AHC40924 Certificate IV in Conservation and Ecosystem Management
AHC40924 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind conservation officer work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced AHC40920. About 439 conservation officer jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 8.2% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 4 in Conservation and Ecosystem Management · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
439last month
Conservation officer roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Two structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced AHC40920 in 2024
Enrolments
First year
155 enrolled in 2025, its first data year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The long-term signals behind the Certificate IV in Conservation and Ecosystem Management are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Conservation officers are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 8.2% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting fewer conservation officer jobs than a year ago. About 439 conservation officer jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 8.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 5,400 job ads, while 155 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 2343
Combined monthly online job ads across Conservation Officer, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates environmental research scientists as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Environmental Research Scientist as in national shortage; Conservation Officer, Environmental Consultant, Park Ranger and Environmental Scientists nec as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Conservation officer jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 31,524 workers in May 2025, 34,328 by May 2030 (up 8.9%) and 36,769 by May 2035 (up 16.6%).
31,524
workers, May 2025
34,328
workers, May 2030
36,769
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
National enrolment data for AHC40924 starts in 2025: 155 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
2023
not yet introduced
2024
not yet introduced
155
2025
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework
What does studying it involve?
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
How long it takes
A Certificate IV is typically 0.5 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to AHC40924 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists
What does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for AHC40924 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.
Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging
What is in the qualification
The Certificate IV in Conservation and Ecosystem Management is 12 units: 2 core, plus 10 electives chosen from 79 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Seven of them, marked below.
AHCECR308Conduct a site inspection for ecological restoration
AHCWHS402Maintain workplace health and safety processes
View the 79 elective options
AHCBER403Plan and supervise control activities on infected premises
AHCBER404Conduct field surveillance for a biosecurity emergency response
AHCBIO401Plan and implement a biosecurity program
AHCBUS403Prepare project acquittal
AHCBUS407Cost a project
AHCBUS408Operate within a budget framework
AHCBUS410Report on a project
AHCCCF417Obtain and manage sponsorship
AHCCCF418Contribute to association governance
AHCCCF419Present proposed courses of action at a meeting
AHCCCF420Facilitate ongoing group development
AHCCCF421Develop approaches to include cultural and human diversity
AHCCCF422Coordinate events to support group purpose
AHCCHM404Develop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicals
AHCCHM405Plan and implement a chemical use program
AHCECR401Supervise ecological restoration works
AHCECR402Plan the implementation of revegetation works
AHCLPW406Supervise the monitoring of biodiversity
AHCLPW407Process applications for changes in land use
AHCLPW408Implement land and sea management practices
AHCLPW409Inspect and monitor culturally significant places
AHCLPW410Produce maps for land management purposes
AHCLSC404Supervise landscape project works
AHCMOM402Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment
AHCOCM401Protect places of cultural significance
AHCOCM402Report on place of potential cultural significance
AHCOCM403Contribute to a proposal for a negotiated outcome related to Country
AHCOCM404Record and document Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community history
AHCOCM405Develop work practices to accommodate cultural identity
AHCPCM404Recommend plants and cultural practices
AHCPGD404Plan a plant establishment program
AHCPMG401Implement the pest monitoring and evaluation plan
AHCPMG402Ensure compliance with pest legislation
AHCPMG409Implement a pest management plan
AHCPMG412Develop a pest management plan
AHCPMG413Define the pest problem
AHCPMG501Develop a regional pest management plan
AHCPMG502Investigate a pest control failure
AHCPMG508Develop a system to monitor and evaluate the pest management plan
AHCSAW402Set out conservation earthworks
AHCSAW404Supervise implementation of conservation earthworks plans
AHCSOL409Supervise acid sulphate soil remediation and management projects
AHCWRK404Implement quality assurance procedures
AHCWRK406Develop community networks
AHCWRK407Promote community programs
AHCWRK408Provide information on issues and policies
AHCWRK409Supervise work routines and staff performance
BSBINS401Analyse and present research information
BSBLDR414Lead team effectiveness
BSBPMG428Apply project life cycle management processes
BSBPMG430Undertake project work
CHCCDE018Develop and implement community programs
FWPNSY3002Extract, clean, store and despatch tree seeds
HLTAID011Provide First Aid
LGACOR007Conduct community consultations
MSL913004Plan and conduct laboratory/field work
MSMSUP280Manage conflict at work
MSS024032Document simple geological information for a site
PSPPCY014Support policy implementation
PUACOM012Liaise with media at a local level
PUAFIR203Respond to urban fire (has prerequisites)
PUAFIR204Respond to wildfire (has prerequisites)
PUAFIR207Operate breathing apparatus open circuit (has prerequisites)
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Get Course maps AHC40924 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 2343) 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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