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RGR30218 Certificate III in Racing (Stablehand)

RGR30218 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind stablehand work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2018, when it replaced RGR30208. 300 people enrolled in 2025, down 4.8% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Racing (Stablehand) · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced RGR30208 in 2018
Enrolments
Steady
Down 4.8% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Racing (Stablehand) are weak right now. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. Weigh both sides.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates beef cattle farm workers, cattle and sheep farm workers, dairy cattle farm workers, livestock husbandry workers, piggery farm workers, poultry farm workers and sheep farm workers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Beef Cattle Farm Worker, Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker, Dairy Cattle Farm Worker, Livestock Husbandry Worker, Piggery Farm Worker, Poultry Farm Worker and Sheep Farm Worker as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

Enrolments in the Certificate III in Racing (Stablehand) are steady. Across Australia, 315 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 300, down 4.8% in a year.

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 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 RGR30218 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 RGR30218 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 Certificate III in Racing (Stablehand) is 18 units: 12 core, plus 6 electives chosen from 17 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Eight of them, marked below.

  • ACMEQU208Manage personal health and fitness for working with horses
  • BSBWHS201Contribute to health and safety of self and others
  • RGRCMN203Comply with racing industry ethics and integrity
  • RGRPSH201Handle racehorses in stables and at trackwork
  • RGRPSH202Assist with transportation of horses (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH207Perform racing stable duties (has prerequisites)
View all 12 core units
  • RGRPSH211Work effectively in the horse racing industry
  • RGRPSH301Implement stable operations
  • RGRPSH303Organise and oversee transportation of horses
  • RGRPSH304Identify factors that affect racehorse fitness and suitability to race
  • RGRPSH308Provide first aid and emergency care for horses or other equines
  • RGRPSH309Implement feeding programs for racehorses under direction
View the 17 elective options
  • ACMEQU202Handle horses safely (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU205Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
  • ACMEQU209Provide non-riding exercise to horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMINF302Follow equine biosecurity and infection control procedures
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • MSMSUP280Manage conflict at work
  • RGRPSH203Perform basic driving tasks (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH204Prepare to drive jog work (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH205Perform basic riding skills in the racing industry (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH209Attend horses at race meetings and trials (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH302Supervise handling of horses
  • RGRPSH312Transport horses by road
  • RGRPSH401Provide care and treatment of horses
  • RGRPSH408Manage horse health and welfare
  • RGRPSH409Determine nutritional requirements for racing horses
  • RGRPSH420Participate in implementing racehorse exercise programs
  • SISXEMR001Respond to emergency situations
training.gov.au national register, RGR30218 release 3
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Where to study

Where can I study RGR30218?

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 RGR30218 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8423) 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; 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.

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