UEE21920 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind electrical or telecommunications trades assistant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced UEE21911. 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 Electronics · 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
Limited data
Zero structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced UEE21911 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Down 2.2% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
There is not much independent data on UEE21920 yet. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
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 670 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
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 Electronics are steady. Across Australia, 685 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 670, down 2.2% in a year. National data for UEE21920 starts in 2022.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
240
2022
630
2023
685
2024
670
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 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 UEE21920 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 UEE21920 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 Electronics, plus 33 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 28 of them, marked below.
UEECD0007Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
UEECD0016Document and apply measures to control WHS risks associated with electrotechnology work (has prerequisites)
UEECD0019Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components (has prerequisites)
UEECD0027Participate in development and follow a personal competency development plan
UEECD0043Solve problems in direct current circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEC0060Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components (has prerequisites)
View all 7 core units
UEERE0001Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector
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Get Course maps UEE21920 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: register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; 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.
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