When must new enrolments into HLT21212 stop?

New enrolments are not permitted from 8 December 2016 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Is there a deadline for learners already enrolled in HLT21212?

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

HLT21212 Certificate II in Health Support Services

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

HLT21212Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Health Support Services
not equivalent
HLT23215Superseded — equivalentCertificate II in Health Support Services
equivalent
HLT23221CurrentCertificate II in Health Support Services

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

HLT21207HLT21212not equivalent6 May 2012
Updated in V5. Updated core WHS units.
HLT21212HLT23215not equivalent7 December 2015
Change in packaging rules. Significant changes to core.

Is HLT21212 on your scope?

This page is the register's record of one product. What it cannot tell you is whether HLT21212 sits on your own scope today, or what else on that scope has moved without anyone noticing. Enter your RTO number and we read every product on your live scope against training.gov.au and tell you which ones are superseded and which replacements the register flags not equivalent.

Whether a supersession requires anything of you, and what, sits with you and your regulator. This page maps what the register records; it does not make that judgement. If the difference between an equivalent and a non-equivalent replacement is the question, we wrote it up in equivalent vs not equivalent.

What HLT21212 is made of

training.gov.au lists 90 units for HLT21212. It does not mark them core or elective: the unit grid records N/A for every one of them. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. What it takes to complete the product is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Units listed 90 listed

Code	Unit	Core or elective	In this product
AHCCHM201A	Apply chemicals under supervision	`N/A`	not current
AHCDRG201A	Maintain drainage systems	`N/A`	not current
AHCMOM204A	Undertake operational maintenance of machinery	`N/A`	not current
AHCMOM304A	Operate machinery and equipment	`N/A`	not current
AHCNSY202A	Tend nursery plants	`N/A`	not current
AHCPGD201A	Plant trees and shrubs	`N/A`	not current
AHCPGD203A	Prune shrubs and small trees	`N/A`	not current
AHCPMG201A	Treat weeds	`N/A`	not current
AHCPMG202A	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders	`N/A`	not current
BSBADM101A	Use business equipment and resources	`N/A`	not current
BSBCUS201B	Deliver a service to customers	`N/A`	not current
BSBINM201A	Process and maintain workplace information	`N/A`	not current
BSBINM202A	Handle mail	`N/A`	not current
BSBITU201A	Produce simple word processed documents	`N/A`	not current
BSBITU202A	Create and use spreadsheets	`N/A`	not current
BSBWOR203B	Work effectively with others	`N/A`	not current
BSBWOR204A	Use business technology	`N/A`	not current
CPPCMN3001B	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	`N/A`	not current
FNSICGEN305B	Maintain daily financial/business records	`N/A`	not current
HLTCSD201D	Maintain high standard of client service	`N/A`	not current
HLTCSD203D	Prepare and maintain beds	`N/A`	not current
HLTCSD208D	Transport clients	`N/A`	not current
HLTCSD306D	Respond effectively to behaviours of concern	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS201D	Distribute meals and refreshments to clients	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS203D	Apply cook-freeze processes	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS204D	Provide ward or unit based food preparation and distribution services	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS205D	Perform kitchenware washing	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS206D	Carry out cafeteria operations	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS207C	Follow basic food safety practices	`N/A`	not current
HLTFS208D	Transport food	`N/A`	not current

Show the remaining 60 units

Code	Unit	Core or elective	In this product
HLTGM201D	Perform routine servicing of plant, equipment and machinery	`N/A`	not current
HLTGM202D	Use hand and power tools	`N/A`	not current
HLTGM203D	Perform minor general maintenance	`N/A`	not current
HLTGM204D	Assist tradesperson with construction and maintenance	`N/A`	not current
HLTGM206D	Operate an incinerator	`N/A`	not current
HLTGM207C	Carry out work in a food handling area	`N/A`	not current
HLTHIR301C	Communicate and work effectively in health	`N/A`	not current
HLTHIR403C	Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers	`N/A`	not current
HLTHIR404D	Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	`N/A`	not current
HLTHSE204D	Follow safe manual handling practices	`N/A`	not current
HLTIN301C	Comply with infection control policies and procedures	`N/A`	not current
HLTMS201D	Collect and manage linen stock at user-location	`N/A`	not current
HLTMS203D	Undertake routine stock maintenance	`N/A`	not current
HLTMS204D	Handle and move equipment, goods, mail and furniture	`N/A`	not current
HLTMS206D	Perform general cleaning tasks in a clinical setting	`N/A`	not current
HLTMS207D	Handle medical gases safely	`N/A`	not current
HLTWHS200A	Participate in WHS processes	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2002A	Operate washing machines	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2003A	Control washing extractor operation	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2004A	Perform linen rewash	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2005A	Operate hydro extractor	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2006A	Perform conditioning and drying processes	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2007A	Finish products for despatch	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2008A	Repair damaged laundry items	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2009A	Inspect, fold and pack theatre linen	`N/A`	not current
LMTLA2010A	Prepare products for storage or despatch	`N/A`	not current
PRMCC07A	Perform basic stain removal	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL01B	Maintain a hard floor surface	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL04B	Maintain a carpeted floor	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL14B	Maintain a clean room' environment	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL15B	Maintain furniture and fittings and room dressing	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL17B	Clean a wet area	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL19B	Remove waste	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL33B	Plan for safe and efficient cleaning activities	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL35B	Maintain a cleaning storage area	`N/A`	not current
PRMCL37A	Clean external surfaces	`N/A`	not current
RTC2012A	Plant trees and shrubs	`N/A`	not current
RTC2301A	Undertake operational maintenance of machinery	`N/A`	not current
RTC2307A	Operate machinery and equipment	`N/A`	not current
RTC2401A	Treat weeds	`N/A`	not current
RTC2404A	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders	`N/A`	not current
RTC2706A	Apply chemicals under supervision	`N/A`	not current
RTE2604A	Maintain drainage systems	`N/A`	not current
RTF2017A	Prune shrubs and small trees	`N/A`	not current
RTF2024A	Tend nursery plants	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC001B	Organise and prepare food	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC002A	Present food	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC003B	Receive and store kitchen supplies	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC004B	Clean and maintain kitchen premises	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC005A	Use basic methods of cookery	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC006A	Prepare appetisers and salads	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC007A	Prepare sandwiches	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC008A	Prepare stocks, sauces and soups	`N/A`	not current
SITHCCC032A	Apply cook-chill production processes	`N/A`	not current
SITXFSA001A	Implement food safety procedures	`N/A`	not current
SITXOHS002A	Follow workplace hygiene procedures	`N/A`	not current
TLID1001A	Shift materials safely using manual handling methods	`N/A`	not current
TLID1007C	Operate a forklift	`N/A`	not current
TLID107C	Shift materials safely using manual handling methods	`N/A`	not current
TLID2010A	Operate a forklift	`N/A`	not current

The register publishes this unit grid without a core or elective flag, so this page does not split it into core and elective. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

Source: this product on training.gov.au, Australia's national training register — or go straight to the units it requires. The rule itself is item 14 of F2025L00355, and ASQA publishes the extensions it has granted. Read on 28 August 2026 UTC. Every code, title, date, status and equivalence flag on this page is the register's; nothing here is estimated or inferred, and where the register publishes nothing we say so.

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