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 this qualification are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Specifically: employment in its occupations is projected to grow through 2035, the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and national enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about any individual's result.
Employer demand for these roles is holding steady. Across Disabilities Services Officer, about 1,238 jobs were advertised online in June 2026 (up 1.4% on a year earlier). Roughly 15,563 openings were advertised over the last 12 months, while 3,990 people enrolled in the qualification nationally in 2024. Enrolment counts people in training, not completions, so the two figures describe the pipeline and the market, not a job guarantee.
None of the occupations this qualification leads to is rated as in shortage on the official list. In the 2025 Occupation Shortage List assessment, Community Worker, Disabilities Services Officer, Family Support Worker, Parole or Probation Officer, Residential Care Officer and Youth Worker are rated not in shortage.
Employment in these occupations is projected to grow. Government projections put them at 96,500 workers in May 2025, 102,300 by May 2030 (up 6%) and 108,000 by May 2035 (up 11.9%).
Outcomes for this qualification run below what is typical for a Diploma. In the latest national outcomes survey (2025), 88.2% were employed or in further study after training, against a Diploma median of 92% across 34 qualifications. 87.6% were satisfied with the training, against 89% typical.
Fewer people are training in this qualification than a year earlier. National enrolments fell from 5,065 in 2023, to 3,990 in 2024 (down 21.2%).
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.
Providers listed on Get Course offering this qualification or its pathway. Enquire and the provider confirms details directly.
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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 qualifications at the same level 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: register training.gov.au, synced 19 August 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2024 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.