TLI20221 is the nationally recognised Certificate II in Road Transport Terminal Operations. It prepares you for work as a freight handler (rail or road). It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced TLI20219. Employers posted about 166 freight handler (rail or road) jobs in June 2026, down 16.4% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate II in Road Transport Terminal Operations are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 16.4% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer freight handler (rail or road) jobs than a year ago. About 166 freight handler (rail or road) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 16.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 2,500 job ads, while 490 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Freight handler (rail or road) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 14,732 workers in May 2025, 14,490 by May 2030 (down 1.6%) and 14,954 by May 2035 (up 1.5%).
More people are choosing the Certificate II in Road Transport Terminal Operations every year. Across Australia, 255 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 490, up 92.2% in a year. National data for TLI20221 starts in 2024.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for TLI20221 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 II in Road Transport Terminal Operations is 16 units: 9 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 53 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps TLI20221 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8911) 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: register training.gov.au, synced 5 September 2026; 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 synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.