MST40316 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Custom-Made Footwear. It prepares you for work as a shoemaker. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced LMT40407. Employers posted about 1 shoemaker jobs in June 2026, down 71.4% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Custom-Made Footwear are weak right now. Job ads in June 2026 were down 71.4% on a year earlier, the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting fewer shoemaker jobs than a year ago. About 1 shoemaker jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 71.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 0 job ads, while 30 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 canvas goods fabricators, leather goods makers, sail makers and shoemakers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Canvas Goods Fabricator, Leather Goods Maker, Sail Maker and Shoemaker as not in shortage.
Shoemaker jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 1,404 workers in May 2025, 1,420 by May 2030 (up 1.1%) and 1,488 by May 2035 (up 6%).
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate IV in Custom-Made Footwear than a year ago. Across Australia, 40 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 30, down 25% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MST40316 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 Custom-Made Footwear is 25 units: 9 core, plus 16 electives chosen from 36 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Two of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MST40316 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3931) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 5 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.