MST30416 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Footwear. It prepares you for work as a shoemaker. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced LMT30707 and LMT30807. Employers posted about 1 shoemaker jobs in June 2026, down 71.4% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate III in Footwear are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 71.4% on a year earlier and the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer shoemaker jobs than a year ago. About 1 shoemaker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 71.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 0 job ads, while 5 people were training in the qualification nationally (2023). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates canvas goods fabricators, leather goods makers, sail makers and shoemakers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Canvas Goods Fabricator, Leather Goods Maker, Sail Maker and Shoemaker as not in shortage.
Shoemaker jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 1,404 workers in May 2025, 1,420 by May 2030 (up 1.1%) and 1,488 by May 2035 (up 6%).
More people are choosing the Certificate III in Footwear every year. Across Australia, 0 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 0. National data for MST30416 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MST30416 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.
The register lists 5 core units for the Certificate III in Footwear, plus 25 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Five of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MST30416 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3931) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 3 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.