ACM40222 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind zookeeper work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced ACM40221. About 100 zookeeper jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Animal Facility Management line up. Zookeepers are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for zookeepers are holding steady. About 100 zookeeper jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,400 job ads, while 5 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates horse trainers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Horse Trainer as in national shortage; Dog Handler or Trainer, Pet Groomer, Zookeeper, Kennel Hand, Track Rider and Animal Attendants and Trainers nec as not in shortage.
Zookeeper jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 26,019 workers in May 2025, 27,347 by May 2030 (up 5.1%) and 28,881 by May 2035 (up 11%).
National enrolment data for ACM40222 starts in 2025: 5 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for ACM40222 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.
The register lists 6 core units for the Certificate IV in Animal Facility Management, plus 48 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps ACM40222 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3611) 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; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.