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AUR30520 Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology
AUR30520 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology. It prepares you for work as a motor mechanic (general). It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced AUR30516. Employers posted about 3,300 motor mechanic (general) jobs in June 2026, down 7.7% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Marine Mechanical Technology · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,300last month
Motor mechanic (general) roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced AUR30516 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Down 1.8% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Motor mechanic (general)s are in national shortage. Job ads in June 2026 were down 7.7% 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 fewer motor mechanic (general) jobs than a year ago. About 3,300 motor mechanic (general) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 7.7% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 41,200 job ads, while 540 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 3212
Combined monthly online job ads across Motor Mechanic (General), to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates motor mechanic (general)s, diesel motor mechanics, motorcycle mechanics and small engine mechanics as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Motor Mechanic (General), Diesel Motor Mechanic, Motorcycle Mechanic and Small Engine Mechanic as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Motor mechanic (general) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 111,202 workers in May 2025, 114,167 by May 2030 (up 2.7%) and 119,548 by May 2035 (up 7.5%).
111,202
workers, May 2025
114,167
workers, May 2030
119,548
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 III in Marine Mechanical Technology are steady. Across Australia, 550 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 540, down 1.8% in a year. National data for AUR30520 starts in 2022.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
225
2022
505
2023
550
2024
540
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 III is typically 1 to 2 years 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 AUR30520 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 AUR30520 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 III in Marine Mechanical Technology is 30 units: 11 core, plus 19 electives chosen from 60 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Five of them, marked below.
AURAEA002Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
AURASA102Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
AURETR112Test and repair basic electrical circuits
AURETR125Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
AURETR129Diagnose and repair charging systems
AURETR130Diagnose and repair starting systems
View all 11 core units
AURRTE008Install marine engines, controls and instruments
AURRTR007Install marine electrical systems and components
AURRTR106Diagnose and repair marine electrical systems
AURTTE001Apply knowledge of engine science
AURTTK102Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace
View the 60 elective options
AURAFA001Use numbers in an automotive workplace
AURETB101Diagnose and repair electric braking systems
AURETH017Work safely with hydrogen in the automotive industry
AURETH018Inspect and maintain hydrogen fuel cell system (has prerequisites)
AURETH101Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles
AURETK002Use and maintain electrical test equipment in an automotive workplace
AURETR006Solder electrical wiring and circuits
AURETR009Install vehicle lighting and wiring systems
AURETR011Install basic ancillary electrical systems and components
AURETR026Remove, replace and program electrical and electronic units and assemblies
AURETR115Inspect, test and service batteries
AURETR121Diagnose, repair and replace heavy vehicle electronic management, monitoring and tracking systems
AURETR123Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems
AURETR124Diagnose and repair compression ignition engine management systems
AURETR128Diagnose and repair instruments and warning systems
AURETR131Diagnose and repair ignition systems
AURETR132Diagnose and repair automotive electrical systems
AURHTF102Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle diesel fuel injection systems
AURHTL101Inspect, diagnose and repair alternative fuel systems in heavy vehicle engines
AURHTZ101Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle emission control systems
AURLTB103Diagnose and repair light vehicle hydraulic braking systems
AURRTC101Diagnose and repair marine exhaust and cooling systems
AURRTD101Diagnose and repair marine steering systems
AURRTE002Inspect and service marine outboard engines
AURRTE003Inspect and service marine inboard engines
AURRTE011Overhaul two and four-stroke cycle marine outboard engines
AURRTE106Diagnose and repair marine outboard engines
AURRTE107Diagnose and repair marine inboard engines
AURRTF001Diagnose and repair petrol and diesel marine fuel systems
AURRTQ001Inspect and service marine inboard propeller drive systems
AURRTQ002Inspect and service marine jet drive propulsion systems
AURRTQ005Install marine jet drive propulsion systems
AURRTQ104Diagnose and repair marine inboard propeller drive systems
AURRTQ106Diagnose and repair marine jet drive propulsion systems
AURRTR108Diagnose and repair marine network electronic control systems
AURRTX001Inspect and service marine outboard and stern drive transmissions
AURRTX002Inspect and service marine inboard transmissions
AURRTX103Diagnose and repair marine outboard and stern drive transmissions
AURRTX104Diagnose and repair marine inboard transmissions
AURTGA001Drive and manoeuvre trailers
AURTTA010Service and repair trailers up to 4.5 tonnes
AURTTA113Diagnose and repair hydraulic systems
AURTTA118Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies
AURTTA121Diagnose complex system faults
AURTTB101Inspect and service braking systems
AURTTF102Inspect and service diesel fuel injection systems
AURTTF105Diagnose and repair engine forced-induction systems
AURTTK001Use and maintain measuring equipment in an automotive workplace
AURVTW018Carry out oxyacetylene welding, thermal heating and cutting
AURVTW101Carry out manual metal arc welding on components
AURVTW103Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections
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Get Course maps AUR30520 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3212) 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: register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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