RII10115 is the nationally recognised Certificate I in Resources and Infrastructure Operations. It prepares you for work as an other construction and mining labourers. It has been the current version on the national register since 2015, when it replaced RII10113. Employers posted about 100 other construction and mining labourers jobs in June 2026, up 11.1% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate I in Resources and Infrastructure Operations are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 11.1% on a year earlier. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more other construction and mining labourers jobs than a year ago. About 100 other construction and mining labourers jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 11.1% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,200 job ads, while 120 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 crane chasers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Crane Chaser as not in shortage.
Other construction and mining labourers jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 7,896 workers in May 2025, 7,864 by May 2030 (down 0.4%) and 7,973 by May 2035 (up 1%).
More people are choosing the Certificate I in Resources and Infrastructure Operations every year. Across Australia, 25 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 120, up 380% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for RII10115 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 I in Resources and Infrastructure Operations is 6 units: 3 core, plus 3 electives chosen from 12 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps RII10115 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8219) 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; 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 18 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.