TLI30122 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind crane, hoist or lift operator work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced TLI30121. About 364 crane, hoist or lift operator jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 18.5% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Mobile Crane Operations line up. Crane, hoist or lift operators are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035, enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 18.5% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more crane, hoist or lift operator jobs than a year ago. About 364 crane, hoist or lift operator jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 18.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 4,200 job ads, while 65 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, hoist or lift operators as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Crane, Hoist or Lift Operator as in national shortage.
Crane, hoist or lift operator jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 15,241 workers in May 2025, 15,790 by May 2030 (up 3.6%) and 16,435 by May 2035 (up 7.8%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Mobile Crane Operations are growing. Across Australia, 60 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 65, up 8.3% in a year. National data for TLI30122 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for TLI30122 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 III in Mobile Crane Operations is 23 units: 15 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 17 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps TLI30122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 7121) 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; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 6 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.