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RII60320 Advanced Diploma of Underground Coal Mining Management

RII60320 is the nationally recognised Advanced Diploma behind production manager (mining) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced RII60315. About 1,195 production manager (mining) jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier.

Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
1,195last month
Production manager (mining) roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced RII60315 in 2020
Enrolments
Falling fast
Down 33.3% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The signals behind the Advanced Diploma of Underground Coal Mining Management are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and job ads in June 2026 were up 6.4% on a year earlier. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Employers are posting more production manager (mining) jobs than a year ago. About 1,195 production manager (mining) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 6.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 13,900 job ads, while 20 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 1335
1,195
Combined monthly online job ads across Production Manager (Mining), to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates production manager (forestry)s, production manager (manufacturing)s and production manager (mining)s as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Production Manager (Forestry), Production Manager (Manufacturing) and Production Manager (Mining) as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Production manager (mining) jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 62,231 workers in May 2025, 67,835 by May 2030 (up 9%) and 72,682 by May 2035 (up 16.8%).

62,231
workers, May 2025
67,835
workers, May 2030
72,682
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

Enrolments in the Advanced Diploma of Underground Coal Mining Management are dropping fast. Across Australia, 30 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 20, down 33.3% in a year. National data for RII60320 starts in 2021.

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 Advanced Diploma is typically 1.5 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 RII60320 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 RII60320 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 Advanced Diploma of Underground Coal Mining Management is 13 units: 10 core, plus 3 electives chosen from 18 options on the register.

  • RIIERR602EEstablish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems
  • RIIGOV601EEstablish, maintain and develop a statutory compliance management system
  • RIIMCU601EEstablish and maintain spontaneous combustion management systems
  • RIIMCU602EEstablish and maintain gas management systems
  • RIIMCU605EEstablish and maintain inrush management systems
  • RIIMCU606EEstablish and maintain the mining method and strata management systems
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  • RIIRAI603EEstablish and maintain mine transport systems and production equipment
  • RIIRAI604EEstablish and maintain mine services and infrastructure systems
  • RIIRIS601EEstablish and maintain risk management systems
  • RIIUND601EEstablish and maintain ventilation management systems
View the 18 elective options
  • BSBFIN501Manage budgets and financial plans
  • BSBINS601Manage knowledge and information
  • BSBLDR602Provide leadership across the organisation
  • BSBOPS601Develop and implement business plans
  • BSBPMG537Manage project procurement
  • BSBSTR601Manage innovation and continuous improvement
  • BSBSTR602Develop organisational strategies
  • RIIBEF601EConduct business negotiations
  • RIIBLA202FSupport underground shotfiring operations
  • RIIBLA302EConduct shotfiring operations in underground coal mines
  • RIIENV601EEstablish and maintain the environmental management system
  • RIILAT402EProvide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams
  • RIIMCU603DEstablish and maintain the gas drainage management plan
  • RIIMCU604DEstablish and maintain the outburst management plan
  • RIIRAI605DEstablish and maintain an underground mine mechanical plant management system
  • RIIRIS403EManage and coordinate spill response
  • RIIUND603DManage, operate and maintain the mine ventilation system
  • RIIWHS601EEstablish and maintain the WHS management system
training.gov.au national register, RII60320 release 4
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Where to study

Where can I study RII60320?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps RII60320 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 1335) 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: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 3 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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