MEM40222 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind boat builders and shipwrights work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MEM40205. About 17 boat builders and shipwrights jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 0% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 4 in Boating Services · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
17last month
Boat builders and shipwrights roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced MEM40205 in 2022
Enrolments
First year
5 enrolled in 2025, its first data year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
There is not much independent data on MEM40222 yet. What exists: boat builders and shipwrightses 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 boat builders and shipwrightses are holding steady. About 17 boat builders and shipwrights 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 5 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 Boat Builders And Shipwrights, 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
Boat builders and shipwrights 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
National enrolment data for MEM40222 starts in 2025: 5 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
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2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
2023
not yet introduced
2024
not yet introduced
5
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 IV is typically 0.5 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 MEM40222 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 MEM40222 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 Certificate IV in Boating Services is 26 units: 7 core, plus 19 electives chosen from 93 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 31 of them, marked below.
MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MEM16006Organise and communicate information (has prerequisites)
MEM50001Classify recreational boating technologies and features (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)
View all 7 core units
MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
View the 93 elective options
BSBAUD411Participate in quality audits
BSBCMM411Make presentations
BSBCMM412Lead difficult conversations
BSBCRT411Apply critical thinking to work practices
BSBCRT412Articulate, present and debate ideas
BSBCRT413Collaborate in creative processes
BSBFIN302Maintain financial records
BSBFIN401Report on financial activity
BSBHRM413Support the learning and development of teams and individuals
BSBINS401Analyse and present research information
BSBLDR411Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
BSBLDR412Communicate effectively as a workplace leader
BSBLDR413Lead effective workplace relationships
BSBLDR414Lead team effectiveness
BSBLDR521Lead the development of diverse workforces
BSBLEG422Maintain a file in a legal services environment
BSBMKG434Promote products and services
BSBOPS401Coordinate business resources
BSBOPS402Coordinate business operational plans
BSBOPS403Apply business risk management processes
BSBOPS404Implement customer service strategies
BSBOPS405Organise business meetings
BSBOPS407XSupport organisational response to disruption
BSBPEF401Manage personal health and wellbeing
BSBPEF402Develop personal work priorities
BSBPEF403Lead personal development
BSBPEF502Develop and use emotional intelligence
BSBPMG430Undertake project work
BSBSTR401Promote innovation in team environments
BSBSTR502Facilitate continuous improvement
BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
BSBSUS412Develop and implement workplace sustainability plans
BSBTEC301Design and produce business documents
BSBTEC403Apply digital solutions to work processes
BSBTWK401Build and maintain business relationships
BSBWHS411Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
BSBWHS432XContribute to organisational mental health response in the context of disruptive events
BSBWRT411Write complex documents
BSBXBD403Analyse big data
BSBXBD404Use big data for operational decision making
BSBXCM401Apply communication strategies in the workplace
BSBXCS406Develop cyber security insider threat and risk response plans
MEM50006Check operational capability of marine craft (has prerequisites)
MEM50007Check operational capability of sails and sail operating equipment (has prerequisites)
MEM50008Carry out trip preparation and planning (has prerequisites)
MEM50009Safely operate a mechanically powered recreational boat (has prerequisites)
MEM50010Respond to boating emergencies and incidents (has prerequisites)
MSMENV472Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
SIRXCEG004Create a customer-centric culture
TAEASS311Contribute to assessment
TAEASS404Assess competence in an online environment
TAEASS412Assess competence
TAEASS413Participate in assessment validation
TAEASS512Design and develop assessment tools
TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction
TAEDEL405Plan, organise and facilitate online learning
TAEDEL411Facilitate vocational training
TAEDEL412Facilitate workplace-based learning
TAEDEL413Facilitate distance-based training
TAEDEL414Mentor in the workplace
TAEDEL511Facilitate e-learning
TAEDES411Use nationally recognised training products to meet vocational training needs
TAEDES412Design and develop plans for vocational training
TAELLN421Integrate core skills support into training and assessment
TAELLN422Use foundation skills resources, strategies and advice
TAELLN423Integrate employability skills support into training and assessment
TAETAS411Maintain training and assessment information
TAEXDB411Plan and implement individual support plans for learners with disability
training.gov.au national register, MEM40222 release 1
Where to study
Where can I study MEM40222?
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Get Course maps MEM40222 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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