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FNS60222 Advanced Diploma of Accounting

FNS60222 is the nationally recognised Advanced Diploma behind accountant (general) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced FNS60217. About 3,323 accountant (general) jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier.

Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,323last month
Accountant (general) roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced FNS60217 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 41.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The long-term signals behind the Advanced Diploma of Accounting are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Accountant (general)s are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 6.9% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Employers are posting fewer accountant (general) jobs than a year ago. About 3,323 accountant (general) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 40,100 job ads, while 910 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 2211
3,323
Combined monthly online job ads across Accountant (General), to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates taxation accountants as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Taxation Accountant as in national shortage; Accountant (General) and Management Accountant as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Accountant (general) jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 210,295 workers in May 2025, 228,043 by May 2030 (up 8.4%) and 245,260 by May 2035 (up 16.6%).

210,295
workers, May 2025
228,043
workers, May 2030
245,260
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 Advanced Diploma of Accounting every year. Across Australia, 645 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 910, up 41.1% in a year. National data for FNS60222 starts in 2022.

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 Advanced Diploma is typically 1.5 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 FNS60222 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 FNS60222 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 Advanced Diploma of Accounting is 14 units: 3 core, plus 11 electives chosen from 26 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Nine of them, marked below.

  • FNSACC634Monitor corporate governance activities
  • FNSINC611Apply economic principles to work in the financial services industry
  • FNSINC612Interpret and use financial statistics and tools
View the 26 elective options
  • FNSACC521Provide financial and business performance information
  • FNSACC522Prepare tax documentation for individuals
  • FNSACC524Prepare financial reports for corporate entities
  • FNSACC526Implement and maintain internal control procedures
  • FNSACC601Prepare and administer tax documentation for legal entities (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC602Audit and report on financial systems and records (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC603Implement tax plans and evaluate tax obligations (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC605Implement organisational improvement programs
  • FNSACC606Conduct internal audit (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC608Evaluate organisation's financial performance (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC609Evaluate financial risk (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC610Develop and implement financial strategies (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC611Implement an insolvency program
  • FNSACC612Implement reconstruction plan
  • FNSACC613Prepare and analyse management accounting information (has prerequisites)
  • FNSACC614Prepare complex corporate financial reports (has prerequisites)
  • FNSFMK515Comply with financial services regulation and industry codes of practice
  • FNSINC513Identify and apply complex ethical decision making to workplace situations
  • FNSINC514Apply ethical frameworks and principles to make and act upon decisions
  • FNSORG602Develop and manage financial systems
  • FNSRSK612Determine and manage risk exposure strategies
  • FNSTPB503Apply legal principles in contract and consumer law
  • FNSTPB504Apply legal principles in corporations and trust law
  • FNSTPB505Apply legal principles in property law
  • FNSTPB516Apply taxation requirements when providing tax (financial) advice services
  • FNSTPB517Apply legal principles in commercial law when providing tax (financial) advice services
training.gov.au national register, FNS60222 release 1
Same training package

What skill sets come from the FNS training package?

Commercial Law for Tax Agents Skill Set
FNSSS00005 · skill set guide
Advanced Accounting Principles Skill Set
FNSSS00015 · 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 (Financial) Advisers Skill Set
FNSSS00006 · skill set guide
Tax Law for Tax Agents Skill Set (Tax documentation)
FNSSS00008 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study FNS60222?

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 FNS60222 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 2211) 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; 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.