MST30519 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Leather Production. It prepares you for work as a leather goods maker. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced MST30516. Employers posted about 1 leather goods maker jobs in June 2026, down 71.4% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Leather Production are weak right now. 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. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting fewer leather goods maker jobs than a year ago. About 1 leather goods maker 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 25 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). 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.
Leather goods maker 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%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Leather Production are steady. Across Australia, 25 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 25, up 0% in a year. National data for MST30519 starts in 2020.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MST30519 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 Certificate III in Leather Production is 19 units: 4 core, plus 15 electives chosen from 23 options on the register. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MST30519 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 5 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.