Various stakeholders from the Swimming Pool and Spa Industry have asked BuildSkills Australia to review the following qualifications:
- CPP31218 Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service
- CPP41319 Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service
The following observations have been made to BuildSkills by industry stakeholders:
- Both qualifications currently include superseded imported units of competency, and the Certificate IV contains deleted imported units of competency.
- Industry feedback indicates that the Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service does not provide a vocational pathway leading to employment. This claim is supported by NCVER completion data, which reveals a sharp decline of completions from 2015, leading to zero completions in 2023.
- The Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service does not equip swimming pool and spa service and repair technicians with the necessary skills for both commercial and domestic service requirements.
The scope of this project is to review CPP31218 Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service and CPP41319 Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service. The intention of the review is to produce qualifications and units of competency that are informed by industry needs and describe industry-relevant and future-oriented knowledge and skills that are adaptable to structural change.
A Technical Committee has been established to provide expert advice, identify any impacts on learners, and possible implementation issues. The Technical Committee members will also identify any additional stakeholders that should be included in the consultation strategy to assist with this project.
Technical Committee Members
| Name | Organisation | Stakeholder Type | Location |
| Emily Knight | AMPD Academy | Registered Training Organisation | Queensland |
| Matthew Booth | Fluidra | Educational Expert | New South Wales |
| Spiros Dassakis | NextGen Experts | Employer / Registered Training Organisation / Educational Expert | New South Wales |
| David Daft | Waterco Ltd | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | New South Wales |
| Darren Liptrott | Poolwerx Corporation | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | Queensland |
| Wendy Donaldson | Swimming Pool and Spa Association | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | New South Wales |
| Rachel Bambry | Institute of Research and Learning | Registered Training Organisation | Queensland |
| Kristin Cassidy | Sapphire Pool & Spa | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | New South Wales |
| David Watson | Shenton Enterprises Pty Ltd | Employees and their representatives / Union | Western Australia |
| Leanne Wells | Queensland Health | State & Training Representatives (inc licencing and regulatory bodies) | Queensland |
| James Lunnay | Jims Pool Care | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | South Australia |
The Swimming Pool and Spa Service Technical Committee Terms of Reference.
| Project Commencement Date: | 7 July 2025 |
| Proposed Project End Date: | 27 June 2026 |
| Training Product Priority: | Routine |
The first Technical Committee meeting will be held in August 25. In the Training Product Development phase, there could be up to 4 Technical Committee meetings. Meetings will be for a duration of 2-4 hours and will be held through a combination of face-to-face and online formats.
Originally the first draft training products were to be published on our website for public consultation, and feedback in November 25.
Please be advised that due to being a very busy time of year for the Swimming Pools and Spa Industry, and peak holiday season, we have extended Step 1 until the end of January 26. Hence, the first draft training products will be published on our website for public consultation in February 26, and feedback. Further to this, there will be two (2) online public consultations.
From March 26 the Technical Committee will be required to meet again, and conduct further revisions to the draft training products, based on the feedback received through public consultation.
The final draft training products will be sent to Commonwealth and State/Territory Senior Responsible Officers in June 26.
The finalisation and submission of the training products to the Assurance Body is proposed to be made in August 26. Subsequently, implementation and promotion of the new training products will commence in September 26.
Please note these dates may be subject to change throughout the project.
BuildSkills has established a consultation strategy that identifies key stakeholders and outlines mechanisms for engaging with them during the drafting of training products. This strategy includes the management of public consultations on the drafted products and the processing of feedback received.
The consultation methods employed by BuildSkills consist of in-person and virtual meetings, online surveys, focus groups, industry workshops, and feedback submitted through the website, or via email.
BuildSkills will engage the following stakeholders throughout the training product development process.
| Organisation | Stakeholder type | Footprint |
| Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Australia (SPASA) | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | National |
| Tassie Pools and Spas | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | Tasmania |
| Swimart | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | QLD, NSW, VIC |
| PoolWerx | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | National |
| Jim’s Pool Care | Employers and their representatives / Peak bodies | As per each jurisdiction |
| IRL Institute | Registered Training Organisation | New South Wales |
| Resolute Training | Registered Training Organisation | New South Wales |
| State Training Authorities | The Commonwealth, state, and territory governments | National |
| State and Territory Governments | Licensing and Regulatory Bodies | As per each jurisdiction |
| RTOs and TAFEs with the relevant training products on scope | Registered Training Organisation (RTO) | National |
| Future Skills | Job and Skills Council | National |
| Human Ability | Job and Skills Council | National |
Please refer to the Project Overview & Consultation Strategy document for more information on our approach to consultation. Our strategy may be amended as per direction provided by the Technical Committee at the first Technical Committee meeting in August 2025.
