BSB40720 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Library and Information Services. It prepares you for work as a library technician. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced BSB42115. Employers posted about 32 library technician jobs in June 2026, down 32.2% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Library and Information Services are weak right now. Job ads in June 2026 were down 32.2% on a year earlier and the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting fewer library technician jobs than a year ago. About 32 library technician jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 32.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 500 job ads, while 855 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 gallery or museum technicians and library technicians as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Gallery or Museum Technician and Library Technician as not in shortage.
Library technician jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 7,020 workers in May 2025, 7,229 by May 2030 (up 3%) and 7,511 by May 2035 (up 7%).
Certificate IV in Library and Information Services graduates find work less often than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 76.1% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. 90.6% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% typical.
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Library and Information Services are steady. Across Australia, 865 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 855, down 1.2% in a year. National data for BSB40720 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for BSB40720 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 Certificate IV in Library and Information Services is 14 units: 5 core, plus 9 electives chosen from 18 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps BSB40720 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3993) 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: 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; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register training.gov.au, synced 12 September 2026; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.