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MEM30619 Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture
MEM30619 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture. It prepares you for work as a jeweller. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced MEM30605. Employers posted about 31 jeweller jobs in June 2026, down 29.2% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Jewellery Manufacture · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
31last month
Jeweller roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM30605 in 2019
Enrolments
Rising
Up 5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The long-term signals behind the Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Jewellers are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 29.2% 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 fewer jeweller jobs than a year ago. About 31 jeweller jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 29.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 600 job ads, while 315 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 3994
Combined monthly online job ads across Jeweller, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates jewellers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Jeweller as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Jeweller jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 4,606 workers in May 2025, 4,990 by May 2030 (up 8.3%) and 5,250 by May 2035 (up 14%).
4,606
workers, May 2025
4,990
workers, May 2030
5,250
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
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture are growing. Across Australia, 300 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 315, up 5% in a year. National data for MEM30619 starts in 2020.
2019
not yet introduced
5
2020
30
2021
120
2022
305
2023
300
2024
315
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 MEM30619 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 MEM30619 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 12 core units for the Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture, plus 60 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 69 of them, marked below.
MEM19020Fault find and maintain micro-mechanisms (has prerequisites)
MEM19021Diagnose and service micro-mechanisms (has prerequisites)
MEM19022Perform precision micro-mechanism diagnosis and servicing (has prerequisites)
MEM19057Research the gemstone market and complete pre-cutting processes (has prerequisites)
MEM19058Cut and polish solid gemstones (has prerequisites)
MEM19059Complete pre-cutting processes for gemstone assemblies (has prerequisites)
MEM19060Cut and polish a gemstone assembly (has prerequisites)
MEM19061Carve and polish gemstones (has prerequisites)
MEM19062Production cut and polish gemstones (has prerequisites)
MEM19063Use a faceting machine (has prerequisites)
MEM19064Cut gemstone spheres and beads (has prerequisites)
MEM19065Obtain rough and polished gemstones (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, MEM30619 release 3
Where to study
Where can I study MEM30619?
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 MEM30619 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3994) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; 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.