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Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector UET

Overview

Commencements

Availability & Duration

Australian School-based Apprenticeships

Overview

These qualifications cover cable jointing, distribution, power systems and operations, rail traction, support and transmission areas of work.

‘Electricity Supply Industry - Generation Sector’ and ‘Electrotechnology’ are associated industries.

Quick facts

The training units of competent structure and packing rules are detailed in Training Package documents.

The information provided here includes the most recent changes from the UET (release 2.0) Training Package.

The Transmission, Distribution & Rail Sector Training Package UET (release 2.0) includes 14 qualifications and 18 skill sets.

Registered Training Organisations can access the full details of this Training Package from the
training.gov.au website.

Career information

Qualification and job outcome information is also presented in a Job Pathways Chart.

For specific industry information click here.

More detail of how training works can be accessed here: for employers; for potential employees.

Use the My Skills site to search for Registered Training Organisations registered to deliver courses. Each State and Territory separately approves Registered Training Organisations to deliver apprenticeships and traineeships in their jurisdiction.

Qualifications Summary

UET20319 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Powerline Vegetation Control Worker.

Powerline Vegetation Control Worker

UET20321 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) or the vegetation control industry as a Powerline Vegetation Control Worker.

Powerline Vegetation Worker

UET20419 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Transmission Line Assembly Worker.

Transmission Line Assembly Worker

UET20421 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Transmission Line Assembly Worker.

Transmission Line Assembly Worker

UET20621 - Certificate II in ESI - Asset Inspection and Testing

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as an Asset Inspector. This qualification covers inspecting, testing and reporting on the status of electricity network assets, including poles, hardware, cables, overhead conductors, public lighting and electrical apparatus.

Powerline Asset Inspector

UET30519 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Transmission Overhead

This qualification provides the skill and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as an as an Overhead Transmission Linesperson. This qualification covers work on transmission overhead powerlines, such as the erection of towers, poles, structures and associated hardware, and the installation and maintenance of conductors and cables.

Overhead Transmission Linesperson

UET30521 - Certificate III in ESI - Transmission Overhead

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as an Overhead Transmission Lineworker. This qualification covers work on transmission overhead powerlines, including the installation, inspection and maintenance of towers, poles, structures, conductors and hardware.

Electrical Transmission Lineworker

UET30619 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as an Overhead Distribution Linesperson. This qualification covers work on distribution overhead powerlines, including installation, maintenance and inspection of poles, structures and associated hardware.

Overhead Distribution Linesperson

UET30621 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Overhead

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as an Overhead Distribution Lineworker. This qualification covers the installation, maintenance and inspection of poles, structures, hardware, electrical apparatus and the use of support plant, tools and equipment.

Distribution Lineworker

UET30719 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Rail Traction

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electrical supply industry (ESI) as a Rail Traction Powerline Worker. This qualification covers the installation, maintenance and inspection of overhead poles/structures, conductors, cables and rail traction wiring systems, including associated equipment used on these structures in the rail traction industry.

Rail Traction Powerline Worker

UET30721 - Certificate III in ESI - Rail Traction

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electrical supply industry (ESI) as a Rail Traction Lineworker. This qualification covers the installation, maintenance and inspection of overhead poles/structures, conductors, cables and rail traction wiring systems, including associated equipment used in the rail traction industry.

Rail Traction Lineperson

UET30819 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Cable Jointing

This qualification provides the skill and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Cable Jointer. This qualification covers the laying, installation and maintenance of de-energised low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) underground polymeric cables and installation and maintenance of electrical equipment and jointing and maintaining energised LV underground paper insulated and polymeric cables.

Powerline Cable Jointer

UET30821 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Underground

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Distribution Underground Cable Jointer. This qualification covers the installation and maintenance of low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) underground cables, services and electrical equipment.

Cable Jointer

UET30921 - Certificate III in ESI - Very Remote Community Utilities

This qualification provides the skill and knowledge to work on very remote community utility systems as a remote community utilities worker in the electricity supply industry (ESI). The qualification covers the skills and knowledge to operate, monitor and maintain generation power systems, distribution electrical network circuits and apparatus, and specialisations in power and water systems.

Essential Services Electrical Officer

Essential Services Water Officer

UET40419 - Certificate IV in ESI - Network Systems

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work on network systems in the electricity supply industry (ESI). This qualification covers work on the network systems in the specific fields of live line transmission, live line distribution, live line rail traction and/or installation and maintenance of specialised underground cables. These roles may lead or supervise work teams and work in transmission, distribution, rail or cable jointing.

Power Systems Line Worker

UET40519 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in power system substations in the electricity supply industry (ESI). It includes the Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC) requirements for an ‘Electrician’s licence’. Competency development activities in this qualification are subject to regulations directly related to licencing.

Substation Technician

UET40521 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations

Substation Maintenance Electrician

UET40619 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Network Infrastructure

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work on power system network infrastructure in the electricity supply industry (ESI). This qualification covers the selection, installation, set up, testing, fault finding, repair and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment in buildings and premises. It includes skills and knowledge needed for a career in installation and maintenance of network infrastructure in the transmission, distribution or rail traction in the electricity supply industry.

Powerline Supervisor

UET50219 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a High Voltage (HV) Substation Project Manager or a Senior Systems Operator (ESI) or a Power Systems Technical Officer. This qualification covers overseeing the construction of electrical substations and related projects within the ESI.

Senior Systems Operator

UET50221 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

Senior Electrical Systems Operator

UET60219 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Power System Senior Technical Officer or a Power Distribution System Engineer. This qualification covers high-level managerial, design, testing and system operation functions in the transmission and distribution sectors of the ESI. These roles may also install, commission, maintain, diagnose and repair the hardware and software of complex power system protection, control and metering systems.

Power Systems Senior Technical Officer

UET60221 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge to work in the electricity supply industry (ESI) as a Power System Senior Technical Officer or a Power Distribution System Engineer.

Transmission and Distribution Engineer

Note: Employers should be aware that this information is provided as a guide only to the content and use of the Training Package. Employers should seek advice from an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (Apprenticeship Network) provider or Registered Training Organisation for more detail.

Commencements

	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT
UET20319 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control
Annual Commencements	5	5	0	15	0	20	0	0
UET30519 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Transmission Overhead
Annual Commencements	0	5	5	0	0	5	0	0
UET30619 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead
Annual Commencements	45	30	65	35	20	5	0	0
UET30719 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Rail Traction
Annual Commencements	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
UET30819 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Cable Jointing
Annual Commencements	5	25	10	20	0	0	0	0
UET60219 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Annual Commencements	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0

Commencement data source: National Apprentices and Trainees collection, VOCSTATS, extracted 29/3/2022, rounded estimates for October 2020 to September 2021. Qualifications with no recorded commencements may not appear. This data is for general information purposes only.

Availability and Duration

	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT
UET20319 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		12 mths			12 mths
Part Time
Classification		T			T	*
UET20321 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	12 mths			12 mths		12 mths
Part Time
Classification	T			T		*
UET20419 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly
Full Time (Nominal Duration)					12 mths
Part Time
Classification					T	*
UET20421 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	12 mths
Part Time
Classification	T					*
UET20621 - Certificate II in ESI - Asset Inspection and Testing
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	12 mths
Part Time
Classification	T					*
UET30519 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Transmission Overhead
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		48 mths
Part Time
Classification		A				*
UET30521 - Certificate III in ESI - Transmission Overhead
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	48 mths		48 mths	48 mths	48 mths	48 mths
Part Time
Classification	A		A	A	A	*
UET30619 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		48 mths					48 mths
Part Time
Classification		A				*	A
UET30621 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Overhead
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	48 mths		48 mths	48 mths	48 mths	48 mths		48 mths
Part Time
Classification	A		A	A	A	*		A
UET30719 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Rail Traction
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		48 mths	48 mths		48 mths
Part Time
Classification		A	A		A	*
UET30721 - Certificate III in ESI - Rail Traction
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	48 mths						48 mths
Part Time
Classification	A					*	A
UET30819 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Cable Jointing
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		48 mths			48 mths
Part Time
Classification		A			A	*
UET30821 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Underground
Full Time (Nominal Duration)	48 mths		48 mths	48 mths		48 mths	48 mths	48 mths
Part Time
Classification	A		A	A		*	A	A
UET30921 - Certificate III in ESI - Very Remote Community Utilities
Full Time (Nominal Duration)				48 mths
Part Time
Classification				A		*
UET40419 - Certificate IV in ESI - Network Systems
Full Time (Nominal Duration)					24 mths
Part Time
Classification					A	*
UET40519 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations
Full Time (Nominal Duration)					24 mths
Part Time
Classification					A	*
UET40521 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations
Full Time (Nominal Duration)			60 mths
Part Time
Classification			T			*
UET40619 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Network Infrastructure
Full Time (Nominal Duration)					24 mths
Part Time
Classification					A	*
UET50219 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		48 mths			24 mths		36 mths
Part Time
Classification		T			T	*	T
UET50221 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Full Time (Nominal Duration)				36 mths		36 mths
Part Time
Classification				T		*
UET60219 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Full Time (Nominal Duration)		48 mths			24 mths		36 mths
Part Time
Classification		T			T	*	T
UET60221 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Full Time (Nominal Duration)				36 mths		48 mths
Part Time
Classification				T		*

Legend: = Yes, = No, A = identified by the State or Territory as an Apprenticeship, T = identified by the State or Territory as a Traineeship, * = An approved qualification in Tasmania is available as an Apprenticeship/Traineeship.

Availability of Australian Apprenticeships and Nominal Duration (in months)
A Qualification registered by a State or Territory as available as an Australian Apprenticeship may not be eligible for public funding support, check with the relevant State or Territory Training Authority.

Nominal durations listed are for full time occuptations, stated in months. In some cases nominal durations provided may not include the completion of pre-requisites. This data is sourced from State and Territory Training Authorities and is provided for information only and must be confirmed with these authorities.

Australian School-based Apprenticeships

	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT
UET20319 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control
Availability
UET20419 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly
Availability
UET30521 - Certificate III in ESI - Transmission Overhead
Availability
UET30619 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead
Availability
UET30621 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Overhead
Availability
UET30719 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Rail Traction
Availability
UET30819 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Cable Jointing
Availability
UET30821 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Underground
Availability
UET40419 - Certificate IV in ESI - Network Systems
Availability
UET40519 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations
Availability
UET40619 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Network Infrastructure
Availability
UET50219 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Availability
UET60219 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
Availability

Legend: = Yes, = No

This information generally reflects availability of ASbAs that may contribute to study scores. In some cases ASbAs allow an individual to start training in a qualification that can be completed after they leave secondary school. Australian Apprenticeships may also be undertaken as part-time employment. Please note that applicable industrial arrangements must allow for ASbAs. Visit the relevant State or Territory website for more detailed information (click on the State or Territory link provided).

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Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector UET

Overview

Commencements

Availability & Duration

Australian School-based Apprenticeships

Quick facts

Career information

Major Occupations Training

Qualifications Summary

UET20319 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control

UET20321 - Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control

UET20419 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly

UET20421 - Certificate II in Transmission Structure and Line Assembly

UET20621 - Certificate II in ESI - Asset Inspection and Testing

UET30519 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Transmission Overhead

UET30521 - Certificate III in ESI - Transmission Overhead

UET30619 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead

UET30621 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Overhead

UET30719 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Rail Traction

UET30721 - Certificate III in ESI - Rail Traction

UET30819 - Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Cable Jointing

UET30821 - Certificate III in ESI - Distribution Underground

UET30921 - Certificate III in ESI - Very Remote Community Utilities

UET40419 - Certificate IV in ESI - Network Systems

UET40519 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations

UET40521 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Substations

UET40619 - Certificate IV in ESI - Power Systems Network Infrastructure

UET50219 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

UET50221 - Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

UET60219 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

UET60221 - Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

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