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CHC34015 Certificate III in Active Volunteering
CHC34015 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind community worker work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2015, when it replaced CHC30612. About 1,238 community worker jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Active Volunteering · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
1,238last month
Community worker roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Mixed
Two structural signals up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced CHC30612 in 2015
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 80.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Active Volunteering are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for community workers are holding steady. About 1,238 community worker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 15,600 job ads, while 740 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 4117
Combined monthly online job ads across Community Worker, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates community workers, disabilities services officers, family support workers, parole or probation officers, residential care officers and youth workers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Community Worker, Disabilities Services Officer, Family Support Worker, Parole or Probation Officer, Residential Care Officer and Youth Worker as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Community worker jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 96,486 workers in May 2025, 102,315 by May 2030 (up 6%) and 107,955 by May 2035 (up 11.9%).
96,486
workers, May 2025
102,315
workers, May 2030
107,955
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
More people are choosing the Certificate III in Active Volunteering every year. Across Australia, 410 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 740, up 80.5% in a year.
445
2019
655
2020
600
2021
445
2022
575
2023
410
2024
740
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 III is typically 1 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Placement
The qualification requires 20 hours of professional experience placement.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode. Because the placement is in person, no version of this course is fully online.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to CHC34015 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework. Placement hours from the accredited program requirements.
State subsidised training lists
What does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for CHC34015 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 III in Active Volunteering is 10 units: 6 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 59 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Two of them, marked below.
BSBWOR301Organise personal work priorities and development
CHCCOM002Use communication to build relationships
CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
CHCLEG001Work legally and ethically
CHCVOL001Be an effective volunteer
HLTWHS001Participate in workplace health and safety
View the 59 elective options
BSBCMM411Make presentations
BSBINS302Organise workplace information
BSBLDR411Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
BSBOPS201Work effectively in business environments
BSBTEC201Use business software applications
CHCADV001Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
CHCADV003Represent clients in court
CHCAOD001Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
CHCCCS017Provide loss and grief support
CHCCCS026Transport individuals
CHCCCS028Provide client-centred support to people in crisis
CHCCCS031Provide individualised support
CHCCCS035Support people with autism spectrum disorder
CHCCCS037Visit client residence
CHCCCS038Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
CHCCCS040Support independence and wellbeing
CHCCDE019Work within a community development framework
CHCCDE021Develop and support community resources
CHCCOM001Provide first point of contact
CHCDFV001Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCEDS033Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment
CHCEDS034Contribute to the planning and implementation of educational programs
CHCEDS041Set up and sustain learning areas
CHCEDS043Support students with English as an additional language
CHCEDS057Support students with additional needs in the classroom
CHCEDU005Work with clients to identify financial literacy education needs
CHCEDU006Improve clients' fundamental financial literacy skills
CHCEDU007Provide group education on consumer credit and debt
CHCGRP001Support group activities
CHCHCS001Provide home and community support services
CHCLLN001Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs
CHCLLN002Support adult language and literacy learning
CHCLLN003Support adult numeracy learning
CHCMHS001Work with people with mental health issues
CHCPOL001Contribute to the review and development of policies
CHCPRP001Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
CHCPRT025Identify and report children and young people at risk
CHCPRT026Support the rights and safety of children and young people
CHCPRT027Work collaboratively to maintain an environment safe for children and young people
CHCSET003Work with forced migrants
CHCSOH013Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
CHCVOL002Lead volunteer teams
CHCYTH013Engage respectfully with young people
CHCYTH015Support young people to create opportunities in their lives
CUECOR01CManage own work and learning
HLTAADV002Support the rights and needs of clients
HLTAADV004Advocate on behalf of groups or the community (has prerequisites)
HLTAAP001Recognise healthy body systems
HLTAID011Provide First Aid
HLTAID014Provide Advanced First Aid
HLTFSE001Follow basic food safety practices
HLTFSE002Provide ward or unit based food preparation and distribution services
HLTFSE005Apply and monitor food safety requirements
HLTINF006Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
SIRXIND001Work effectively in a service environment
SITHFAB021Provide responsible service of alcohol
SITXFSA007Transport and store food (has prerequisites)
TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction
training.gov.au national register, CHC34015 release 6
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Get Course maps CHC34015 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4117) 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; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; 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 synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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