SIF40213 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Embalming. It prepares you for work as a funeral workers nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2013, when it replaced SIF40208. Employers posted about 58 funeral workers nec jobs in June 2026, down 7.4% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Embalming 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 7.4% 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 funeral workers nec jobs than a year ago. About 58 funeral workers nec jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 7.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 700 job ads, while 45 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 funeral directors and funeral workers necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Funeral Director and Funeral Workers nec as not in shortage.
Funeral workers nec jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 5,123 workers in May 2025, 5,328 by May 2030 (up 4%) and 5,642 by May 2035 (up 10.1%).
More people are choosing the Certificate IV in Embalming every year. Across Australia, 25 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 45, up 80% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for SIF40213 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 Embalming is 22 units: 19 core, plus 3 electives chosen from 11 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps SIF40213 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4513) 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 6 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.