Advanced Diploma · CRICOS course

Advanced Diploma of Engineering

9 CRICOS providers offer this course to international students in 5 Australian cities. Typical tuition for the whole course is AUD $14,000 - $35,000, and it usually takes about 2 years.

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Typical tuition, whole course
AUD $14,000 - $35,000
Course length
1 yr - 2 yrs
Providers
9 providers
Cities
5 cities

Some providers include a work placement

Typical = the middle 80% of CRICOS tuition fees across providers. Full range AUD $14,000 - $43,630. Fees change, so confirm with the provider.

Two engineers with a hard hat above the city
📍Brisbane · Sydney +3
CRICOS 2026

MEM60122 · Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology, n.e.c.

About the course

What it prepares you for

The national register links it to 5 job titles, listed below.

You complete 7 core units.

Some providers include a work placement.

From the national register

This qualification defines skills and knowledge required to undertake para-professional and advanced technician work across a range of discipline areas including mechanical, mechatronics, manufacturing, maintenance, engineering drafting and heating ventilation air-conditioning and refrigeration in manufacturing and engineering. The qualification provides the opportunity to develop theoretical knowledge and technical skills in either a specific discipline area or across a broad field of para-professional and technical work and learning.

This qualification should not be used for VET in Schools unless the students are formally engaged in a traineeship in accordance with the Australian Apprenticeships policy.

In some jurisdictions, units in this qualification may relate to licensing or regulatory requirements. Licensing and regulatory information is included in the relevant units of competency. Local regulations should be checked.

Full qualification on training.gov.au
Course content

What you study

7 core units every student completes. Unit names as listed in the official qualification.

  1. MEM16006Organise and communicate information
  2. MEM16008Interact with computing technology
  3. MEM22001Perform engineering activities
  4. MEM22002Manage self in the engineering environment
  5. MEM30007Select common engineering materials
  6. MEM30012Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering or related environment
  7. MSMENV272Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Career outcomes

Where it can take you

Typical jobs for this qualification, as listed on training.gov.au.

  • Electronics Engineering Technologist

    Electronics Engineering Technologists apply engineering principles to the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of electrical and/or electronic plant and equipment.

  • Mechatronics Associate

    Mechatronics Associates assist mechatronic engineers to design, build and operate automated manufacturing machinery and robots, using mechanical and electronic processes and computers.

  • Mechanical Engineering Associate

    Mechanical Engineering Associates assist in the design, manufacture, construction, operation and maintenance of machines, manufacturing equipment, mechanical installations and mechanical facilities.

  • Manufacturing Systems Engineer

    Manufacturing Systems Engineers design and improve systems and equipment that change raw materials into products. They plan, design and oversee the development, installation, operation, maintenance and improvement of machinery.

  • Production Engineer

    Production Engineers plan, direct and coordinate the manufacturing activities in industrial plants, including the design, construction, modification, performance and maintenance of equipment and machinery.

Registration and next steps

  • No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
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