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MEM30522 Certificate III in Engineering - Technical
MEM30522 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MEM30505. About 188 mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Engineering - Technical · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
188last month
Mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM30505 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 35.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Engineering - Technical line up. Mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicianses are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicianses are holding steady. About 188 mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 2,300 job ads, while 1,335 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 3125
Combined monthly online job ads across Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons And Technicians, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates mechanical engineering draftspersons and mechanical engineering technicians as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson and Mechanical Engineering Technician as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 6,770 workers in May 2025, 7,170 by May 2030 (up 5.9%) and 7,624 by May 2035 (up 12.6%).
6,770
workers, May 2025
7,170
workers, May 2030
7,624
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 Student Outcomes
How graduates do
Certificate III in Engineering - Technical graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate III level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 78% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $39,600, against $54,000 typical. 81.2% 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.
78%
employed or in further study after training (2025)
typical 88% across 105 Certificate IIIs
$39,600
median income after training (2025)
typical $54,000 across 85 Certificate IIIs
81.2%
satisfied with the training (2025)
typical 90.6% across 105 Certificate IIIs
Level benchmarks are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIIs in the same collection, not official NCVER benchmarks.
NCVER Student Outcomes · 2025 survey
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
More people are choosing the Certificate III in Engineering - Technical every year. Across Australia, 985 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,335, up 35.5% in a year. National data for MEM30522 starts in 2023.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
200
2023
985
2024
1,335
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 III 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 MEM30522 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 MEM30522 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 III in Engineering - Technical is 10 units: 3 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 74 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 30 of them, marked below.
MEM16006Organise and communicate information (has prerequisites)
MEM16008Interact with computing technology (has prerequisites)
MEM30012Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment
View the 74 elective options
MEM09201Work effectively in an engineering drafting workplace
MEM30023Prepare a simple cost estimate for a manufactured product
MEM30024Participate in quality assurance techniques (has prerequisites)
MEM30025Analyse a simple electrical system circuit (has prerequisites)
MEM30026Select and test components for simple electronic switching and timing circuits (has prerequisites)
MEM30027Prepare basic programs for programmable logic controllers
MEM30028Assist in sales of technical products
MEM30031Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements
MEM30032Produce basic engineering drawings
MEM30033Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3D models (has prerequisites)
MEM48001Test the mechanical properties of materials
MEM48002Monitor ferrous melting and casting processes
MEM48003Monitor nonferrous melting and casting processes
MEM48004Interpret basic binary phase diagrams
MEM48005Apply basic knowledge of casting operations
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
MSS402003Apply competitive systems and practices
MSS402004Sustain process improvements
MSS402022Apply quick changeover procedures
MSS402032Interpret cost and waste in terms of customer value
MSS402054Monitor process capability
MSS402062Use SCADA systems in operations
MSS402084Undertake root cause analysis
MSS402086Use planning software systems in operations
MSS402087Apply cost factors to work practices
MSS403031Analyse and improve manual handling processes
MSS403081Ensure process improvements are sustained
MSS403082Improve cost factors in work practices
MSTGN4017Participate in product engineering
MSTGN4020Contribute to the development of products or processes
TLIG2007Work in a socially diverse environment
training.gov.au national register, MEM30522 release 3
Where to study
Where can I study MEM30522?
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 MEM30522 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3125) 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.