MEM20219 Certificate II in Engineering - Production Technology
MEM20219 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind metal engineering process worker work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced MEM20205. About 15 metal engineering process worker jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 144.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 2 in Engineering - Production Technology · Register data synced 19 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
15last month
Metal engineering process worker roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; enrolments falling
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM20205 in 2019
Enrolments
Falling
Down 14.7% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate II in Engineering - Production Technology are weak right now. Enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting more metal engineering process worker jobs than a year ago. About 15 metal engineering process worker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 144.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 200 job ads, while 465 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 8391
Combined monthly online job ads across Metal Engineering Process Worker, to June 2026
Ten year outlook
Metal engineering process worker jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 7,988 workers in May 2025, 8,095 by May 2030 (up 1.3%) and 8,400 by May 2035 (up 5.2%).
7,988
workers, May 2025
8,095
workers, May 2030
8,400
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
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate II in Engineering - Production Technology than a year ago. Across Australia, 545 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 465, down 14.7% in a year. National data for MEM20219 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
60
2021
120
2022
265
2023
545
2024
465
2025
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 II is typically 0.5 to 1 year 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 MEM20219 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 MEM20219 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 register lists 7 core units for the Certificate II in Engineering - Production Technology, plus 115 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 112 of them, marked below.
TLILIC0004Licence to operate an order picking forklift truck
TLILIC0016Licence to operate a bridge and gantry crane
TLILIC0040Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity)
training.gov.au national register, MEM20219 release 3
Where to study
Where can I study MEM20219?
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.
Get Course maps MEM20219 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8391) 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: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 20 Sept 2026.
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