AMP30516 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind slaughterer work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced MTM30511. About 43 slaughterer jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 6.7% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Meat Processing (Slaughtering) are weak right now. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and employment is projected to shrink. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting more slaughterer jobs than a year ago. About 43 slaughterer jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 6.7% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 500 job ads, while 135 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates meat boner and slicers and slaughterers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Meat Boner and Slicer and Slaughterer as not in shortage.
Slaughterer jobs are projected to shrink. Weigh that before any marketing claim. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 5,602 workers in May 2025, 5,291 by May 2030 (down 5.6%) and 5,414 by May 2035 (down 3.4%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Meat Processing (Slaughtering) are steady. Across Australia, 135 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 135, up 0% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for AMP30516 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.
The Certificate III in Meat Processing (Slaughtering) is 12 units: 7 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 36 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 26 of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps AMP30516 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8312) 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: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.