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FNS40920 Certificate IV in Superannuation

FNS40920 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Superannuation. It prepares you for work as a financial investment manager. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced FNS40915. Employers posted about 650 financial investment manager jobs in June 2026, up 9.4% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 4 in Superannuation · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
650last month
Financial investment manager roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
Two structural signals up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced FNS40915 in 2020
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 42.9% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The signals behind the Certificate IV in Superannuation are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035, enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 9.4% on a year earlier. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Employers are posting more financial investment manager jobs than a year ago. About 650 financial investment manager jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 9.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 7,100 job ads, while 50 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 2223
650
Combined monthly online job ads across Financial Investment Manager, to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates financial investment advisers and financial investment managers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Financial Investment Adviser and Financial Investment Manager as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Financial investment manager jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 65,810 workers in May 2025, 69,850 by May 2030 (up 6.1%) and 74,187 by May 2035 (up 12.7%).

65,810
workers, May 2025
69,850
workers, May 2030
74,187
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 the Certificate IV in Superannuation every year. Across Australia, 35 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 50, up 42.9% in a year. National data for FNS40920 starts in 2021.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 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 FNS40920 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 FNS40920 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.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the qualification

The Certificate IV in Superannuation is 10 units: 1 core, plus 9 electives chosen from 21 options on the register.

  • FNSINC411Conduct work according to professional practices in the financial services industry
View the 21 elective options
  • BSBOPS304Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
  • BSBTEC403Apply digital solutions to work processes
  • BSBTWK401Build and maintain business relationships
  • FNSINC412Apply and maintain knowledge of financial products and services
  • FNSSUP311Process superannuation fund payments
  • FNSSUP313Process superannuation fund contributions
  • FNSSUP416Establish and maintain superannuation accumulation funds
  • FNSSUP417Assess superannuation benefits and insurance claims under special conditions of release
  • FNSSUP418Participate in superannuation fund reviews
  • FNSSUP419Provide retirement income stream information to superannuation clients
  • FNSSUP420Establish and administer retirement income streams
  • FNSSUP421Process superannuation benefits and insurance claims under special conditions of release
  • FNSSUP422Assist organisation to meet regulatory superannuation compliance requirements
  • FNSSUP423Provide knowledge of retirement planning issues when dealing with superannuation clients
  • FNSSUP424Establish and customise employer accounts in superannuation
  • FNSSUP431Terminate retirement income streams
  • FNSSUP432Determine impact of social security entitlements on retirement income
  • FNSSUP434Develop and provide knowledge of aged care to superannuation clients
  • FNSSUP514Provide information or general advice to superannuation clients
  • FNSSUP518Provide information to superannuation fund members in writing
training.gov.au national register, FNS40920 release 2
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What skill sets come from the FNS training package?

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Commercial Law for Tax (Financial) Advisers Skill Set
FNSSS00006 · skill set guide
Tax Law for Tax Agents Skill Set (Tax plans)
FNSSS00009 · skill set guide
Accounting Principles Skill Set
FNSSS00014 · skill set guide
Commercial Law for Tax Agents Skill Set
FNSSS00005 · skill set guide
Advanced Accounting Principles Skill Set
FNSSS00015 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study FNS40920?

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 FNS40920 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 2223) 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. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 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.