MEM40422 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MEM40412. About 188 mechanical engineering draftspersons and technicians jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier.
Several independent signals line up behind this qualification. Specifically: its main occupation is rated in national shortage, employment in its occupations is projected to grow through 2035 and national enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about any individual's result.
Employer demand for these roles is holding steady. Across Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons And Technicians, about 188 jobs were advertised online in June 2026 (down 1.9% on a year earlier). Roughly 2,289 openings were advertised over the last 12 months, while 405 people enrolled in the qualification nationally in 2024. Enrolment counts people in training, not completions, so the two figures describe the pipeline and the market, not a job guarantee.
At least one occupation this qualification leads to is officially rated as in national shortage. In the 2025 Occupation Shortage List assessment, Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson and Mechanical Engineering Technician are rated in national shortage.
Employment in these occupations is projected to grow. Government projections put them at 6,800 workers in May 2025, 7,200 by May 2030 (up 5.9%) and 7,600 by May 2035 (up 12.6%).
More people are choosing this qualification each year. National enrolments rose from 15 in 2023, the first year it appears in national data, to 405 in 2024 (up 2600%).
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MEM40422 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 MEM40422 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3125) 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2024 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 23 August 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.