AUR21220 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 AUR21216 and AUR21416 and AUR21716. About 3,675 mechanic's assistant jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate II in Automotive Underbody Technology are weak right now. Enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.
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 150 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
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%).
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate II in Automotive Underbody Technology than a year ago. Across Australia, 185 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 150, down 18.9% in a year. National data for AUR21220 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for AUR21220 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 register lists 4 core units for the Certificate II in Automotive Underbody Technology, plus 35 elective options.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps AUR21220 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: 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; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.