SIS30122 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind sports development officer work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced SIS31015 and SIS30115. About 891 sports development officer jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 7.1% on a year earlier.
The long-term signals behind the Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Sports development officers 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 development officer jobs than a year ago. About 891 sports development officer 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 24,750 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 development officer 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%).
Results for Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation graduates are mixed against other Certificate IIIs. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 93.1% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $39,800, against $54,000 typical. 95.2% were satisfied with the training, against 90.6% 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.
More people are choosing the Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation every year. Across Australia, 15,990 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 24,750, up 54.8% in a year. National data for SIS30122 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for SIS30122 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 register lists 6 core units for the Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation, plus 48 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Five of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps SIS30122 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 IIIs 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: 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; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.