MSL40122 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind agricultural, medical and science technicians work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MSL40118. 2,920 people enrolled in 2025, up 29.5% on the year before.
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques line up. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Agricultural, medical and science technicians jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 312 workers in May 2025, 328 by May 2030 (up 5.1%) and 347 by May 2035 (up 11.2%).
Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 84.4% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $52,000, against $63,400 typical. 82.3% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% 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 IV in Laboratory Techniques are growing. Across Australia, 2,255 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 2,920, up 29.5% in a year. National data for MSL40122 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MSL40122 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 IV in Laboratory Techniques is 16 units: 4 core, plus 12 electives chosen from 42 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Eight of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MSL40122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3110) 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 IVs 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: NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.