Jobs and Skills AustraliaIs the work there?
Ten year outlook
Miscellaneous factory process workers jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 452 workers in May 2025, 451 by May 2030 (down 0.2%) and 469 by May 2035 (up 3.8%).
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 OutcomesHow graduates do
Certificate III in Process Manufacturing graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate III level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 64.3% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $46,700, against $54,000 typical. 92.8% 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.
64.3%
employed or in further study after training (2025)
typical 88% across 105 Certificate IIIs
$46,700
median income after training (2025)
typical $54,000 across 85 Certificate IIIs
92.8%
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 ActivityWho is training
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate III in Process Manufacturing than a year ago. Across Australia, 1,140 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 820, down 28.1% in a year.
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications FrameworkWhat 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 MSM30116 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 listsWhat does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for MSM30116 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 packagingWhat is in the qualification
The Certificate III in Process Manufacturing is 21 units: 4 core, plus 17 electives chosen from 87 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Four of them, marked below.
- MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- MSMSUP210Process and record information
- MSMWHS200Work safely
- MSS402051Apply quality standards
View the 87 elective options
- FWPCOT2238Cut materials with a hand-held chainsaw
- HLTAID011Provide First Aid
- MEM03001BPerform manual production assembly
- MEM03006BSet assembly stations (has prerequisites)
- MEM09002BInterpret technical drawing
- MEM09204AProduce basic engineering detail drawings
- MEM11005BPick and process order
- MEM11006BPerform production packaging
- MEM11007BAdminister inventory procedures
- MEM12023APerform engineering measurements
- MEM13003BWork safely with industrial chemicals and materials
- MEM15001BPerform basic statistical quality control
- MEM15003BUse improvement processes in team activities
- MEM15004BPerform inspection
- MEM16006AOrganise and communicate information
- MEM16007AWork with others in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
- MEM16008AInteract with computing technology
- MEM18001CUse hand tools
- MEM18002BUse power tools/hand held operations
- MSL973013Perform basic tests
- MSMBIO301Process biomass using pyrolyser
- MSMBIO302Ferment biomaterial to produce bioproducts
- MSMBIO303Distil bioproducts
- MSMBIO304Separate and recover bioproducts
- MSMENV172Identify and minimise environmental hazards
- MSMOPS100Use equipment
- MSMOPS101Make measurements
- MSMOPS102Perform tasks to support production
- MSMOPS200Operate equipment
- MSMOPS212Use organisation computers or data systems
- MSMOPS244Lay out and cut materials
- MSMOPS301Treat corrosion
- MSMOPS363Organise on-site work
- MSMPER200Work in accordance with an issued permit
- MSMPER201Monitor and control work permits
- MSMPER202Observe permit work
- MSMPER205Enter confined space (has prerequisites)
- MSMPER300Issue work permits (has prerequisites)
- MSMPMC308Operate slip casting equipment
- MSMPMC309Finish products after firing
- MSMPMC310Hand mould products
- MSMPMC311Operate a firing kiln
- MSMPMC312Operate glass finishing equipment
- MSMPMC403Set up and optimise glass forming process
- MSMSUP100Apply workplace context to own job
- MSMSUP101Clean workplace or equipment
- MSMSUP106Work in a team
- MSMSUP200Achieve work outcomes
- MSMSUP204Pack products or materials
- MSMSUP205Transfer loads
- MSMSUP230Monitor process operations
- MSMSUP240Undertake minor maintenance
- MSMSUP273Handle goods
- MSMSUP280Manage conflict at work
- MSMSUP291Participate in continuous improvement
- MSMSUP292Sample and test materials and product
- MSMSUP300Identify and apply process improvements
- MSMSUP301Apply HACCP to the workplace
- MSMSUP303Identify equipment faults
- MSMSUP309Maintain and organise workplace records
- MSMSUP310Contribute to the development of workplace documentation
- MSMSUP330Develop and adjust a production schedule
- MSMSUP382Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplace
- MSMSUP383Facilitate a team
- MSMSUP390Use structured problem-solving tools
- MSMWHS100Follow WHS procedures
- MSMWHS110Follow emergency response procedures
- MSMWHS201Conduct hazard analysis
- MSMWHS205Control minor incidents
- MSMWHS210Undertake first response to non-fire incidents
- MSMWHS212Undertake first response to fire incidents
- MSMWHS216Operate breathing apparatus
- MSMWHS217Gas test atmospheres
- MSMWHS218Control the risks of falls
- MSMWHS300Facilitate the implementation of WHS for a work group (has prerequisites)
- MSS402002Sustain process improvements
- MSS402020Apply quick changeover procedures
- MSS402021Apply Just in Time procedures
- MSS402040Apply 5S procedures
- MSS402050Monitor process capability
- MSS402080Undertake root cause analysis
- MSS402082Apply cost factors to work practices
- MSS402083Use planning software systems in operations
- MSTGN3009Coordinate work of team or section
- PMBHAN103Shift materials safely by hand
- TAEDEL301Provide work skill instruction
- TLID2010Operate a forklift
training.gov.au national register, MSM30116 release 8
Same training packageWhat skill sets come from the MSM training package?