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MEM30819 Certificate III in Locksmithing
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.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Locksmithing · Register data synced 8 Oct 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
65last month
Locksmith roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM30805 in 2019
Enrolments
Rising
Up 11.3% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
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.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
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.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 3233
Combined monthly online job ads across Locksmith, to June 2026
Official shortage list
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.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
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%).
8,286
workers, May 2025
8,536
workers, May 2030
8,946
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 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.
2019
not yet introduced
235
2020
510
2021
560
2022
540
2023
575
2024
640
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 MEM30819 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 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.
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 Locksmithing, plus 40 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 42 of them, marked below.
MEM13001Perform emergency first aid (has prerequisites)
MEM13019Undertake work health and safety activities in the workplace
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)
MEM16012Interpret technical specifications and manuals (has prerequisites)
MEM18003Use tools for precision work (has prerequisites)
MEM20015Produce hand cut keys (has prerequisites)
MEM20016Produce keys by cutting to code (has prerequisites)
MEM20017Produce keys by duplication (has prerequisites)
MEM20018Identify and program transponder keys (has prerequisites)
MEM20019Service automotive transponder systems using diagnostic equipment (has prerequisites)
MEM20020Use EEPROM programmers to service automotive transponder systems (has prerequisites)
MEM20021Perform a building security inspection (has prerequisites)
MEM20022Modify and repair security equipment and systems (has prerequisites)
MEM20023Assemble and test lock mechanisms (has prerequisites)
MEM20024Install and upgrade locks and hardware (has prerequisites)
MEM20025Gain entry (has prerequisites)
MEM20026Install and maintain door control devices and systems (has prerequisites)
MEM20027Maintain and service mechanical locking devices (has prerequisites)
MEM20028Plan and prepare a master key system (has prerequisites)
MEM20029Develop and implement a master key system (has prerequisites)
MEM20030Gain entry and reinstate fire and security containers (has prerequisites)
MEM20031Gain entry and reinstate automotive locking systems (has prerequisites)
MEM20032Service and repair fire and security containers (has prerequisites)
MEM20033Service and repair mechanical automotive locking systems (has prerequisites)
MEM20035Perform a site security survey (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, MEM30819 release 3
Where to study
Where can I study MEM30819?
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 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. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 1 October 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 8 Oct 2026. Page last updated 9 Oct 2026.
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