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CPP40919 Certificate IV in Waste Management

CPP40919 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Waste Management. It prepares you for work as a program or project administrator. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced CPP40911. Employers posted about 2,064 program or project administrator jobs in June 2026, up 0.7% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 4 in Waste Management · Register data synced 29 Aug 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
2,064last month
Program or project administrator roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Mixed
Two signals positive; some against
Register status
Current
Replaced CPP40911 in 2020
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 56.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The signals behind this qualification are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Specifically: employment in its occupations is projected to grow through 2035, national enrolments are rising and the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about any individual's result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Employer demand for these roles is holding steady. Across Program Or Project Administrator, about 2,064 jobs were advertised online in June 2026 (up 0.7% on a year earlier). Roughly 24,070 openings were advertised over the last 12 months, while 180 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.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 5111
2,064
Combined monthly online job ads across Program Or Project Administrator, to June 2026

Official shortage list

None of the occupations this qualification leads to is rated as in shortage on the official list. In the 2025 Occupation Shortage List assessment, Contract Administrator and Program or Project Administrator are rated not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Employment in these occupations is projected to grow. Government projections put them at 164,500 workers in May 2025, 180,200 by May 2030 (up 9.5%) and 193,100 by May 2035 (up 17.3%).

164,536
workers, May 2025
180,227
workers, May 2030
193,055
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 this qualification each year. National enrolments rose from 115 in 2023, to 180 in 2024 (up 56.5%).

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2024 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 IV is typically 0.5 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to CPP40919 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for CPP40919 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.
Where to study

Where can I study CPP40919?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps CPP40919 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 5111) 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: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2024 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 22 August 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 29 Aug 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.