TLI21221 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind automobile drivers work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced TLI21216. About 46 automobile drivers jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.5% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate II in Driving Operations are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for automobile driverses are holding steady. About 46 automobile drivers jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 500 job ads, while 15 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 chauffeurs, taxi drivers and automobile drivers necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Chauffeur, Taxi Driver and Automobile Drivers nec as not in shortage.
Automobile drivers jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 55,040 workers in May 2025, 57,213 by May 2030 (up 3.9%) and 60,163 by May 2035 (up 9.3%).
National enrolment data for TLI21221 starts in 2025: 15 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for TLI21221 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 Driving Operations is 16 units: 5 core, plus 11 electives chosen from 39 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps TLI21221 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 7311) 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: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.