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MSL60122 Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Management

MSL60122 is the nationally recognised Advanced Diploma behind agricultural, medical and science technicians work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MSL60118. 270 people enrolled in 2025, up 42.1% on the year before.

Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Positive
Two structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced MSL60118 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 42.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Management line up. 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?

Ten year outlook

Agricultural, medical and science technicians jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 312 workers in May 2025, 328 by May 2030 (up 5.1%) and 347 by May 2035 (up 11.2%).

312
workers, May 2025
328
workers, May 2030
347
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

More people are choosing the Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Management every year. Across Australia, 190 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 270, up 42.1% in a year. National data for MSL60122 starts in 2023.

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 Advanced Diploma is typically 1.5 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 MSL60122 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 MSL60122 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 Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Management is 10 units: 6 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 17 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Six of them, marked below.

  • MSL916011Develop and maintain laboratory documentation
  • MSL916012Manage and develop teams
  • MSL916013Supervise laboratory operations in work or functional area
  • MSL916014Maintain compliance in work or functional area
  • MSL936005Maintain quality system and continuous improvement processes within work or functional area
  • MSL946003Implement and monitor WHS and environmental management systems
View the 17 elective options
  • MSL915004Schedule laboratory work for a small team
  • MSL916015Manage complex projects
  • MSL924005Process and interpret data
  • MSL925005Analyse measurements and estimate uncertainties (has prerequisites)
  • MSL925006Analyse data and report results (has prerequisites)
  • MSL936006Conduct an internal audit of the quality system
  • MSL954007Obtain representative samples in accordance with sampling plan
  • MSL973021Conduct field-based acceptance tests for construction materials
  • MSL973022Conduct laboratory-based acceptance tests for construction materials
  • MSL975042Design and supervise complex environmental field surveys (has prerequisites)
  • MSL975059Supervise sampling, inspections and testing at construction sites (has prerequisites)
  • MSL976006Evaluate and select appropriate test methods and/or procedures
  • MSL977009Validate test methods (has prerequisites)
  • MSL977010Contribute to the development of products or applications
  • MSL977011Troubleshoot equipment and/or production processes
  • MSL977012Develop or adapt analyses and procedures (has prerequisites)
  • MSMENV672Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability
training.gov.au national register, MSL60122 release 1
Where to study

Where can I study MSL60122?

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.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps MSL60122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3110) 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: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.