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MEA50118 Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics)

MEA50118 is the nationally recognised Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics). It prepares you for work as an aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics). It has been the current version on the national register since 2018, when it replaced MEA50115. Employers posted about 126 aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) jobs in June 2026, up 11.2% on a year earlier.

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
Positive
Two structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced MEA50115 in 2018
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 48.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics) line up. Aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics)s are in national shortage, enrolments are rising 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 200 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

More people are choosing the Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics) every year. Across Australia, 135 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 200, up 48.1% in a year.

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 Diploma 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 MEA50118 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 MEA50118 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 Diploma of Aeroskills (Avionics) is 32 units: 8 core, plus 24 electives, with 3 listed on the register. Prerequisites apply to 18 of them, marked below.

  • MEA107Interpret and use aviation maintenance industry manuals and specifications
  • MEA111Perform administrative processes to prepare for certification of civil aircraft maintenance
  • MEA112Plan and implement civil aircraft maintenance activities
  • MEA113Supervise civil aircraft maintenance activities and manage human resources in the workplace
  • MEA116Apply work health and safety procedures at supervisor level in aviation maintenance
  • MEA118Conduct self in the aviation maintenance environment
View all 31 core units
  • MEA142Manage self in the aviation maintenance environment
  • MEA148Apply mathematics and physics in aviation maintenance
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • MEA203Remove and install advanced aircraft electrical system components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA206Remove and install aircraft basic radio communication and navigation system components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA223Inspect aircraft electrical systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA224Inspect aircraft instrument systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA226Inspect aircraft electronic systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA227Test and troubleshoot aircraft electrical systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA228Test and troubleshoot aircraft instrument systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA229Test and troubleshoot aircraft radio frequency navigation and communications systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA232Test and troubleshoot aircraft pulse systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA235Perform advanced troubleshooting in aircraft avionic maintenance
  • MEA241Perform aircraft weight and balance calculations as a result of modifications
  • MEA246Fabricate and/or repair aircraft electrical hardware or parts (has prerequisites)
  • MEA292Remove and install advanced aircraft instrument system components
  • MEA293Remove and install aircraft electronic system components
  • MEA296Use electrical test equipment in aviation maintenance activities (has prerequisites)
  • MEA301Perform aircraft flight servicing (has prerequisites)
  • MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
View the 3 elective options
  • MEA225Inspect fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA230Test and troubleshoot fixed wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and components (has prerequisites)
  • MEA231Inspect, test and troubleshoot rotary wing aircraft automatic flight control systems and components (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, MEA50118 release 2
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Where to study

Where can I study MEA50118?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps MEA50118 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: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 17 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 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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