CHC43415 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind diversional therapist work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2015, when it replaced CHC40608. About 53 diversional therapist jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 25.6% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Leisure and Health are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 25.6% on a year earlier, 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.
Employers are posting fewer diversional therapist jobs than a year ago. About 53 diversional therapist jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 25.6% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 700 job ads, while 3,075 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 diversional therapists as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Diversional Therapist as not in shortage.
Diversional therapist jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 6,624 workers in May 2025, 7,261 by May 2030 (up 9.6%) and 7,851 by May 2035 (up 18.5%).
Results for Certificate IV in Leisure and Health graduates are mixed against other Certificate IVs. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 92.9% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $59,100, against $63,400 typical. 93% 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 Leisure and Health than a year ago. Across Australia, 3,550 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 3,075, down 13.4% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CHC43415 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 Leisure and Health is 17 units: 10 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 33 options on the register.
Providers listed on Get Course offering this qualification or its pathway. Enquire and the provider confirms details directly.
Get Course maps CHC43415 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4113) 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; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 14 September 2026; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.