Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships

Transmission and Distribution Engineer

Working as a Transmission and Distribution Engineer you will assist in planning and designing power stations and power generation equipment. You will analyse complex technical issues and manage the operation and maintenance of power stations, transmission and distribution systems and industrial plants.

Summary of Training

Core Units – 820 weighting points

  • Use engineering applications software on personal computers
  • Establish and follow a competency development plan in an electrotechnology engineering discipline
  • Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
  • Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
  • Solve problems in d.c. circuits
  • Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications  
  • Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report
  • Provide engineering solutions for problems in complex multiple path circuits
  • Provide solutions to basic engineering computational problems
  • Solve problems in electromagnetic devices and related circuits
  • Solve problems in low voltage a.c. circuits
  • Provide engineering solutions to problems in complex polyphase power circuits
  • Apply environmental requirements
  • Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus
  • Implement & monitor power system environmental & sustainable energy management policies & procedures
  • Implement and monitor the power system organisational WHS/OHS policies, procedures and programs

Elective Units – 1340 weighting points

  • Manage budgets and financial plans
  • Coordinate the learning and development of teams and individuals
  • Manage organisational customer service
  • Establish innovative work environments 
  • Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components
  • Solve problems in energy supply network protection equipment and systems
  • Respond to complex power system protection operations
  • Conduct evaluation of power system substation faults
  • Design customer power system substations
  • Manage high voltage distribution and sub-transmission network demand
  • Commission complex network protection and control systems
  • Design power systems secondary isolation instructional documents    
  • Develop engineering solutions for energy supply power transformer problems

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

Job Pathways

Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector

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This occupation fits generally with these groupings

Industry Group
Energy & Utilities

Work Type
Analytic & Investigative
Conventional & Organising
Manual & Realistic

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Commencements Change

The change in Australian Apprenticeships commencements in this overall industry in the past two years. Commencements in 22/23: 702

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 18/10/2023. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Employment

Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry in employment (in any industry).

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Wage

Average wage of Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry employed full-time after training.

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Growth

Predicted growth in employment in this overall industry over the next 5 years.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Size

The number of employees in this overall industry compared with other Australian industries.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

Average wage of employees in this overall industry.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Availability Information and More Details

Transmission and Distribution Engineer - UET60221
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT
Full Time

(Nominal Duration)

48 mths
Part Time
Commencements 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
ASbA
Classification T *
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Commencements

Commencement data source: National Apprentices and Trainees collection, VOCSTATS, extracted 18/10/2023, rounded estimates for April 2022 to March 2023. This data is for general information purposes only.

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ANZSCO Classification: 233311

Note: This is an indicative Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) classification for this occupation, provided as a guide only.

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