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MEA41222 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Armament)

MEA41222 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Armament). It prepares you for work as an aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics). It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MEA41218. Employers posted about 126 aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) jobs in June 2026, up 11.2% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 4 in Aeroskills (Armament) · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
126last month
Aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced MEA41218 in 2022
Enrolments
First year
15 enrolled in 2025, its first data year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

There is not much independent data on MEA41222 yet. What exists: aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics)s are in national shortage and job ads in June 2026 were up 11.2% 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 more aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) jobs than a year ago. About 126 aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 11.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,400 job ads, while 15 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 3231
126
Combined monthly online job ads across Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics), to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics)s, aircraft maintenance engineer (mechanical)s and aircraft maintenance engineer (structures)s as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics), Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) and Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) as in national shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 10,006 workers in May 2025, 10,110 by May 2030 (up 1%) and 10,700 by May 2035 (up 6.9%).

10,006
workers, May 2025
10,110
workers, May 2030
10,700
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

National enrolment data for MEA41222 starts in 2025: 15 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.

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 IV is typically 0.5 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 MEA41222 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 MEA41222 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 IV in Aeroskills (Armament) is 20 units: 13 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 13 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 14 of them, marked below.

  • DEFEXO001Work safely with explosive ordnance
  • MEA107Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications
  • MEA118Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment
  • MEA154Apply work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance
  • MEA155Plan and organise aviation maintenance work activities (has prerequisites)
  • MEA156Apply quality standards during aviation maintenance activities (has prerequisites)
View all 13 core units
  • MEA157Complete aviation maintenance industry documentation
  • MEA158Perform basic hand skills, standard trade practices and fundamentals in aviation maintenance
  • MEA201Remove and install miscellaneous aircraft electrical hardware/components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA246Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts (has prerequisites)
  • MEA296Use electrical test equipment in aviation maintenance activities (has prerequisites)
  • MEAAVI0038Use electronic test equipment (has prerequisites)
  • MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
View the 13 elective options
  • AVIF0044Marshal aircraft
  • DEFEXO005Package explosives
  • DEFEXO006Unpackage explosives
  • DEFEXO008Conduct explosives inspection
  • DEFEXO052Maintain cartridge operated fire extinguisher systems
  • MEA203Remove and install advanced aircraft electrical system components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA294Inspect, test and troubleshoot advanced aircraft electrical systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA301Perform aircraft flight servicing (has prerequisites)
  • MEAARM0001Maintain aircraft egress systems (has prerequisites)
  • MEAARM0002Remove and install aircraft stores management system components (has prerequisites)
  • MEAARM0003Remove and install aircraft stores suspension system components (has prerequisites)
  • MEAARM0004Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft stores management systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEAARM0005Inspect, test and troubleshoot aircraft stores suspension systems and components (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, MEA41222 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study MEA41222?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps MEA41222 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3231) 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 10 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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