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Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control

This qualification prepares you to work on the instruments and control systems that measure and manage industrial processes, such as pressure, temperature, flow and level in places like refineries, water treatment plants, food processing sites and manufacturing lines.

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How long it takes
1 to 2 years
typical for this level
Taught by
7 providers
6 states and territories

Is this course right for you?

What the Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in how measurement and control systems work
  • a careful and safety-minded approach to tasks
  • good hand skills for wiring, tubing and calibration
  • patience for troubleshooting and problem solving

Before you start

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

Where this course can take you

The study that can follow this course.

If you study further

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.

Where you can study this course

There are 7 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control.

  • Work health and safety
  • Reading instrumentation drawings
  • Installing instruments and cabling
  • Pressure, flow and level measurement
  • Tuning PID control loops
  • Programming controllers and HMIs
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Core units

Everyone completes these. Select a unit to see what it covers.

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Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

Questions people ask

Who is this qualification for?

It prepares you to work on instruments and control systems that measure and manage industrial processes in places like refineries, water treatment plants, food processing sites and manufacturing lines. The work is mostly hands-on: wiring, tubing, calibration, testing and troubleshooting.

Do I need experience or other qualifications first?

The qualification itself has no entry requirements, but individual providers can set their own conditions. Check with the provider you choose.

Related courses

The national training register, training.gov.au. TAFE course pages, read 20 September 2026. Google reviews. Pay and shortage status from Jobs and Skills Australia.