Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business

Certificate IV

Duration

5 months – 1 year

Indicative Cost

Check with college

Colleges

NSW, QLD, SA, VIC

Median cost

$8,550

Half charge more, half less

What this course is

Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business is a certificate iv that typically takes 5 months – 1 year and is offered by 22 accredited providers across NSW, QLD, SA, VIC in the field of Management and Commerce.

Estimated total cost of study

Based on tuition from the CRICOS register, DHA living cost figures, and the current student visa application charge. Duration: 0.4 years – 1 year.

Tuition

Total course cost as registered on the CRICOS register. Confirm current fees directly with the provider before applying.

$0 – $20,000

Living costs

DHA financial capacity figure — $29,710/year × 0.4 years – 1 year. This is the amount DHA requires students to demonstrate access to; actual living costs vary by city and lifestyle.

$11,998 – $29,710

Student visa application charge (Subclass 500)

Government fee, primary applicant. Effective 1 July 2026.

$2,500

Estimated total

Range reflects different providers offering this course.

$14,498 – $52,210

Not included: Health cover (OSHC) and medical exam costs. OSHC cost varies by approved provider and policy length. There is no government-set price — each provider (ahm, Allianz Care, BUPA, CBHS, Medibank, nib) sets their own rates independently. No verified figure is available for medical exam and biometric costs either.

Tuition source: CRICOS register (Commonwealth of Australia). Retrieved from the Australian CRICOS register. Not guaranteed current — confirm fees directly with the provider.

Living costs source: Migration (LIN 19/198) Amendment (LIN 24/042) Specification 2024 — Federal Register of Legislation (F2024L00529). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2024-05-10.

Visa charge source: Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026 (F2026L00874). Retrieved 2026-08-07. Effective 2026-07-01.

Where you can study this course

22 colleges on the CRICOS register offer this course. Narrow the list, or sort it by a figure that matters to you.

Colleges shown: 22
Median cost: A$8,550

1 of these have no fee recorded on the register and are left out of the median rather than counted as free.

What colleges charge for this course (select a column to narrow the list)

A$5kmedian A$9kA$20k+

The same course, the same register. Each column is the total fee recorded against the course, in dollars. Where a college sits on this spread is worth asking them about.

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Supreme Business College Pty LtdNSW5 monthsNot recorded
AOI GROUP PTY LTDNSW1 yearA$5,150A$99/week
Brisbane College of Australia Pty LtdQLD6 monthsA$5,300A$196/week
Lexis Asia Pty LtdQLD1 yearA$5,550A$107/week
Australian National Institute of Business & Technology Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$6,000A$250/week
Gold Coast Learning Centre Pty LtdQLD1 yearA$6,200A$119/week
Original Campus Pty LtdVIC9 monthsA$6,500A$163/week
Australian Academy of Commerce Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$7,000A$135/week
Australian Virtus Institute Pty LtdSA6 monthsA$8,100A$289/week
Hunter Education Group Pty LtdNSW5 monthsA$8,250A$375/week
Young Rabbit Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$8,400A$162/week
Melbourne City Institute of Education Pty Ltd, as trustee for MCIE Unit TrustVIC6 monthsA$8,550A$329/week
Collins Academy Pty LtdVIC6 monthsA$8,750A$337/week
Australian City International College Pty LtdNSW9 monthsA$9,550A$245/week
D P TRAINING PTY LTDQLD1 yearA$9,600A$185/week
Orange Education Group Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$10,000A$192/week
Insight Academy Pty LtdVIC1 yearA$11,000A$212/week
Australian Institute of Professionals (AIP) Pty LtdVIC1 yearA$11,350A$218/week
IAA Education Pty LtdSA9 monthsA$13,000A$342/week
Orana Fashion Business College Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$14,500A$279/week
Warwick Institute of Australia Pty LtdNSW1 yearA$15,000A$288/week
Techie International College Pty LtdVIC1 yearA$20,000A$385/week

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Source: CRICOS register, Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 2.5 AU. The register is authoritative for registration, provider and course code. It is not authoritative for fees, duration or intake dates — those are provider-published, and the college is the one to confirm them with.

Entry requirements

The CRICOS register does not publish entry requirements. They are set and published by each provider. Open the provider's own page for the requirements that apply to a given course and intake.

Course details and pricing are from the Australian CRICOS register. Providers may have updated their offerings, confirm directly with the provider before applying.

Questions about Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business

Answered from the records on this page.

How much does this course actually cost?

Across the 21 colleges with a fee recorded, this course runs from A$5,150 to A$20,000, with a middle figure of A$8,550. That is the same qualification on the same register — the spread is real, and it is the reason the list above can be sorted by price and by cost per week. Fees come from the CRICOS register, which is not authoritative for what a college charges today.

Why do some colleges show no price?

1 of the 22 colleges here have no fee recorded against this course in the register. We show that as “Not recorded” and leave them out of the median rather than filling in a guess or treating them as free. A missing figure is a missing figure.

Why does a price here differ from the college's own website?

The register records what the provider lodged. The provider's own page records what they charge now. Where the two differ, the college is the one to trust — always confirm the fee, the course length and the intake dates with them before you apply or pay anything.

Does it matter which state I study this in?

This course is registered with colleges across 4 states and territories, and the fee varies between them — you can see the spread above. Living costs also differ by city, and that difference is often larger than the difference in tuition. What we cannot tell you is which is right for you; that depends on things this register does not record.

What does this page not tell me?

Entry requirements, English language levels, intake dates and what the course leads to afterwards. The CRICOS register does not publish any of those, so neither do we. Entry requirements are set by each college. For anything about a visa, a registered migration agent is the person to ask — every one of them holds a number issued by the Migration Agents Registration Authority.