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AUR30720 Certificate III in Outdoor Power Equipment Technology
AUR30720 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Outdoor Power Equipment Technology. It prepares you for work as a small engine mechanic. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced AUR30716. Employers posted about 3,300 small engine mechanic jobs in June 2026, down 7.7% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Outdoor Power Equipment Technology · Register data synced 19 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,300last month
Small engine mechanic 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 AUR30716 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Up 1.6% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Outdoor Power Equipment Technology are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Small engine mechanics 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 small engine mechanic jobs than a year ago. About 3,300 small engine mechanic 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 325 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 Small Engine Mechanic, 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
Small engine mechanic 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 Outdoor Power Equipment Technology are steady. Across Australia, 320 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 325, up 1.6% in a year. National data for AUR30720 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
20
2021
180
2022
315
2023
320
2024
325
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 AUR30720 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 AUR30720 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 Outdoor Power Equipment Technology is 38 units: 17 core, plus 21 electives chosen from 63 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.
AURAEA002Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
AURASA102Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
AURPTA103Service and repair rotary cutting systems
AURPTA105Service and repair chainsaw cutting systems
AURPTA106Inspect and service line trimming systems and components
AURPTA107Service and repair post boring systems
View all 17 core units
AURPTA108Service and repair post hole digging systems
AURPTA109Service and repair reciprocating cutting systems
AURPTA110Inspect and service pumping systems
AURPTA111Diagnose and repair pumping systems
AURPTE102Inspect and service outdoor power equipment engines
AURPTE103Diagnose and repair outdoor power equipment engines
AURPTE104Overhaul outdoor power equipment engines
AURPTR104Inspect and service cordless electric tool skins
AURPTR105Diagnose and repair cordless electric tool skins
AURTTA118Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies
AURTTK102Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace
View the 63 elective options
AURACA102Manage complex customer requirements in an automotive workplace
AURACA103Build customer relations in an automotive workplace
AURAFA103Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace
AURAMA001Work effectively with others in an automotive workplace
AURAMA102Communicate business information in an automotive workplace
AURATA001Identify basic automotive faults using troubleshooting processes
AURETK002Use and maintain electrical test equipment in an automotive workplace
AURETR006Solder electrical wiring and circuits
AURETR009Install vehicle lighting and wiring systems
AURETR026Remove, replace and program electrical and electronic units and assemblies
AURETR112Test and repair basic electrical circuits
AURETR115Inspect, test and service batteries
AURETR125Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
AURETR129Diagnose and repair charging systems
AURETR130Diagnose and repair starting systems
AURETR131Diagnose and repair ignition systems
AURETR132Diagnose and repair automotive electrical systems
AURHTX104Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle clutch systems
AURKTA005Inspect, service and repair track type drive and support systems
AURLTD104Diagnose and repair light vehicle steering systems
AURLTE102Diagnose and repair light vehicle engines
AURLTF102Diagnose and repair light vehicle diesel fuel injection systems
AURLTJ202Remove, inspect, repair and refit light vehicle tyres
AURLTX101Diagnose and repair light vehicle manual transmissions
AURLTZ101Diagnose and repair light vehicle emission control systems
AURPTA104Service and repair drum cutting systems
AURPTR101Test and service 240 volt portable generators
AURPTR102Test and service electric outdoor power equipment
AURPTR103Service and repair outdoor power equipment engine management systems
AURPTR106Deploy and service autonomous outdoor power equipment
AURTTA006Inspect and service hydraulic systems
AURTTA113Diagnose and repair hydraulic systems
AURTTA121Diagnose complex system faults
AURTTB101Inspect and service braking systems
AURTTC001Inspect and service cooling systems
AURTTC103Diagnose and repair cooling systems
AURTTD002Inspect and service steering systems
AURTTD003Inspect suspension systems
AURTTD004Inspect and service suspension systems
AURTTE104Inspect and service engines
AURTTF101Inspect and service petrol fuel systems
AURTTF105Diagnose and repair engine forced-induction systems
AURTTF106Diagnose and repair petrol carburettor systems
AURTTJ012Remove, inspect and refit wheel hubs and associated brake components
AURTTK001Use and maintain measuring equipment in an automotive workplace
AURTTQ001Inspect and service final drive assemblies
AURTTX102Inspect and service manual transmissions
AURTTX104Inspect and service hydrostatic transmissions
AURTTX106Diagnose and repair hydrostatic transmissions
AURTTZ102Diagnose and repair exhaust systems
AURVTW002Carry out oxyacetylene brazing of components
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 AUR30720 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; 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 synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 20 Sept 2026.
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