MEM20422 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind metal engineering process worker work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MEM20413. About 15 metal engineering process worker jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 144.4% on a year earlier.
There is not much independent data on MEM20422 yet. What exists: enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 144.4% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
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 18,350 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
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%).
Certificate II in Engineering Pathways graduates do better than is typical at Certificate II level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 76.7% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate II result is 77.6%, across 63 qualifications. Median income after training was $41,700, against $41,400 typical. 93.7% were satisfied with the training, against 91.4% 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.
Enrolments in the Certificate II in Engineering Pathways are growing. Across Australia, 16,560 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 18,350, up 10.8% in a year. National data for MEM20422 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MEM20422 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 II in Engineering Pathways is 12 units: 4 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 12 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Five of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MEM20422 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIs 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; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.