MST40222 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Apparel and Fashion. It prepares you for work as a clothing trades workers. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MST40219 and MST40519. Employers posted about 30 clothing trades workers jobs in June 2026, up 7.1% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Apparel and Fashion are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035, enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 7.1% on a year earlier. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more clothing trades workers jobs than a year ago. About 30 clothing trades workers jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 7.1% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 300 job ads, while 120 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates apparel cutters, clothing patternmakers, dressmaker or tailors and clothing trades workers necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Apparel Cutter, Clothing Patternmaker, Dressmaker or Tailor and Clothing Trades Workers nec as not in shortage.
Clothing trades workers jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 7,959 workers in May 2025, 8,264 by May 2030 (up 3.8%) and 8,752 by May 2035 (up 10%).
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Apparel and Fashion are growing. Across Australia, 100 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 120, up 20% in a year. National data for MST40222 starts in 2024.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MST40222 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.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MST40222 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3932) 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 29 August 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.