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FNS41422 Certificate IV in General Insurance

FNS41422 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in General Insurance. It prepares you for work as an insurance agent. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced FNS41420. Employers posted about 577 insurance agent jobs in June 2026, down 14.1% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 4 in General Insurance · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
577last month
Insurance agent roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced FNS41420 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising
Up 21.4% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The signals behind the Certificate IV in General Insurance are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 14.1% on a year earlier and 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 fewer insurance agent jobs than a year ago. About 577 insurance agent jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 14.1% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 7,600 job ads, while 340 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 6112
577
Combined monthly online job ads across Insurance Agent, to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates insurance agents as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Insurance Agent as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Insurance agent jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 16,703 workers in May 2025, 16,436 by May 2030 (down 1.6%) and 17,138 by May 2035 (up 2.6%).

16,703
workers, May 2025
16,436
workers, May 2030
17,138
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

Enrolments in the Certificate IV in General Insurance are growing. Across Australia, 280 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 340, up 21.4% in a year. National data for FNS41422 starts in 2023.

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 FNS41422 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 FNS41422 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 General Insurance is 12 units: 3 core, plus 9 electives chosen from 31 options on the register.

  • BSBXCM401Apply communication strategies in the workplace
  • FNSINC411Conduct work according to professional practices in the financial services industry
  • FNSINC412Apply and maintain knowledge of financial products and services
View the 31 elective options
  • BSBDAT501Analyse data
  • BSBINS401Analyse and present research information
  • BSBLDR411Demonstrate leadership in the workplace
  • BSBLDR413Lead effective workplace relationships
  • BSBLDR414Lead team effectiveness
  • BSBOPS304Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • BSBOPS305Process customer complaints
  • BSBOPS402Coordinate business operational plans
  • BSBOPS404Implement customer service strategies
  • BSBOPS505Manage organisational customer service
  • BSBPEF402Develop personal work priorities
  • BSBWHS414Contribute to WHS risk management
  • FNSASIC311Establish client relationship and analyse needs
  • FNSASIC312Provide personal advice on non-relevant financial products
  • FNSASIC314Provide Tier 2 general advice in general insurance
  • FNSASIC315Provide Tier 2 personal advice in general insurance
  • FNSCUS411Participate in negotiations
  • FNSCUS515Determine client financial requirements and expectations
  • FNSCUS516Record and implement client instructions
  • FNSIAD511Provide appropriate services, general advice and products to clients
  • FNSINC511Conduct financial product research to support product recommendations
  • FNSISV405Analyse insurance claims
  • FNSISV408Manage handling and settlement of routine insurance claims for retail clients
  • FNSISV411Evaluate insurance risk for business
  • FNSISV412Underwrite insurance business
  • FNSISV413Survey potential risk exposure
  • FNSISV416Use specialist terminology in insurance claims
  • FNSISV531Issue insurance contracts covering non-routine and complex situations
  • FNSRSK411Apply risk management strategies to own work
  • FNSSAM413Identify and provide initial information to potential new clients
  • FNSSAM421Provide information on financial products and services to clients
training.gov.au national register, FNS41422 release 2
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Accounting Principles Skill Set
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Payroll Administrator Skill Set
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Commercial Law for Tax (Financial) Advisers Skill Set
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Business Ethics and Conduct Skill Set
FNSSS00013 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study FNS41422?

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 FNS41422 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 6112) 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.