MSM40116 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind factory process workers nec work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced MSA40311. About 329 factory process workers nec jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Process Manufacturing are weak right now. Job ads in June 2026 were down 6.9% on a year earlier and enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting fewer factory process workers nec jobs than a year ago. About 329 factory process workers nec jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 4,400 job ads, while 365 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Factory process workers nec jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 12,395 workers in May 2025, 12,358 by May 2030 (down 0.3%) and 12,852 by May 2035 (up 3.7%).
Results for Certificate IV in Process Manufacturing graduates are mixed against other Certificate IVs. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 95.2% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $78,800, against $63,400 typical. 85.6% 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 Process Manufacturing are dropping fast. Across Australia, 1,240 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 365, down 70.6% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MSM40116 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 Process Manufacturing is 26 units: 5 core, plus 21 electives chosen from 138 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 13 of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MSM40116 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8399) 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 Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register training.gov.au, synced 4 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.