MSM10116 is the nationally recognised Certificate I in Process Manufacturing. It prepares you for work as a plastics and rubber factory workers. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced MSA10207. 10 people enrolled in 2025.
There is not much independent data on MSM10116 yet. What exists: enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are hiring for the jobs this qualification leads to. About 0 plastics and rubber factory workers jobs were advertised online in June 2026. Over the last 12 months there were about 0 job ads, while 10 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Plastics and rubber factory workers jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 1,489 workers in May 2025, 1,474 by May 2030 (down 1%) and 1,537 by May 2035 (up 3.2%).
More people are choosing the Certificate I in Process Manufacturing every year. Across Australia, 0 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 10.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MSM10116 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.
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.
Browse coursesGet Course maps MSM10116 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8392) 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: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.