AUR20920 Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology
AUR20920 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind mechanic's assistant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced AUR20916. About 3,675 mechanic's assistant jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 2 in Automotive Body Repair Technology · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,675last month
Mechanic's assistant roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
Zero structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced AUR20916 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Up 1.9% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
There is not much independent data on AUR20920 yet. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for mechanic's assistants are holding steady. About 3,675 mechanic's assistant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 46,600 job ads, while 275 people were training in the qualification 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 8999
Combined monthly online job ads across Mechanic's Assistant, to June 2026
Ten year outlook
Mechanic's assistant jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 68,591 workers in May 2025, 69,155 by May 2030 (up 0.8%) and 71,498 by May 2035 (up 4.2%).
68,591
workers, May 2025
69,155
workers, May 2030
71,498
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
Enrolments in the Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology are steady. Across Australia, 270 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 275, up 1.9% in a year. National data for AUR20920 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
45
2021
180
2022
210
2023
270
2024
275
2025
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 AUR20920 like any qualification 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 AUR20920 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.
training.gov.au · unit packaging
What is in the qualification
The Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology is 13 units: 5 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 58 options on the register.
AURAEA002Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
AURAFA002Read and respond to automotive workplace information
AURAMA001Work effectively with others in an automotive workplace
AURASA102Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
AURTTK102Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace
View the 58 elective options
AURAFA001Use numbers in an automotive workplace
AURETH101Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles
AURETR042Remove, refit and operate electrical components following body repair activities
AURETR049Install in-vehicle entertainment and convenience
AURETR052Apply knowledge of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
AURETR125Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
AURETU102Recover vehicle refrigerants
AURLTD008Replace and refit steering, suspension and braking system components
AURLTJ213Remove, inspect and refit light vehicle wheel and tyre assemblies
AURVTA001Prepare vehicles for customer use
AURVTG006Apply vehicle window tinting
AURVTG007Clean vehicle glass surfaces
AURVTG011Install side vehicle windows
AURVTG101Repair laminated glass windscreens
AURVTG102Remove and install rubber glazed windscreens
AURVTG103Remove and install butyl sealed windscreens
AURVTG104Remove and install direct glazed windscreens
AURVTG109Remove and install vehicle fixed body glass
AURVTG110Remove and install vehicle movable body glass
AURVTK001Use and maintain vehicle body repair hand tools
AURVTN003Remove and store vehicle body components
AURVTN005Remove and replace adhesive attached components on vehicles
AURVTN007Remove and clean salvageable vehicle components
AURVTN008Clean vehicle body and door openings
AURVTN009Clean vehicle engines and engine components
AURVTN010Clean vehicle underbody
AURVTN042Dismantle vehicle components
AURVTN043Install external vehicle equipment
AURVTN102Carry out non-structural vehicle panel repairs
AURVTN104Remove, replace and align bolt-on vehicle body panels and components
AURVTN111Remove and install vehicle rear vision mirrors
AURVTN113Carry out paint-less dent repairs on vehicle body panels
AURVTN116Repair vehicle body panels using filler
AURVTN137Test vehicle components for correct operation
AURVTP002Mask vehicle panels and components
AURVTP005Apply rust prevention and sound deadening materials to vehicle body components
AURVTP006Apply refinishing primers to vehicle surfaces
AURVTP008Clean and polish vehicle paint surfaces
AURVTP019Prepare and paint plastic and composite vehicle surfaces
AURVTP020De-nib, buff and polish vehicle painted surfaces
AURVTP021Restore vehicle body exterior paint
AURVTP101Remove paint from vehicle painted surfaces
AURVTP103Prepare vehicle spray painting equipment for use
AURVTP110Prepare and operate vehicle paint drying equipment
AURVTP113Prepare vehicle substrates for refinishing
AURVTT001Carry out sewing repairs to automotive and marine trim
AURVTT002Carry out repairs and alterations to automotive and marine trim
AURVTT003Remove and replace automotive and marine interior trim components
AURVTT004Trim vehicle components
AURVTT005Select trim and fabric materials
AURVTT006Apply trimming adhesives
AURVTT007Clean plastic trim and fittings of vehicles
AURVTT008Clean vehicle interior trim
AURVTT009Remove and replace vehicle and vessel seats and fittings
AURVTT121Select and apply adhesives in automotive and marine service and repair work
AURVTW007Carry out oxyacetylene thermal heating and cutting on vehicle body sections
AURVTW103Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections
BSBWHS332XApply infection prevention and control procedures to own work activities
training.gov.au national register, AUR20920 release 4
Same training package
What skill sets come from the AUR training package?
Percussive Drill Maintenance and Advanced Systems Diagnosis Skill Set
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Get Course maps AUR20920 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8999) 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; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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