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RGR20221 Certificate II in Racing Industry

RGR20221 is the nationally recognised Certificate II in Racing Industry. It prepares you for work as a stablehand. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced RGR20218. 295 people enrolled in 2025, down 1.7% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 2 in Racing Industry · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced RGR20218 in 2021
Enrolments
Steady
Down 1.7% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate II in Racing Industry are weak right now. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. Weigh both sides.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates beef cattle farm workers, cattle and sheep farm workers, dairy cattle farm workers, livestock husbandry workers, piggery farm workers, poultry farm workers and sheep farm workers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Beef Cattle Farm Worker, Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker, Dairy Cattle Farm Worker, Livestock Husbandry Worker, Piggery Farm Worker, Poultry Farm Worker and Sheep Farm Worker as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

Enrolments in the Certificate II in Racing Industry are steady. Across Australia, 300 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 295, down 1.7% in a year. National data for RGR20221 starts in 2022.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

How long it takes
A Certificate II is typically 0.5 to 1 year of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to RGR20221 like any qualification on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for RGR20221 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.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the qualification

The register lists 4 core units for the Certificate II in Racing Industry, plus 34 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 10 of them, marked below.

  • ACMGAS202Participate in workplace communications
  • BSBWHS211Contribute to the health and safety of self and others
  • RGRCMN201Investigate job opportunities in racing and related industries
  • RGRCMN203Comply with racing industry ethics and integrity
View the 34 elective options
  • ACMEQU202Handle horses safely (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU205Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
  • ACMEQU208Manage personal health and fitness for working with horses
  • ACMEQU209Provide non-riding exercise to horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMHBR203Provide daily care for horses (has prerequisites)
  • AHCBIO204Follow site biosecurity procedures
  • AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervision
  • AHCINF203Maintain properties and structures
  • AHCMOM205Operate vehicles
  • AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipment
  • BSBINS201Process and maintain workplace information
  • BSBOPS203Deliver a service to customers
  • BSBPEF202Plan and apply time management
  • BSBTEC201Use business software applications
  • BSBTEC202Use digital technologies to communicate in a work environment
  • BSBTWK201Work effectively with others
  • BSBWRT311Write simple documents
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • RGRHBR201Assist with oestrus detection in mares
  • RGRHBR305Handle young horses (has prerequisites)
  • RGRHBR308Care for broodmares
  • RGRPSG203Promote and enhance greyhound behaviour
  • RGRPSG207Demonstrate greyhound racing industry integrity and ethical practice
  • RGRPSH201Handle racehorses in stables and at trackwork
  • RGRPSH202Assist with transportation of horses (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH203Perform basic driving tasks (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH204Prepare to drive jog work (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH205Perform basic riding skills in the racing industry (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH207Perform racing stable duties (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH209Attend horses at race meetings and trials (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH211Work effectively in the horse racing industry
  • RGRTRK303Provide emergency animal assistance
  • SISXEMR001Respond to emergency situations
  • SITHFAB002Provide responsible service of alcohol
training.gov.au national register, RGR20221 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study RGR20221?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps RGR20221 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8423) 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 18 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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