AUR22021 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general) work. It is current on the national register, with no earlier version recorded. About 204 motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general) jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 3.5% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate II in Automotive Accessory Fitting are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general)s are in national shortage. Enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general)s are holding steady. About 204 motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 3.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 2,700 job ads, while 20 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 motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general)s and autoglaziers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Fitter (General) and Autoglazier as in national shortage; Exhaust and Muffler Repairer, Radiator Repairer and Tyre Fitter as not in shortage.
Motor vehicle parts and accessories fitter (general) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 14,259 workers in May 2025, 14,366 by May 2030 (up 0.8%) and 14,916 by May 2035 (up 4.6%).
Enrolments in the Certificate II in Automotive Accessory Fitting are dropping fast. Across Australia, 30 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 20, down 33.3% in a year. National data for AUR22021 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for AUR22021 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 II in Automotive Accessory Fitting is 16 units: 8 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 39 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps AUR22021 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8994) 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; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.