UEE43322 Certificate IV in Electrical - Renewable Energy
UEE43322 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind electrician (special class) work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced UEE41920 and UEE42020 and UEE43120. About 3,131 electrician (special class) jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 15.4% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 4 in Electrical - Renewable Energy · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,131last month
Electrician (special class) roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced UEE41920, UEE42020, UEE43120 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 200% 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 - Renewable Energy line up. Electrician (special class)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 (special class) jobs than a year ago. About 3,131 electrician (special class) 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 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 3411
Combined monthly online job ads across Electrician (Special Class), 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 (special class) 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
More people are choosing the Certificate IV in Electrical - Renewable Energy every year. Across Australia, 5 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 15, up 200% in a year. National data for UEE43322 starts in 2023.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
5
2023
5
2024
15
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 UEE43322 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 UEE43322 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 IV in Electrical - Renewable Energy, plus 52 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 44 of them, marked below.
UEECD0010Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report
UEECD0024Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures
UEERE0049Apply safe work practices in the rooftop solar industry
UEERE0054Conduct site survey for grid-connected photovoltaic and battery storage systems
UEERE0078Install battery storage to power conversion equipment (has prerequisites)
UEERE0081Install photovoltaic systems to power conversion equipment (has prerequisites)
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UEERE0082Maintain renewable energy (RE) apparatus (has prerequisites)
View the 52 elective options
CPPHES4005Assess household energy use and efficiency improvements
ICTICT214Operate application software packages
UEECD0031Prepare engineering drawings using manual drafting and CAD for electrotechnology applications (has prerequisites)
UEECD0035Provide basic instruction in the use of electrotechnology apparatus
UEECD0056Apply methods to maintain currency of industry developments
UEECO0001Estimate electrotechnology projects
UEECO0015Provide quotations for installation or service jobs
UEECO0017Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs
UEECS0033Use engineering applications software on personal computers
UEEDV0005Install and maintain cabling for multiple access to telecommunication services (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0029Conduct compliance inspection of LV electrical installations with demand exceeding 100 A per phase (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0030Conduct compliance inspection of single phase LV electrical installations (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0031Conduct compliance inspection of special LV electrical installations (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0040Develop compliance policies and plans to conduct an electrical contracting business (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0047Identify, shut down and restart systems with alternate supplies (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0050Install and replace low voltage current transformer metering (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0051Investigate and report on electrical incidents and causes (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0057Plan electrical installations with a low voltage demand up to 400 A per phase (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0063Provide photometric data for illumination system design
UEEEL0069Select and arrange equipment for special LV electrical installations (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0073Verify compliance and functionality of special LV electrical installations (has prerequisites)
UEEEL0078Install and commission whole current electricity meters (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0002Assemble, enter and verify operating instructions in microprocessor equipped devices (has prerequisites)
UEEIC0009Develop an electrical integrated system interface for access through a touch screen (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)
UEEIC0024Plan the electrical installation of integrated systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0050Identify and isolate multiple supply systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0052Assess energy loads and uses for energy efficiency in commercial facilities (has prerequisites)
UEERE0053Assess energy loads and uses for energy efficiency in industrial properties and enterprises (has prerequisites)
UEERE0055Conduct site survey for off-grid photovoltaic/generating set systems
UEERE0056Coordinate maintenance of renewable energy (RE) apparatus and systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0060Design grid-connected battery storage systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0061Design grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0062Design micro-hydro systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0063Design off-grid photovoltaic/generating set systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0064Design renewable energy heating systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0065Design wind energy systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0068Develop strategies to address sustainability issues for electrical installations (has prerequisites)
UEERE0069Diagnose and rectify faults in renewable energy (RE) control systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0070Fault find and repair grid-connected photovoltaic power supply systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0071Fault find and repair off-grid photovoltaic/generating set systems to an electrical installation (has prerequisites)
UEERE0075Install and maintain micro hydro energy systems to power conversion equipment (has prerequisites)
UEERE0076Install and maintain wind energy systems to power conversion equipment (has prerequisites)
UEERE0077Install battery storage equipment power conversion equipment to grid (has prerequisites)
UEERE0079Install off-grid power conversion equipment to electrical installation (has prerequisites)
UEERE0080Install photovoltaic power conversion equipment to grid (has prerequisites)
UEERE0083Maintain safety and tidiness of remote area power supply systems (has prerequisites)
UEERE0086Promote sustainable energy practices
UEERE0088Work safely with remote area power supply systems (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, UEE43322 release 1
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Get Course maps UEE43322 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; register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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