CUA31020 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind production assistant (film, television, radio or stage) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced CUA31015 and CUA30815. About 264 production assistant (film, television, radio or stage) jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 5.8% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate III in Screen and Media are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Production assistant (film, television, radio or stage)s are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 5.8% on a year earlier and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer production assistant (film, television, radio or stage) jobs than a year ago. About 264 production assistant (film, television, radio or stage) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 5.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 3,300 job ads, while 6,340 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 clinical coders as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Clinical Coder as in national shortage; Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Proof Reader, Radio Despatcher, Facilities Administrator and Clerical and Administrative Workers nec as not in shortage.
Production assistant (film, television, radio or stage) jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 21,864 workers in May 2025, 22,751 by May 2030 (up 4.1%) and 24,176 by May 2035 (up 10.6%).
Certificate III in Screen and Media graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate III level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 67.7% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $39,900, against $54,000 typical. 90.6% were satisfied with the training, against 90.6% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate III in Screen and Media than a year ago. Across Australia, 6,770 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 6,340, down 6.4% in a year. National data for CUA31020 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CUA31020 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 Screen and Media is 11 units: 3 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 60 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps CUA31020 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 5999) 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIIs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.