2014
In 2014, there were 2,757 enrolments in Financial and Insurance Services related courses. The highest proportion of enrolments were in the Diploma and Certificate IV qualification levels (75 per cent in total). The largest number of enrolments were in Diploma of Financial Planning (812 enrolments) and Certificate III in Financial Services (419 enrolments).
The following three tables outline Victorian vocational training activity in 2014:
Table 1: Vocational training in Financial and Insurance Services by qualification level (government subsidised),
2013 and 2014
Qualification level
Certificate I
Certificate II
Certificate III
Certificate IV
Diploma
Advanced Diploma
2013 enrolments
0
27
870
733
1,267
212
Total 3,109
Table 2: Vocational training in Financial and Insurance Services, top courses (government subsidised),
2013 and 2014
Course name
Diploma of Financial Planning
Certificate III in Financial Services
Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning
Certificate IV in Financial Services
Certificate IV in Banking Services
Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management
Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking
Certificate IV in General Insurance
Diploma of Financial Services
Certificate IV in Financial Services (Finance/Mortgage Broking)
Certificate IV in Credit Management
Certificate IV in Superannuation
Diploma of Personal Injury Management
Diploma of Banking Services Management
Advanced Diploma of Superannuation
Certificate IV in Personal Injury Management (Claims Management)
Diploma of Finance/Mortgage Broking Management
Diploma of Financial Services (Finance/Mortgage Broking Management)
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
2013 enrolments
<5
26
15
7
90
40
22
67
119
56
24
21
287
91
82
121
801
870
176
107
2014 enrolments
0
<5
419
857
1,208
272
2,757
2014 enrolments
21
20
14
12
144
28
23
23
12
9
<5
<5
210
184
173
151
812
419
254
237

2014
Table 3: Vocational training in Financial and Insurance Services qualifications aligned to specialised or in shortage occupations (government subsidised), 2013 and 2014
Specialised or in shortage status
In Shortage or Specialised Qualifications
Other Accredited Industry-Specific Qualifications
Total
Please contact the Department of Education and Training with any questions or comments:
Lee-Anne Fisher, Director, Training Market Information and Analysis
 (03) 9651 4461 or
 fisher.lee-anne.h@edumail.vic.gov.au
2013 enrolments
55
3,054
3,109
2014 enrolments
0
2,757
2,757
Data source:
Department of Education and Training (DET), March 2015.
Data notes:
All figures are government subsidised enrolments, accredited (state or national) qualifications only (excludes foundation training).
Yearly data is based on preliminary data extracted from SVTS system as at 25 February 2015. Figures may be revised prior to the year-end submission to
National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER).
Industry classifications are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classifications (ANZSIC).
Where a qualification is considered relevant across more than one industry, enrolments have been proportionally allocated across most relevant industries using employment data as a guide.
Specialised occupations are defined by the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency’s 2014 list of specialised occupations. Skills shortage occupations are informed by DET’s list of Victorian Skills Shortages 2014 .