10972NAT is the nationally accredited Diploma of Justice Studies. It prepares you for work as a clerical and administrative workers nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced 10284NAT. Employers posted about 264 clerical and administrative workers nec jobs in June 2026, down 5.8% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Diploma of Justice Studies are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Clerical and administrative workers necs are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 5.8% on a year earlier and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer clerical and administrative workers nec jobs than a year ago. About 264 clerical and administrative workers nec jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 5.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 3,300 job ads, while 490 people were training in the course nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates clinical coders as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Clinical Coder as in national shortage; Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Proof Reader, Radio Despatcher, Facilities Administrator and Clerical and Administrative Workers nec as not in shortage.
Clerical and administrative workers nec jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 21,864 workers in May 2025, 22,751 by May 2030 (up 4.1%) and 24,176 by May 2035 (up 10.6%).
Fewer people are enrolling in the Diploma of Justice Studies than a year ago. Across Australia, 695 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 490, down 29.5% in a year. National data for 10972NAT starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for 10972NAT is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps 10972NAT to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 5999) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.