SIS20221 is the nationally recognised Certificate II in Sport - Developing Athlete. It prepares you for work as a sportspersons nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced SIS20219. Employers posted about 69 sportspersons nec jobs in June 2026, down 8% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate II in Sport - Developing Athlete 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 sportspersons nec jobs than a year ago. About 69 sportspersons nec 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 130 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 jockeys and lifeguards as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Jockey and Lifeguard as not in shortage.
Sportspersons nec 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 II in Sport - Developing Athlete every year. Across Australia, 85 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 130, up 52.9% in a year. National data for SIS20221 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for SIS20221 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 II in Sport - Developing Athlete is 9 units: 5 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 16 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps SIS20221 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register training.gov.au, synced 6 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.