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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
31
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.

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.

  • MEM09002Interpret technical drawing (has prerequisites)
  • MEM11011Undertake manual handling (has prerequisites)
  • MEM12023Perform engineering measurements (has prerequisites)
  • MEM12024Perform computations (has prerequisites)
  • MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
  • MEM14006Plan work activities (has prerequisites)
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  • MEM16006Organise and communicate information (has prerequisites)
  • MEM16008Interact with computing technology (has prerequisites)
  • MEM17003Assist in the provision of on-the-job training (has prerequisites)
  • MEM18001Use hand tools (has prerequisites)
  • MEM18002Use power tools/hand held operations (has prerequisites)
  • MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
View the 60 elective options
  • MEM03001Perform manual production assembly (has prerequisites)
  • MEM03002Perform precision assembly (has prerequisites)
  • MEM03006Set assembly stations (has prerequisites)
  • MEM05006Perform brazing and/or silver soldering (has prerequisites)
  • MEM06007Perform basic incidental heat/quenching, tempering and annealing (has prerequisites)
  • MEM07001Perform operational maintenance of machines/equipment (has prerequisites)
  • MEM07005Perform general machining (has prerequisites)
  • MEM07024Operate and monitor machine and process (has prerequisites)
  • MEM07032Use workshop machines for basic operations (has prerequisites)
  • MEM07040Set multistage integrated processes (has prerequisites)
  • MEM08001Perform wire, jig and barrel load/unload work (has prerequisites)
  • MEM08002Pre-treat work for subsequent surface coating (has prerequisites)
  • MEM08003Perform electroplating operations (has prerequisites)
  • MEM08010Manually finish/polish materials (has prerequisites)
  • MEM08011Prepare surfaces using solvents and/or mechanical means (has prerequisites)
  • MEM09009Create 2-D drawings using computer-aided design system (has prerequisites)
  • MEM09010Create 3-D models using computer-aided design system (has prerequisites)
  • MEM11012Purchase materials (has prerequisites)
  • MEM11016Order materials (has prerequisites)
  • MEM12001Use comparison and basic measuring devices (has prerequisites)
  • MEM12003Perform precision mechanical measurement (has prerequisites)
  • MEM13001Perform emergency first aid (has prerequisites)
  • MEM13003Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials (has prerequisites)
  • MEM13004Work safely with molten metals/glass (has prerequisites)
  • MEM13019Undertake work health and safety activities in the workplace
  • MEM15003Use improvement processes in team activities (has prerequisites)
  • MEM15004Perform inspection (has prerequisites)
  • MEM16004Perform internal/external customer service (has prerequisites)
  • MEM16005Operate as a team member to conduct manufacturing, engineering or related activities (has prerequisites)
  • MEM18003Use tools for precision work (has prerequisites)
  • MEM18055Dismantle, replace and assemble engineering components (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19001Perform jewellery metal casting (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19002Prepare jewellery illustrations (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19003Handle gem materials (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19004Handle and examine gemstone materials (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19005Produce three-dimensional precision items (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19007Perform gemstone setting (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19008Prepare jewellery designs (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19009Perform investment procedures for lost wax casting process (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19010Produce rubber moulds for lost wax casting process (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19011Perform wax injection of moulds for lost wax casting process (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19012Produce jewellery wax model (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19013Produce jewellery metal masters (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19014Perform hand engraving (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19015Perform jewellery enamelling (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19016Construct jewellery components (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19017Fabricate jewellery items (has prerequisites)
  • MEM19018Repair jewellery items (has prerequisites)
  • 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?

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How we calculate these figures

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.