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ICT30524 Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology
ICT30524 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology. It prepares you for work as a telecommunications technician. It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced ICT30519. Employers posted about 76 telecommunications technician jobs in June 2026, down 9.5% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Telecommunications Technology · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
76last month
Telecommunications technician roles advertised across Australia
Down on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; current job ads down
Register status
Current
Replaced ICT30519 in 2024
Enrolments
First year
570 enrolled in 2025, its first data year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Telecommunications technicians are in national shortage. Job ads in June 2026 were down 9.5% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting fewer telecommunications technician jobs than a year ago. About 76 telecommunications technician jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 9.5% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,000 job ads, while 570 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 3424
Combined monthly online job ads across Telecommunications Technician, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates cabler (data and telecommunications)s, telecommunications cable jointers, telecommunications linesworker / telecommunications line mechanics and telecommunications technicians as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Cabler (Data and Telecommunications), Telecommunications Cable Jointer, Telecommunications Linesworker / Telecommunications Line Mechanic and Telecommunications Technician as in national shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Telecommunications technician jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 16,991 workers in May 2025, 16,828 by May 2030 (down 1%) and 17,630 by May 2035 (up 3.8%).
16,991
workers, May 2025
16,828
workers, May 2030
17,630
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
National enrolment data for ICT30524 starts in 2025: 570 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.
2019
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570
2025
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 III is typically 1 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 ICT30524 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 ICT30524 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 6 core units for the Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology, plus 87 elective options. Prerequisites apply to Eight of them, marked below.
ICTTEN202Use hand and power tools
ICTTEN208Use electrical skills when working with telecommunications networks
ICTTEN315Determine and apply technologies within a telecommunications system
ICTTEN317Locate, identify and rectify telecommunications network faults
ICTWHS204Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures
ICTWOR308Provide customer service to telecommunications customers
View the 87 elective options
BSBESB301Investigate business opportunities
BSBESB305Address compliance requirements for new business ventures
BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
CPCCBC4004Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
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Get Course maps ICT30524 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3424) 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.