Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)
Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
Online
Graduate Certificate
DURATION
6 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
01 May 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* second intake: 29 June 2026
Key Summary
Our Virtual Open Week is our biggest live and online event yet. A range of sessions will be presented across multiple days during the week of Monday the 15th of September 2025. Register for any sessions that interest you to learn more about us.
The Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering is a postgraduate qualification that includes masters level units as part of the program. This graduate certificate will equip you with the necessary skills to address the demands of the modern mechanical engineering industry. Students with a background in mechanical, instrumentation & control, electrical, or industrial plant and systems engineering will be particularly well-placed to benefit from this program as it is designed to prepare you for further career development in the mechanical design and maintenance industries. Upon completion of this program, you will gain skills and knowledge in the latest and developing technologies in mechanical engineering.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
- Materials for Engineers
- Heat Transfer
- Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics
- Pumps, Compressors, Turbines and Drives
Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:
- Mechanical engineering design and consultation
- Supply chain management, quality assurance, and sales
- Operations, field services, and technical support
- Mining
- Oil & gas
- Robotics
- Automation
- Industrial project management and business development
- Manufacturing
- Maintenance and condition monitoring
- Automotive engineering
- Aeronautical engineering
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Cities/councils and water corporation
Regardless of whether you are a domestic or international student, when you study on-campus with EIT, our supportive blended learning model, and small class sizes encourage you to advance your technical knowledge and remain engaged in your studies while forming global networks.
We deliver our on-campus degrees via a unique methodology that uses an international pool of expert lecturers, and dedicated learning support officers, and provides you access to cutting-edge simulation software alongside physical and virtual laboratories to test concepts and deepen your understanding of program content.
EIT has campuses across Australia in Perth (Western Australia), Melbourne (Victoria), and Brisbane (Queensland).
Our graduate certificates take six months to complete. We deliver our online graduate certificates on a part-time intensive basis. Part-time Students are expected to spend approximately 10-15 hours per week per unit learning the program material and completing assessments. This includes attending tutorials.