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UEE33020 Certificate III in Electrical Fitting
UEE33020 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind electrician (general) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced UEE33011. About 3,131 electrician (general) jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 15.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in Electrical Fitting · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,131last month
Electrician (general) roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced UEE33011 in 2020
Enrolments
Rising
Up 12.6% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Electrical Fitting line up. Electrician (general)s are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035, enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 15.4% 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 more electrician (general) jobs than a year ago. About 3,131 electrician (general) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 15.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 35,800 job ads, while 940 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 3411
Combined monthly online job ads across Electrician (General), to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates electrician (general)s and electrician (special class)s as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Electrician (General) and Electrician (Special Class) as in national shortage; Lift Mechanic as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Electrician (general) jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 194,917 workers in May 2025, 207,935 by May 2030 (up 6.7%) and 218,278 by May 2035 (up 12%).
194,917
workers, May 2025
207,935
workers, May 2030
218,278
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 III in Electrical Fitting are growing. Across Australia, 835 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 940, up 12.6% in a year. National data for UEE33020 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
25
2021
150
2022
825
2023
835
2024
940
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 UEE33020 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 UEE33020 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 21 core units for the Certificate III in Electrical Fitting, plus 82 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 93 of them, marked below.
HLTAID009Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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)
UEECD0044Solve problems in multiple path circuits (has prerequisites)
View all 21 core units
UEECD0046Solve problems in single path circuits (has prerequisites)
UEECD0051Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications (has prerequisites)
UEECO0023Participate in electrical work and competency development activities
UEEEL0003Arrange circuits, control and protection for electrical installations (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0005Develop and connect electrical control circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0014Isolate, test and troubleshoot low voltage electrical circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0019Solve problems in direct current (d.c.) machines (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0020Solve problems in low voltage a.c. circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0021Solve problems in magnetic and electromagnetic devices (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0023Terminate cables, cords and accessories for low voltage circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0024Test and connect alternating current (a.c.) rotating machines (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0025Test and connect transformers (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0028Conduct compliance and functional verification of electrical apparatus and existing circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0047Identify, shut down and restart systems with alternate supplies (has prerequisites)
UEERE0001Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector
View the 82 elective options
UEEAS0007Assemble, mount and connect control gear and switchgear (has prerequisites)
UEEAS0008Fabricate and assemble bus bars (has prerequisites)
UEEAS0009Mount and wire control panel equipment (has prerequisites)
UEECD0050Use and maintain the integrity of a portable gas detection device (has prerequisites)
UEECS0033Use engineering applications software on personal computers
UEEDV0001Assemble and connect telecommunication frames and cabinets (has prerequisites)
UEEDV0005Install and maintain cabling for multiple access to telecommunication services (has prerequisites)
UEEDV0008Install, modify and verify coaxial and structured communication copper cabling (has prerequisites)
UEEEC0060Repairs basic electronic apparatus faults by replacement of components (has prerequisites)
UEEEC0075Troubleshoot single phase input d.c power supplies (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0004Carry out basic repairs to electrical components and equipment (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0008Evaluate and modify low voltage heating equipment and controls (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0009Evaluate and modify low voltage lighting circuits, equipment and controls (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0010Evaluate and modify low voltage socket outlets circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0016Provide advice on effective and energy efficient lighting products
UEEEL0017Repair and maintain mechanical components of electrical machines (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0022Supply effective and efficient lighting products for domestic and small commercial applications (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0026Align and install traction lift equipment (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0033Conduct electrical tests on LV electrical machines (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0034Conduct mechanical tests on electrical machines and components (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0045Diagnose and rectify faults in traction lift systems (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0046Find and repair faults in LV d.c. electrical apparatus and circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0052Maintain and service traction lift systems and equipment (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0053Maintain operation of electrical marine equipment and systems (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0054Maintain operation of electrical mining equipment and systems (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0055Overhaul and repair major switchgear and control gear (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0056Place and connect electrical coils (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0061Provide advice on the application of energy efficient lighting for ambient and aesthetic effect (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0066Rewind LV direct current machines (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0067Rewind single phase machines (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0068Rewind three phase low voltage induction machines (has prerequisites)
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Get Course maps UEE33020 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3411) 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; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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