MEM30819 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Locksmithing. It prepares you for work as a locksmith. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced MEM30805. Employers posted about 65 locksmith jobs in June 2026, up 2.6% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Locksmithing line up. Locksmiths 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.
Job ads for locksmiths are holding steady. About 65 locksmith jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 2.6% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 700 job ads, while 640 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates locksmiths, precision instrument maker and repairers and saw doctors as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Locksmith, Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer and Saw Doctor as in national shortage; Engraver, Gunsmith and Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer as not in shortage.
Locksmith jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 8,286 workers in May 2025, 8,536 by May 2030 (up 3%) and 8,946 by May 2035 (up 8%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Locksmithing are growing. Across Australia, 575 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 640, up 11.3% in a year. National data for MEM30819 starts in 2020.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MEM30819 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.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MEM30819 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3233) 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 qualifications at the same level 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 29 August 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.