HLT40221 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice
HLT40221 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind aboriginal and torres strait islander health worker work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced HLT40213. About 64 aboriginal and torres strait islander health worker jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 0.5% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 4 in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
64last month
Aboriginal and torres strait islander health worker roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced HLT40213 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 98.4% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice line up. Aboriginal and torres strait islander health workers are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Job ads for aboriginal and torres strait islander health workers are holding steady. About 64 aboriginal and torres strait islander health worker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 0.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 800 job ads, while 625 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 4115
Combined monthly online job ads across Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health Worker, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates aboriginal and torres strait islander health workers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Aboriginal and torres strait islander health worker jobs are projected to keep growing strongly. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 1,193 workers in May 2025, 1,313 by May 2030 (up 10.1%) and 1,434 by May 2035 (up 20.2%).
1,193
workers, May 2025
1,313
workers, May 2030
1,434
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 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice every year. Across Australia, 315 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 625, up 98.4% in a year. National data for HLT40221 starts in 2023.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
50
2023
315
2024
625
2025
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 HLT40221 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 HLT40221 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 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice is 19 units: 14 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 58 options on the register. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.
CHCCOM002Use communication to build relationships
CHCLEG001Work legally and ethically
HLTAADV002Support the rights and needs of clients
HLTAHCS004Complete comprehensive physical health assessments
HLTAHCS006Implement complex health care plans
HLTAHPR007Promote lifestyle change
View all 14 core units
HLTAMED002Support the safe use of medications
HLTAMED003Administer medications
HLTASEW002Assess and support the social and emotional wellbeing of clients
HLTAWOR002Work in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander primary health care
HLTAWOR003Use and promote reflective practice in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander primary health care
HLTAWOR004Provide support to address social and cultural determinants of client and community health
HLTINF006Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
HLTWHS001Participate in workplace health and safety
View the 58 elective options
CHCAGE011Provide support to people living with dementia
CHCAOD004Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCAOD005Provide alcohol and other drugs withdrawal services
CHCCCS003Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
CHCCCS014Provide brief interventions
CHCCCS019Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCCCS020Respond effectively to behaviours of concern
CHCCOM005Communicate and work in health or community services
CHCDFV001Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
CHCDFV002Provide support to children affected by domestic and family violence
CHCDFV003Promote community awareness of domestic and family violence
CHCDIS019Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
CHCFAM010Provide intervention support to families
CHCPAL003Deliver care services using a palliative approach
CHCPAL004Contribute to planning and implementation of care services using a palliative approach (has prerequisites)
CHCPRT025Identify and report children and young people at risk
HLTAADV003Support the rights and needs of clients in the justice system
HLTADM008Administer and coordinate Telehealth services
HLTAEDR002Assess and respond to medical emergencies
HLTAHCS003Complete routine physical health assessments
HLTAHCS007Provide support to men with cancer
HLTAHCS008Provide support to women with cancer
HLTAHCS009Provide support to clients with diabetes
HLTAHCS010Provide support to clients with chronic disease
HLTAHCS011Provide support to clients experiencing alcohol and other drugs problems
HLTAHCS012Provide support to older clients
HLTAHCS013Provide eye health care
HLTAHCS014Provide ear health care
HLTAHCS015Facilitate access to tertiary health services
HLTAHPR002Promote awareness and early detection of cancer to men
HLTAHPR003Promote awareness and early detection of cancer to women
HLTAHPR004Promote awareness and early detection of diabetes
HLTAHPR005Promote awareness and prevention of chronic disease
HLTAID011Provide First Aid
HLTAID013Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
HLTAMAT001Provide antenatal health care
HLTAMAT004Assess children's health
HLTAMAT005Provide health care for children
HLTASEW001Work according to the principles of social and emotional wellbeing care
HLTASEW003Provide support to clients affected by loss, grief or trauma
HLTASXH001Promote men's sexual health
HLTASXH002Promote women's sexual health
HLTAUD007Conduct basic audiometric testing
HLTAUD008Conduct audiometric testing
HLTAUD009Conduct audiometric screening for young school age children
HLTOHC007Recognise and respond to oral health issues
HLTOHC008Inform and support patients and groups about oral health
HLTOHC009Apply and use basic oral health products
HLTOHC010Use basic oral health screening tools
HLTOHC011Apply fluoride varnish
HLTPAT008Identify and respond to clinical risks in pathology collection
HLTPAT009Collect pathology specimens other than blood
HLTPAT014Perform venous blood collections
HLTPOP015Provide information on smoking and smoking cessation
HLTPOP016Provide interventions to clients who are nicotine dependent
HLTPOP030Determine and implement disease prevention and control measures
HLTPOP031Provide information and support on environmental health issues
HLTWHS006Manage personal stressors in the work environment
training.gov.au national register, HLT40221 release 2
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Get Course maps HLT40221 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4115) 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; 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; register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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