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UEE31225 Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control

UEE31225 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control. It prepares you for work as an electronic instrument trades worker (special class). It has been the current version on the national register since 2025, when it replaced UEE31220. Employers posted about 137 electronic instrument trades worker (special class) jobs in June 2026, down 16.8% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Instrumentation and Control · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
137last month
Electronic instrument trades worker (special class) 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 UEE31220 in 2025
Enrolments
First year
15 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 Instrumentation and Control are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Electronic instrument trades worker (special class)s are in national shortage. Job ads in June 2026 were down 16.8% 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 electronic instrument trades worker (special class) jobs than a year ago. About 137 electronic instrument trades worker (special class) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 16.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 1,800 job ads, while 15 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 3423
137
Combined monthly online job ads across Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class), to June 2026

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates electronic instrument trades worker (general)s and electronic instrument trades worker (special class)s as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) and Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) as in national shortage; Electronic Equipment Trades Worker as in shortage in regional areas; Business Machine Mechanic and Communications Operator as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment

Ten year outlook

Electronic instrument trades worker (special class) jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 30,283 workers in May 2025, 30,839 by May 2030 (up 1.8%) and 32,158 by May 2035 (up 6.2%).

30,283
workers, May 2025
30,839
workers, May 2030
32,158
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 UEE31225 starts in 2025: 15 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.

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 UEE31225 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 UEE31225 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 23 core units for the Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control, plus 26 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 34 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)
  • UEECD0020Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment (has prerequisites)
  • UEECD0043Solve problems in direct current circuits (has prerequisites)
  • UEECD0045Solve problems in multiple path extra-low voltage (ELV) a.c. circuits (has prerequisites)
View all 23 core units
  • UEECD0051Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications (has prerequisites)
  • UEECO0028Engage in instrumentation, control, machine or switchgear work and competency development
  • UEEIC0013Develop, enter and verify discrete control programs for programmable controllers (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0021Find and rectify faults in process final control elements (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0022Install instrumentation and control apparatus and associated equipment (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0023Install instrumentation and control cabling and tubing (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0029Set up and adjust PID control loops (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0030Set up and adjust advanced PID process control loops (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0031Set up and configure human-machine interface (HMI) and industrial networks (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0038Solve problems in density/level measurement components and systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0039Solve problems in flow measurement components and systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0041Solve problems in pressure measurement components and systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0043Solve problems in temperature measurement components and systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0047Use instrumentation drawings, specifications, standards and equipment manuals (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0048Verify compliance and functionality of instrumentation and control installations (has prerequisites)
  • UEERE0001Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector
  • UEERL0004Disconnect - reconnect electrical equipment connected to low voltage (LV) installation wiring (has prerequisites)
View the 26 elective options
  • BSBOPS203Deliver a service to customers
  • CPCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
  • HLTAID009Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • ICTICT214Operate application software packages
  • UEECD0011Comply with scheduled and preventative maintenance program processes
  • UEECD0035Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus
  • UEECD0050Use and maintain the integrity of a portable gas detection device (has prerequisites)
  • UEECO0002Maintain documentation
  • UEECO0015Provide quotations for installation or service jobs
  • UEECO0017Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs
  • UEECS0033Use engineering applications software on personal computers
  • UEEEC0060Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components (has prerequisites)
  • UEEEC0069Troubleshoot digital sub-systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEEC0075Troubleshoot single phase input d.c power supplies (has prerequisites)
  • UEEHA0004Enter a classified hazardous area to undertake work related to electrical equipment
  • UEEHA0022Determine the explosion-protection requirements to meet a specified classified hazardous area (has prerequisites)
  • UEEHA0025Install explosion-protected equipment and associated apparatus and wiring systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEHA0026Maintain equipment associated with hazardous areas (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0004Calibrate, adjust and test measuring instruments (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0033Set up gas analysis measuring and control instruments (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0035Set up scientific analysis measuring and control instruments (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0036Set up water analysis measuring and control instruments (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0037Set up weighting measuring and control instruments (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0045Troubleshoot medical equipment control systems (has prerequisites)
  • UEEIC0046Troubleshoot process control systems (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, UEE31225 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study UEE31225?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps UEE31225 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3423) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 10 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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