RGR40318 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind jockey work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2018, when it replaced RGR40308. About 69 jockey jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 8% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Racing (Harness Race Driver) are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 8% on a year earlier and the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer jockey jobs than a year ago. About 69 jockey jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,100 job ads, while 5 people were training in the qualification nationally (2021). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates jockeys and lifeguards as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Jockey and Lifeguard as not in shortage.
Jockey jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 16,084 workers in May 2025, 17,121 by May 2030 (up 6.4%) and 18,128 by May 2035 (up 12.7%).
More people are choosing the Certificate IV in Racing (Harness Race Driver) every year. Across Australia, 0 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 0. National data for RGR40318 starts in 2020.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for RGR40318 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 Racing (Harness Race Driver) is 21 units: 16 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 11 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to Eight of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps RGR40318 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4524) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.