PSP40316 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind security consultant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced PSP41612. About 864 security consultant jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 10.8% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Government Security 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 10.8% 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 security consultant jobs than a year ago. About 864 security consultant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 10.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 10,000 job ads, while 630 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 crowd controllers, private investigators, security consultants and security officers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Crowd Controller, Private Investigator, Security Consultant and Security Officer as not in shortage.
Security consultant jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 65,264 workers in May 2025, 68,851 by May 2030 (up 5.5%) and 72,213 by May 2035 (up 10.6%).
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Government Security are growing. Across Australia, 515 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 630, up 22.3% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for PSP40316 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 register lists 3 core units for the Certificate IV in Government Security, plus 27 elective options.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps PSP40316 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4422) 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: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 6 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.