AUR50216 is the nationally recognised Diploma of Automotive Technology. It prepares you for work as a motor mechanic (general). It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced AUR50212. Employers posted about 3,300 motor mechanic (general) jobs in June 2026, down 7.7% on a year earlier.
The long-term signals behind the Diploma of Automotive Technology are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Motor mechanic (general)s are in national shortage and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 7.7% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
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 2,380 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 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.
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%).
More people are choosing the Diploma of Automotive Technology every year. Across Australia, 1,675 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 2,380, up 42.1% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for AUR50216 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 Diploma of Automotive Technology is 12 units: 1 core, plus 11 electives chosen from 27 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps AUR50216 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: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 14 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 20 Sept 2026.