UEE40420 Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation
UEE40420 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind electrician (general) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced UEE40411. About 3,131 electrician (general) jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 15.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 4 in Electrical - Instrumentation · 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
Two structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced UEE40411 in 2020
Enrolments
Steady
Down 1.1% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation line up. Electrician (general)s are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 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 1,410 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 Student Outcomes
How graduates do
Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation graduates do better than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 98.9% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $119,200, against $63,400 typical. 92.7% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
98.9%
employed or in further study after training (2025)
typical 89.9% across 71 Certificate IVs
$119,200
median income after training (2025)
typical $63,400 across 50 Certificate IVs
92.7%
satisfied with the training (2025)
typical 87.8% across 71 Certificate IVs
Level benchmarks are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IVs in the same collection, not official NCVER benchmarks.
NCVER Student Outcomes · 2025 survey
NCVER Total VET Activity
Who is training
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation are steady. Across Australia, 1,425 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,410, down 1.1% in a year. National data for UEE40420 starts in 2021.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
20
2021
750
2022
1,335
2023
1,425
2024
1,410
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 IV is typically 0.5 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 UEE40420 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 UEE40420 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 9 core units for the Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation, plus 40 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 34 of them, marked below.
UEECD0010Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report
UEECD0024Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures
UEECD0027Participate in development and follow a personal competency development plan
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)
View all 9 core units
UEEIC0043Solve problems in temperature measurement components and systems (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0047Use instrumentation drawings, specifications, standards and equipment manuals (has prerequisites)
UEERE0015Implement and monitor energy sector environmental and sustainable policies and procedures
View the 40 elective options
BSBOPS203Deliver a service to customers
CPCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
HLTAID009Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
ICTICT214Operate application software packages
UEECD0011Comply with scheduled and preventative maintenance program processes
UEECD0035Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus
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)
UEEEC0075Troubleshoot single phase input d.c power supplies (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0053Maintain operation of electrical marine equipment and systems (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0054Maintain operation of electrical mining equipment and systems (has prerequisites)
UEEHA0004Enter a classified hazardous area to undertake work related to electrical equipment
UEEHA0020Conduct detailed inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas (has prerequisites)
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)
UEEHA0038Conduct visual and close inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0002Assemble, enter and verify operating instructions in microprocessor equipped devices (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0011Develop electrical integrated systems (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0013Develop, enter and verify discrete control programs for programmable controllers (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0014Develop, enter and verify programs in supervisory control and data acquisition systems (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0015Develop, enter and verify word and analogue control programs for programmable logic controllers (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0018Diagnose and rectify faults in digital controls systems (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0020Fault find and repair analogue circuits and components in electronic control systems (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)
UEEIC0024Plan the electrical installation of integrated systems (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0026Provide solutions to fluid circuit operations (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0027Provide solutions to pneumatic-hydraulic system operations (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0028Provide solutions to problems in industrial control systems (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)
UEEIC0034Set up industrial field control devices (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0040Solve problems in polyphase electronic power control circuits (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0042Solve problems in single phase electronic power control circuits (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, UEE40420 release 3
Same training package
What skill sets come from the UEE training package?
Restricted - Disconnection/Reconnection of Fixed Wired Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
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Get Course maps UEE40420 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. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IVs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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