Finance Courses

Finance keeps Australia’s economy moving. It covers banking, insurance, superannuation and investment management, and it touches almost every household. The sector employs about 546,000 people nationally, according to Jobs and Skills Australia data from February 2026. Workers in the sector earn a median of $2,163 a week, well above the national average.

Depository financial intermediation is the biggest part of the industry. That means retail and business banking, the everyday work of the big banks. Auxiliary finance and investment services come next, covering brokers, financial advisers and investment managers. Credit unions, super funds and a growing group of fintech businesses round out the sector.

Strong regulation keeps trust in the system. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or ASIC, licenses advisers, brokers and product providers. It also sets the conduct rules that protect everyday consumers. Anyone building a finance career learns compliance and ethics early, and that grounding stays useful for life.

Study is the usual way in, and options run from certificate to postgraduate level. The Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking is a common starting point for broking work. The Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Broking Management suits those ready to manage a broking business. For accounting-adjacent roles, many people start with the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping.

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