TLI41225 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind driving instructor work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2025, when it replaced TLI41222. About 25 driving instructor jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 26.2% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Motor Vehicle Driver Training are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 26.2% 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 driving instructor jobs than a year ago. About 25 driving instructor jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 26.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 400 job ads, while 285 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 driving instructors as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Driving Instructor as not in shortage.
Driving instructor jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 6,661 workers in May 2025, 6,862 by May 2030 (up 3%) and 7,223 by May 2035 (up 8.4%).
National enrolment data for TLI41225 starts in 2025: 285 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for TLI41225 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 5 core units for the Certificate IV in Motor Vehicle Driver Training, plus 30 elective options.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps TLI41225 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 4512) 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; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.