AVI30219 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind flight attendant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced AVI30116. About 20 flight attendant jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.7% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Aviation (Cabin Crew) line up. Flight attendants are in shortage in parts of the country, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for flight attendants are holding steady. About 20 flight attendant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.7% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 300 job ads, while 385 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 flight attendants as in shortage in parts of the country. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Flight Attendant as in shortage in regional areas; Travel Attendants nec as not in shortage.
Flight attendant jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 9,999 workers in May 2025, 10,442 by May 2030 (up 4.4%) and 11,288 by May 2035 (up 12.9%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Aviation (Cabin Crew) are growing. Across Australia, 355 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 385, up 8.5% in a year. National data for AVI30219 starts in 2020.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for AVI30219 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 III in Aviation (Cabin Crew) is 21 units: 13 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 22 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps AVI30219 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4517) 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; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 14 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.