot current
PPMEPG440Troubleshoot and rectify power generation systemnot current
PPMFCO320Prepare and start up finishing and converting operationsnot current
PPMFCO340Troubleshoot and rectify finishing and converting systemsnot current
PPMMHV210Operate overhead cranenot current
PPMNUM210Estimate and calculate basic datanot current
PPMPRM210Undertake operator level preventative maintenancenot current
PPMPRM220Perform lubricationnot current
PPMPRS320Solve systemic problems in the workplacenot current
PPMPRV210Operate ancillary equipmentnot current
PPMPRV320Co-ordinate and direct clothing changesnot current
PPMQAS210Apply basic quality practicesnot current
PPMQAS420Co-ordinate in-process quality assurancenot current
PPMREC320Prepare and start up chemical recovery operationsnot current
PPMREC330Coordinate and implement chemical recovery shutdownsnot current
PPMREC440Troubleshoot and rectify chemical recovery operationsnot current
PPMREL210Contribute to effective working relationshipsnot current
PPMSTM210Monitor and control boiler operationnot current
PPMSTM320Manage steam boiler start upnot current
PPMSTM330Shut down and bank steam boilernot current
PPMSTM440Troubleshoot and rectify boiler plant systemsnot current
PPMWAS210Operate water systemsnot current
PPMWAS340Troubleshoot and rectify water systemsnot current
PPMWEO210Monitor and control wet end operationsnot current
PPMWEO320Prepare and start up wet end operationsnot current
PPMWEO330Coordinate and implement wet end shutdownnot current
PPMWEO440Troubleshoot and rectify wet end systemsnot current
PPMWHS310Contribute to WHS processesnot current
PPMWHS320Maintain WHS processesnot current
TAEASS301Contribute to assessmentnot current
TAEASS401Plan assessment activities and processesnot current
TAEASS402Assess competencenot current
TAEASS403Participate in assessment validationnot current
TAEDEL301Provide work skill instructionnot current
TAEDEL404Mentor in the workplacenot current
TLID2003Handle dangerous goods/hazardous substancesnot current
TLID2010Operate a forkliftnot current
TLID2013Move materials mechanically using automated equipmentnot current
TLID2047Prepare cargo for transfer with slingscurrent
TLID3011Conduct specialised forklift operationscurrent
TLID3031Rig loadcurrent
TLID3035Operate a boom type elevating work platformcurrent
TLIU4001Implement and monitor environmental protection policies and procedurescurrent

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

Source: this product on training.gov.au, Australia's national training register — or go straight to the units it requires. The rule itself is item 14 of F2025L00355, and ASQA publishes the extensions it has granted. Read on 28 August 2026 UTC. Every code, title, date, status and equivalence flag on this page is the register's; nothing here is estimated or inferred, and where the register publishes nothing we say so.

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