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MEM30719 Certificate III in Marine Craft Construction
MEM30719 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind shipwright work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced MEM30705. About 17 shipwright jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 0% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Marine Craft Construction · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
17last month
Shipwright roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM30705 in 2019
Enrolments
Steady
Up 1.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
There is not much independent data on MEM30719 yet. What exists: shipwrights are in national shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for shipwrights are holding steady. About 17 shipwright jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 0% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 200 job ads, while 445 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 3991
Combined monthly online job ads across Shipwright, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates boat builder and repairers and shipwrights as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Boat Builder and Repairer and Shipwright as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Shipwright jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 3,946 workers in May 2025, 3,860 by May 2030 (down 2.2%) and 4,087 by May 2035 (up 3.6%).
3,946
workers, May 2025
3,860
workers, May 2030
4,087
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 Marine Craft Construction are steady. Across Australia, 440 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 445, up 1.1% in a year. National data for MEM30719 starts in 2020.
2019
not yet introduced
15
2020
45
2021
210
2022
345
2023
440
2024
445
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 MEM30719 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 MEM30719 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 Marine Craft Construction, plus 60 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 69 of them, marked below.
MEM25015Assemble and install equipment and accessories/ancillaries (has prerequisites)
MEM26001Lay up composites using open moulding techniques (has prerequisites)
MEM26006Mark and cut out sheets for composite use (has prerequisites)
MEM26007Select and use reinforcing appropriate for product (has prerequisites)
MEM26008Select and use resin systems appropriate for product (has prerequisites)
MEM26009Select and use cores and fillers appropriate for product (has prerequisites)
MEM26010Store and handle composite materials (has prerequisites)
MEM50002Work safely on marine craft (has prerequisites)
MEM50003Follow work procedures to maintain the marine environment (has prerequisites)
MEM50004Maintain quality of environment by following marina codes (has prerequisites)
MEM50009Safely operate a mechanically powered recreational boat (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, MEM30719 release 3
Where to study
Where can I study MEM30719?
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 MEM30719 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3991) 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; 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.