PSP40522 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Trade Measurement. It prepares you for work as an inspectors and regulatory officers nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced PSP40516. Employers posted about 1,174 inspectors and regulatory officers nec jobs in June 2026, down 1.5% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Trade Measurement are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for inspectors and regulatory officers necs are holding steady. About 1,174 inspectors and regulatory officers nec jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 1.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 14,000 job ads, while 10 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 customs officers, immigration officers, motor vehicle licence examiners, invasive pest, weed and disease inspectors, social security assessors, taxation inspectors, train examiners, transport operations inspectors, water inspectors and inspectors and regulatory officers necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Customs Officer, Immigration Officer, Motor Vehicle Licence Examiner, Invasive Pest, Weed and Disease Inspector, Social Security Assessor, Taxation Inspector, Train Examiner, Transport Operations Inspector, Water Inspector and Inspectors and Regulatory Officers nec as not in shortage.
Inspectors and regulatory officers nec jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 47,488 workers in May 2025, 48,969 by May 2030 (up 3.1%) and 50,811 by May 2035 (up 7%).
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Trade Measurement are dropping fast. Across Australia, 15 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 10, down 33.3% in a year. National data for PSP40522 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for PSP40522 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 Trade Measurement is 12 units: 8 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 6 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps PSP40522 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 5995) 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; register training.gov.au, synced 6 September 2026; 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 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.