SIS20321 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind sports coaches, instructors and officials work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced SIS20319. About 891 sports coaches, instructors and officials jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 7.1% on a year earlier.
The long-term signals behind the Certificate II in Sport Coaching are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Sports coaches, instructors and officialses are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. Job ads in June 2026 were down 7.1% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer sports coaches, instructors and officials jobs than a year ago. About 891 sports coaches, instructors and officials jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 7.1% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 11,600 job ads, while 8,655 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 gymnastics coach or instructors and swimming coach or instructors as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Gymnastics Coach or Instructor and Swimming Coach or Instructor as in national shortage; Diving Instructor (Open Water), Horse Riding Coach or Instructor, Snowsport Instructor, Tennis Coach, Other Sports Coach or Instructor, Dog and Horse Racing Official, Sports Development Officer, Sports Umpire and Other Sports Official as not in shortage.
Sports coaches, instructors and officials jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 58,786 workers in May 2025, 62,230 by May 2030 (up 5.9%) and 65,907 by May 2035 (up 12.1%).
Certificate II in Sport Coaching graduates find work at the typical Certificate II rate, but earn less soon after training. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 79.2% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate II result is 77.6%, across 63 qualifications. Median income after training was $36,000, against $41,400 typical. 93.1% were satisfied with the training, against 91.4% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Enrolments in the Certificate II in Sport Coaching are growing. Across Australia, 7,510 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 8,655, up 15.2% in a year. National data for SIS20321 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for SIS20321 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 Coaching is 7 units: 3 core, plus 4 electives chosen from 16 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps SIS20321 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4523) 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 6 September 2026; 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; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.