RII20120 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind other construction and mining labourers work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced RII20115. About 100 other construction and mining labourers jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 11.1% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind this qualification are weak right now. Specifically: the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about any individual's result.
Employers are advertising more of these roles than a year ago. Across Other Construction And Mining Labourers, about 100 jobs were advertised online in June 2026 (up 11.1% on a year earlier). Roughly 1,192 openings were advertised over the last 12 months, while 5,160 people enrolled in the qualification nationally in 2024. Enrolment counts people in training, not completions, so the two figures describe the pipeline and the market, not a job guarantee.
None of the occupations this qualification leads to is rated as in shortage on the official list. In the 2025 Occupation Shortage List assessment, Crane Chaser is rated not in shortage.
Employment in these occupations is projected to stay about flat. Government projections put them at 7,900 workers in May 2025, 7,900 by May 2030 (down 0.4%) and 8,000 by May 2035 (up 1%).
Outcomes for this qualification are mixed against others at Certificate II level. In the latest national outcomes survey (2025), 68.7% were employed or in further study after training, against a Certificate II median of 77.6% across 63 qualifications. Median income after training was $57,000, compared with $41,400 typical at this level. 93.2% were satisfied with the training, against 91.4% typical.
Enrolments in this qualification are steady. National enrolments moved from 5,305 in 2023, to 5,160 in 2024 (down 2.7%).
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for RII20120 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.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps RII20120 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all qualifications at the same level in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2024 collection; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 24 August 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.