SFI30419 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind fisheries officer work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced SFI30411. About 17 fisheries officer jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 31.5% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate III in Fisheries Compliance are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Fisheries officers are in national shortage. Job ads in June 2026 were down 31.5% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer fisheries officer jobs than a year ago. About 17 fisheries officer jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 31.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 200 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 meat inspectors as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Meat Inspector as in national shortage; Fisheries Officer, Biosecurity Officer, Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer and Primary Products Assurance and Inspection Officers nec as not in shortage.
Fisheries officer jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 3,854 workers in May 2025, 3,922 by May 2030 (up 1.8%) and 4,062 by May 2035 (up 5.4%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Fisheries Compliance are steady. Across Australia, 10 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 10, up 0% in a year. National data for SFI30419 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for SFI30419 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 III in Fisheries Compliance is 16 units: 8 core, plus 8 electives chosen from 20 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps SFI30419 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3113) 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 6 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.