When must new enrolments into PMA20108 stop?

New enrolments are not permitted from 24 June 2014 — 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 PMA20108?

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).

PMA20108 Certificate II in Process Plant Operations

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.

PMA20108Superseded — equivalentCertificate II in Process Plant Operations
equivalent
PMA20113Superseded — equivalentCertificate II in Process Plant Operations
equivalent
PMA20116CurrentCertificate II in Process Plant Operations

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.

PMA20102PMA20108equivalent10 November 2010
The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.
PMA20108PMA20113equivalent23 June 2013
New pathway for metalliferous processing/refining included. All other sector pathways remain equivalent.

Is PMA20108 on your scope?

This page is the register's record of one product. What it cannot tell you is whether PMA20108 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Enter your RTO number and we read every product on your live scope against training.gov.au and tell you which ones are superseded and which replacements the register flags not equivalent.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 PMA20108 is made of

training.gov.au lists 105 units for PMA20108. 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 105 listed

Code	Unit	Core or elective	In this product
FDFPHGMP1A	Follow work procedures to maintain Good Manufacturing Practice	`N/A`	not current
FDFPHGMP2B	Implement Good Manufacturing Practice procedures	`N/A`	not current
MEM05012C	Perform routine manual metal arc welding	`N/A`	not current
MEM09002B	Interpret technical drawing	`N/A`	not current
MEM11011B	Undertake manual handling	`N/A`	not current
MEM16005A	Operate as a team member to conduct manufacturing, engineering or related activities	`N/A`	not current
MSACMS201A	Sustain process improvements	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT230A	Apply cost factors to work practices	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT231A	Interpret product costs in terms of customer requirements	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT240A	Apply 5S procedures in a manufacturing environment	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT250A	Monitor process capability	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT251A	Apply quality standards	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT260A	Use planning software systems in manufacturing	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT270A	Use sustainable energy practices	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT271A	Use sustainable environmental practices	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT280A	Undertake root cause analysis	`N/A`	not current
MSACMT281A	Contribute to the application of a proactive maintenance strategy	`N/A`	not current
MSAENV272B	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS100A	Follow OHS procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS110A	Follow emergency response procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS200A	Work safely	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS205A	Control minor incidents	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS210B	Undertake first response to non-fire incidents	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS212A	Undertake first response to fire incidents	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS216A	Operate breathing apparatus	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS217A	Gas test atmospheres	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOHS220A	Provide initial First Aid response	`N/A`	current
MSAPMOPS100A	Use equipment	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOPS102A	Perform tasks to support production	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMOPS200A	Operate equipment	`N/A`	not current

Show the remaining 75 units

Code	Unit	Core or elective	In this product
MSAPMOPS212A	Use organisation computers or data systems	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMPER200C	Work in accordance with an issued permit	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMPER201A	Monitor and control work permits	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMPER202A	Observe permit work	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMPER205C	Enter confined space	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP100A	Apply workplace procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP101A	Clean workplace or equipment	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP102A	Communicate in the workplace	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP106A	Work in a team	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP172A	Identify and minimise environmental hazards	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP200A	Achieve work outcomes	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP201A	Receive or despatch goods	`N/A`	current
MSAPMSUP204A	Pack products or materials	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP205A	Transfer loads	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP210A	Process and record information	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP240A	Undertake minor maintenance	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP280A	Manage conflict at work	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP291A	Participate in continuous improvement	`N/A`	not current
MSAPMSUP292A	Sample and test materials and product	`N/A`	not current
MSL952001A	Collect routine site samples	`N/A`	not current
PMAOHS211B	Prepare equipment for emergency response	`N/A`	not current
PMAOHS213B	Undertake fire control and emergency rescue	`N/A`	not current
PMAOHS214B	Undertake helicopter safety and escape	`N/A`	not current
PMAOHS215B	Apply offshore facility abandonment and sea survival procedures and practices	`N/A`	not current
PMAOHS221B	Maintain First Aid supplies and records	`N/A`	not current
PMAOMIR210B	Control evacuation to muster point	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS101C	Read dials and indicators	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS105C	Select and prepare materials	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS201B	Operate fluid flow equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS202B	Operate fluid mixing equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS203B	Handle goods	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS204B	Use utilities and services	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS205B	Operate heat exchangers	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS206B	Operate separation equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS207B	Operate powered separation equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS208B	Operate chemical separation equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS210B	Operate particulates handling equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS211B	Operate manufacturing extruders	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS213B	Package product/material	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS216B	Operate local control system	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS217B	Operate wet milling equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS220B	Monitor chemical reactions in the process	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS221B	Operate and monitor prime movers	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS222B	Operate and monitor pumping systems and equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS223B	Operate and monitor valve systems	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS224B	Provide fluids for utilities and support	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS230B	Monitor, operate and maintain pipeline stations and equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS231B	Control gas odourisation	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS232B	Produce product by filtration	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS233A	Monitor wells and gathering systems	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS234A	Monitor and operate low pressure compressors	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS240B	Store fluids in bulk	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS241A	Operate Joule-Thomson effect device	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS280B	Interpret process plant schematics	`N/A`	not current
PMAOPS290B	Operate a biotreater	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT260B	Form carbon anodes	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT261B	Bake carbon anodes	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT262B	Clean and strip anode rods	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT263B	Spray carbon anodes	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT264B	Start up reduction cells	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT265B	Operate reduction cells	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT266B	Deliver molten metal	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT267B	Cast aluminium ingots	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT268B	Vertical direct casting	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT269A	Operate cell tending equipment	`N/A`	not current
PMASMELT270A	Supply product from reduction cells	`N/A`	not current
PMASUP236B	Operate vehicles in the field	`N/A`	not current
PMASUP237B	Undertake crane, dogging and load transfer operations	`N/A`	not current
PMASUP241B	Maintain pipeline easements	`N/A`	not current
PMASUP242B	Monitor pipeline civil works	`N/A`	not current
PMASUP243B	Monitor and maintain pipeline coatings	`N/A`	not current
PMASUP244A	Prepare and isolate plant	`N/A`	not current
RIIOHS204A	Work safely at heights	`N/A`	not current
TLID1007C	Operate a forklift	`N/A`	not current
UEPOPS319A	Operate and Monitor Gas Production Plant	`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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