MPA Skills is the largest Plumbing and Painting Training Centre in Western Australia. We offer a wide range of courses from, pre-apprenticeship basic training to post trade development courses and special industry accreditation certificates.

Click on the links below to find out more. There's sure to be the right course for you.

Please contact our office for course dates.

MPA Skills delivers a wide range of accredited training courses. Many of our courses are supported and funded by the WA Department of Education and Training or the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund (BCITF). Some courses require texts or additional resources.

Painting Pre-Apprenticeships

Applications for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship now open, click here for application form

Painting Courses - Information on how to apply can be found here.

Course Name	National Course Code	Course Outline
Painting Pre Apprentice Courses
Certficate I in Construction - Painting & Decorating (Pre Apprenticeship)	CPC10108	This course targets those entering the painting and decorating trades. Successful completion will provide direct articulation into an indentured apprenticeshp (Certificate III) in the painting and decorating trade. Successful completion will also provide a three month reduction in the nominal term for the Cert III apprenticeship.
Painting Apprentice Courses
Certificate III Painting & Decorating	CPC30608	This course has been developed as a Certificate III apprenticehip course that aligns to the CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Integrated Framework Training Package. It is a course developed to meet the declared trades legislation of WA and to meet the needs of the Painting and Decorating sector. Successful compltion of this course and apprenticeship will enable a student to apply for a Tradesperson's Certificate in Painting and Decorating. A qualified Tradesperson can then continue post trade studies to gain the Painters Registration and various other Post trade competencies.

Pre-Apprentice Scholarship

A $250.00 scholarship is available to all students who successfully complete their Pre Apprenticeship course.

This scholarship is subsidised by the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund

$200 Training Voucher for Small Business

Every business can benefit from investing in training. You'll find that you get more out of your staff, your business will grow even stronger and your profitability will increase.

To be eligible for this $200 Training voucher, you will need to have an ABN and you must employ less than 20 people.

If you would like more information regarding the training voucher please contact your local Business Enterprise Centre or call 1800 093 340.

MPA Skills can provide Recognition of Prior Learning which can result in the awarding of credit for a module or for a whole course. Please call us on (08) 9471 6600 to enquire about Recognition of Prior Learning. Under guidelines for Mutual Recognition, any relevant competencies achieved through previous training can be credited against our courses please contact our Student Services Officer for more details.