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TLI30219 Certificate III in Stevedoring
TLI30219 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Stevedoring. It prepares you for work as a waterside worker. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced TLI33518. Employers posted about 166 waterside worker jobs in June 2026, down 16.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Stevedoring · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
166last month
Waterside worker roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced TLI33518 in 2020
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 173.7% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Stevedoring 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.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting fewer waterside worker jobs than a year ago. About 166 waterside worker 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 260 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 8911
Combined monthly online job ads across Waterside Worker, to June 2026
Ten year outlook
Waterside worker 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%).
14,732
workers, May 2025
14,490
workers, May 2030
14,954
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
More people are choosing the Certificate III in Stevedoring every year. Across Australia, 95 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 260, up 173.7% in a year. National data for TLI30219 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
15
2021
0
2022
5
2023
95
2024
260
2025
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 Certificate III is typically 1 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 TLI30219 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 TLI30219 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 Certificate III in Stevedoring is 13 units: 5 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 70 options on the register.
BSBWHS308Participate in WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control processes
TLIA0012Lash and unlash cargo
TLIE0002Process workplace documentation
TLIE3021Work and communicate effectively with others
TLIF0009Ensure the safety of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)
View the 70 elective options
CPCCLDG3001Licence to perform dogging
HLTAID011Provide First Aid
TLIA0003Complete and check import/export documentation
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Get Course maps TLI30219 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: 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.
About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.