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MEM31419 Certificate III in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic
MEM31419 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind fitter (general) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced MEM30205. About 2,857 fitter (general) jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 4.2% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
2,857last month
Fitter (general) roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; enrolments falling
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM30205 in 2019
Enrolments
Falling
Down 8.2% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Fitter (general)s are in national shortage. Enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for fitter (general)s are holding steady. About 2,857 fitter (general) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 4.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 34,500 job ads, while 2,295 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 3232
Combined monthly online job ads across Fitter (General), to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates fitter (general)s, fitter and turners, fitter-welders and metal machinist (first class)s as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Fitter (General), Fitter and Turner, Fitter-Welder and Metal Machinist (First Class) as in national shortage; Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic and Metal Fitters and Machinists nec as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Fitter (general) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 122,958 workers in May 2025, 126,601 by May 2030 (up 3%) and 131,831 by May 2035 (up 7.2%).
122,958
workers, May 2025
126,601
workers, May 2030
131,831
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 Student Outcomes
How graduates do
Certificate III in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic graduates do better than is typical at Certificate III level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 94.1% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $97,000, against $54,000 typical. 91.7% were satisfied with the training, against 90.6% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
94.1%
employed or in further study after training (2025)
typical 88% across 105 Certificate IIIs
$97,000
median income after training (2025)
typical $54,000 across 85 Certificate IIIs
91.7%
satisfied with the training (2025)
typical 90.6% across 105 Certificate IIIs
Level benchmarks are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIIs in the same collection, not official NCVER benchmarks.
NCVER Student Outcomes · 2025 survey
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate III in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic than a year ago. Across Australia, 2,500 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 2,295, down 8.2% in a year.
10
2019
45
2020
240
2021
835
2022
2,245
2023
2,500
2024
2,295
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 MEM31419 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 MEM31419 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 19 core units for the Certificate III in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic, plus 52 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 63 of them, marked below.
MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
TLILIC0003Licence to operate a forklift truck
TLILIC0024Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)
training.gov.au national register, MEM31419 release 3
Where to study
Where can I study MEM31419?
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 MEM31419 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3232) 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 Certificate IIIs 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; 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 training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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