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ICT20319 Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology

ICT20319 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind electrical or telecommunications trades assistant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced ICT20315. About 3,675 electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 2 in Telecommunications Technology · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,675last month
Electrical or telecommunications trades assistant roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; enrolments falling
Register status
Current
Replaced ICT20315 in 2019
Enrolments
Falling fast
Down 42.9% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology are weak right now. Enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Job ads for electrical or telecommunications trades assistants are holding steady. About 3,675 electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 46,600 job ads, while 20 people were training in the qualification 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 8999
3,675
Combined monthly online job ads across Electrical Or Telecommunications Trades Assistant, to June 2026

Ten year outlook

Electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 68,591 workers in May 2025, 69,155 by May 2030 (up 0.8%) and 71,498 by May 2035 (up 4.2%).

68,591
workers, May 2025
69,155
workers, May 2030
71,498
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 Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology are dropping fast. Across Australia, 35 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 20, down 42.9% in a year. National data for ICT20319 starts in 2020.

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 Certificate II is typically 0.5 to 1 year 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 ICT20319 like any qualification 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 ICT20319 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.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the qualification

The register lists 7 core units for the Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology, plus 41 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Three of them, marked below.

  • BSBCUS201Deliver a service to customers
  • ICTTEN202Use hand and power tools
  • ICTTEN207Install and test internet protocol devices in convergence networks
  • ICTTEN208Use electrical skills when working with telecommunications networks
  • ICTTEN211Work effectively in a telecommunications network environment
  • ICTWHS204Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures
View all 7 core units
  • ICTWOR202Work effectively in the digital and telecommunications industry
View the 41 elective options
  • CPCCLDG3001Licence to perform dogging
  • CPCCLRG3001Licence to perform rigging basic level (has prerequisites)
  • CPCCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
  • HLTAID009Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • ICTCBL205Joint metallic conductor cable on customer premises
  • ICTCBL206Alter services to existing cable system
  • ICTCBL210Install a telecommunications service to a building
  • ICTCBL211Install an above ground equipment enclosure
  • ICTCBL212Erect aerial cable supports
  • ICTCBL219Apply safe technical work practices for cabling registration when configuring an ADSL circuit
  • ICTCBL239Install customer cable support systems
  • ICTCBL240Place and secure customer cable
  • ICTCBL241Terminate metallic conductor customer cable
  • ICTCBL242Install functional and protective telecommunications earthing system
  • ICTCBL246Install, maintain and modify customer premises communications cabling: ACMA Restricted Rule (has prerequisites)
  • ICTCBL249Haul underground cable for installation and maintenance work
  • ICTCBL250Haul and fix aerial cable
  • ICTCBL251Install aerial and underground cable lead-ins
  • ICTCBL252Joint and terminate coaxial cable
  • ICTCBL253Construct underground telecommunications infrastructure
  • ICTCBL254Joint metallic conductor cable in access network
  • ICTCBL330Splice and terminate optical fibre cable for telecommunications projects
  • ICTCMP201Organise and monitor cabling to ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards
  • ICTCMP203Perform restricted customer premises broadband cabling work: ACMA Restricted Rule (has prerequisites)
  • ICTICT223Install software applications
  • ICTPMG201Prepare site for support installation
  • ICTPMG202Plan, organise and undertake work activities
  • ICTRFN201Install a satellite antenna
  • ICTRFN202Install a terrestrial antenna
  • ICTRFN304Construct and test a radio communications device
  • ICTSAS218Obtain and connect hardware peripherals
  • ICTTCR203Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures
  • ICTTEN203Install and configure a home or small office network
  • ICTTEN204Install and configure a small to medium business network
  • ICTTEN205Build and maintain a secure network
  • ICTTEN206Operate new media software packages
  • ICTWHS201Provide telecommunications services safely on roofs
  • ICTWHS202Work safely in a radio frequency electromagnetic radiation environment
  • ICTWHS205Work safely near power infrastructure at a telecommunications workplace
  • UETDREL006Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus as a non-electrical worker
training.gov.au national register, ICT20319 release 3
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Where to study

Where can I study ICT20319?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps ICT20319 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8999) 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; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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