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52892WA Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering in Mining

52892WA is the nationally accredited Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering in Mining. It prepares you for work as an electrical engineering technician. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced 52727WA. Employers posted about 190 electrical engineering technician jobs in June 2026, down 0.3% on a year earlier.

Register data synced 29 Aug 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
190last month
Electrical engineering technician roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced 52727WA in 2021
Enrolments
Rising
Up 14.3% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering in Mining line up. Electrical engineering technicians are in shortage in parts of the country, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Job ads for electrical engineering technicians are holding steady. About 190 electrical engineering technician jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 0.3% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 2,300 job ads, while 120 people were training in the course nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index · latest month June 2026 · ANZSCO 3123
190
Combined monthly online job ads across Electrical Engineering Technician, to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates electrical engineering technicians as in shortage in parts of the country. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Electrical Engineering Technician as in shortage in metropolitan areas; Electrical Engineering Draftsperson as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Electrical engineering technician jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 10,070 workers in May 2025, 10,639 by May 2030 (up 5.7%) and 11,268 by May 2035 (up 11.9%).

10,070
workers, May 2025
10,639
workers, May 2030
11,268
workers, May 2035
Jobs and Skills Australia employment projections · May 2025 to May 2035
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

Enrolments in the Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E & I) Engineering in Mining are growing. Across Australia, 105 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 120, up 14.3% in a year. National data for 52892WA starts in 2022.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

How long it takes
A Advanced Diploma is typically 1.5 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to 52892WA like any program on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for 52892WA is being verified against official program lists.

Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
Where to study

Where can I study 52892WA?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps 52892WA to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3123) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.

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