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52913WA Certificate II in Engineering Foundations

52913WA is the nationally accredited Certificate II in Engineering Foundations. It prepares you for work as a metal engineering process worker. It is current on the national register, with no earlier version recorded. Employers posted about 15 metal engineering process worker jobs in June 2026, up 144.4% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 2 in Engineering Foundations · Register data synced 29 Aug 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
15last month
Metal engineering process worker roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Limited data
Zero structural signals up
Register status
Current
No earlier version recorded
Enrolments
First year
715 enrolled in 2025, its first data year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

There is not much independent data on 52913WA yet. What exists: job ads in June 2026 were up 144.4% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Employers are posting more metal engineering process worker jobs than a year ago. About 15 metal engineering process worker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 144.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 200 job ads, while 715 people were training in the course nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 8391
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Combined monthly online job ads across Metal Engineering Process Worker, to June 2026

Ten year outlook

Metal engineering process worker jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 7,988 workers in May 2025, 8,095 by May 2030 (up 1.3%) and 8,400 by May 2035 (up 5.2%).

7,988
workers, May 2025
8,095
workers, May 2030
8,400
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

National enrolment data for 52913WA starts in 2025: 715 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

How long it takes
A Certificate II is typically 0.5 to 1 year of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to 52913WA like any program on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for 52913WA is being verified against official program lists.

Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
Where to study

Where can I study 52913WA?

No Get Course partner currently lists this course. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps 52913WA to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8391) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 29 Aug 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.