SIR30316 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind sales representatives work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2016, when it replaced SIR30412. About 2,323 sales representatives jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 7.5% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Business to Business Sales are weak right now. Job ads in June 2026 were down 7.5% on a year earlier, the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.
Employers are posting fewer sales representatives jobs than a year ago. About 2,323 sales representatives jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 7.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 29,000 job ads, while 275 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 sales representative (building and plumbing supplies)s, sales representative (business services)s, sales representative (motor vehicle parts and accessories)s, sales representative (personal and household goods)s and sales representatives necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Sales Representative (Building and Plumbing Supplies), Sales Representative (Business Services), Sales Representative (Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories), Sales Representative (Personal and Household Goods) and Sales Representatives nec as not in shortage.
Sales representatives jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 76,535 workers in May 2025, 76,536 by May 2030 (up 0%) and 79,785 by May 2035 (up 4.2%).
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate III in Business to Business Sales than a year ago. Across Australia, 345 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 275, down 20.3% in a year.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for SIR30316 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 Business to Business Sales is 10 units: 5 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 15 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps SIR30316 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 6113) 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; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 6 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.