CHC53315 is the nationally recognised Diploma behind disabilities services officer work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2015, when it replaced CHC50312. About 1,238 disabilities services officer jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Diploma of Mental Health are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. 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.
Job ads for disabilities services officers are holding steady. About 1,238 disabilities services officer 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 3,415 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 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.
Disabilities services officer 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%).
Diploma of Mental Health graduates find work less often than is typical at Diploma level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 88.2% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Diploma result is 92%, across 34 qualifications. 87.6% were satisfied with the training, against 89% typical.
Fewer people are enrolling in the Diploma of Mental Health than a year ago. Across Australia, 3,990 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 3,415, down 14.4% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CHC53315 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 Diploma of Mental Health is 20 units: 15 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 37 options on the register.
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The CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health builds advanced skills for leadership-focused roles in one of Australia's fastest-growing sectors.
The CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health prepares students for hands-on roles in mental health and community services — online, self-paced, with real workplace experience.
Get Course maps CHC53315 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Diplomas 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: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 14 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.