22603VIC is the nationally accredited Certificate IV in Cyber Security. It prepares you for work as an ict support technicians nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced 22334VIC. About 852 ict support technicians nec jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 3.7% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Cyber Security are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for ict support technicians necs are holding steady. About 852 ict support technicians nec jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 3.7% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 10,400 job ads, while 7,435 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 hardware technicians, ict customer support officers, web administrators and ict support technicians necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Hardware Technician, ICT Customer Support Officer, Web Administrator and ICT Support Technicians nec as not in shortage.
Ict support technicians nec jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 74,771 workers in May 2025, 81,794 by May 2030 (up 9.4%) and 87,813 by May 2035 (up 17.4%).
Certificate IV in Cyber Security graduates find work less often than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 76.3% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 programs at the same level. Median income after training was $61,900, against $63,400 typical. 76.4% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate IV in Cyber Security than a year ago. Across Australia, 9,710 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 7,435, down 23.4% in a year. National data for 22603VIC starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for 22603VIC 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 22603VIC to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3131) 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IVs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.