FNS30122 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind financial and insurance clerks work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced FNS30120. 1,070 people enrolled in 2025, down 57.5% on the year before.
The signals behind the Certificate III in Financial Services are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. Enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Financial and insurance clerks jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 100 workers in May 2025, 103 by May 2030 (up 3%) and 108 by May 2035 (up 8%).
Results for Certificate III in Financial Services graduates are mixed against other Certificate IIIs. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 95.5% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $67,900, against $54,000 typical. 87.5% were satisfied with the training, against 90.6% 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.
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Financial Services are dropping fast. Across Australia, 2,520 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,070, down 57.5% in a year. National data for FNS30122 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for FNS30122 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 III in Financial Services is 12 units: 1 core, plus 11 electives chosen from 63 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps FNS30122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 5520) 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 IIIs 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 Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.