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TLI33122 Certificate III in Rail Customer Service

TLI33122 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Rail Customer Service. It prepares you for work as a travel attendants nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced TLI33121. Employers posted about 20 travel attendants nec jobs in June 2026, up 1.7% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Rail Customer Service · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
20last month
Travel attendants nec roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced TLI33121 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 57.8% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Rail Customer Service line up. Travel attendants necs are in shortage in parts of the country, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Job ads for travel attendants necs are holding steady. About 20 travel attendants nec jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.7% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 300 job ads, while 505 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 4517
20
Combined monthly online job ads across Travel Attendants Nec, to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates flight attendants as in shortage in parts of the country. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Flight Attendant as in shortage in regional areas; Travel Attendants nec as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Travel attendants nec jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 9,999 workers in May 2025, 10,442 by May 2030 (up 4.4%) and 11,288 by May 2035 (up 12.9%).

9,999
workers, May 2025
10,442
workers, May 2030
11,288
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 Rail Customer Service every year. Across Australia, 320 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 505, up 57.8% in a year. National data for TLI33122 starts in 2023.

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 TLI33122 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 TLI33122 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 Rail Customer Service is 12 units: 6 core, plus 6 electives chosen from 27 options on the register.

  • SITXCOM010Manage conflict
  • TLIB3118Apply awareness of railway fundamentals
  • TLIE3022Complete workplace documents
  • TLIF3085Apply local incident response procedures
  • TLIG3003Apply positive behaviours in the workplace
  • TLII3022Provide customer service in rail operations
View the 27 elective options
  • BSBOPS304Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • BSBPEF301Organise personal work priorities
  • HLTAID010Provide basic emergency life support
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • PUAFER005Operate as part of an emergency control organisation
  • TLIB0007Respond and rectify rail traffic autonomous operations
  • TLIC0005Close down rail traffic from autonomous operations
  • TLIC0006Set up rail traffic for autonomous operation
  • TLIC0016Identify and respond to signals and trackside signs
  • TLIF0008Apply safety critical communications in the rail environment
  • TLIF0015Recognise the impact of human capabilities/limitations on human performance in a rail environment
  • TLIF0020Safely access the rail corridor
  • TLIF0025Follow work health and safety procedures
  • TLIF0027Perform lookout duties
  • TLIF2010Apply fatigue management strategies
  • TLIF2062Apply awareness of safeworking rules and regulations
  • TLIF3003Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures
  • TLIF3058Apply safeworking rules and regulations to rail functions
  • TLIG0002Lead a work team
  • TLIL3072Operate signal panel or equipment
  • TLIO0004Maintain security of railway property and revenue
  • TLIO0005Provide revenue protection measures
  • TLIO3012Manage disruptive and/or unlawful behaviour
  • TLIP0002Advise on and construct fares for customers
  • TLIP0003Ensure the confidentiality, privacy and security of customer information
  • TLIU2012Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
  • TLIW2037Clip and secure points
training.gov.au national register, TLI33122 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study TLI33122?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps TLI33122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4517) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; 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.