UEE51020 Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
UEE51020 is the nationally recognised Diploma behind electronic engineering technician work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced UEE51011. About 67 electronic engineering technician jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 35.8% on a year earlier.
Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
67last month
Electronic engineering technician roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Positive
Three structural signals up
Register status
Current
Replaced UEE51011 in 2020
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 100% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The independent signals behind the Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering line up. Electronic engineering technicians are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035, enrolments are rising and job ads in June 2026 were up 35.8% 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 more electronic engineering technician jobs than a year ago. About 67 electronic engineering technician jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 35.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 700 job ads, while 30 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 3124
Combined monthly online job ads across Electronic Engineering Technician, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates electronic engineering technicians as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Electronic Engineering Technician as in national shortage; Electronic Engineering Draftsperson as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Electronic engineering technician jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 6,515 workers in May 2025, 6,832 by May 2030 (up 4.9%) and 7,300 by May 2035 (up 12%).
6,515
workers, May 2025
6,832
workers, May 2030
7,300
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 Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering every year. Across Australia, 15 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 30, up 100% in a year. National data for UEE51020 starts in 2023.
2019
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2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
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2023
15
2024
30
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 Diploma 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 UEE51020 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 UEE51020 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 28 core units for the Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, plus 60 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 58 of them, marked below.
UEECD0007Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
UEECD0010Compile and produce an energy sector detailed report
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)
UEECD0024Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures
View all 28 core units
UEECD0027Participate in development and follow a personal competency development plan
UEECD0043Solve problems in direct current circuits (has prerequisites)
UEECD0045Solve problems in multiple path extra-low voltage (ELV) a.c. circuits (has prerequisites)
UEECD0051Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications (has prerequisites)
UEECD0055Write specifications for industrial electronics and control projects
UEEIC0013Develop, enter and verify discrete control programs for programmable 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)
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)
UEERE0013Develop strategies to address environmental and sustainability issues in the energy sector
UEERL0004Disconnect - reconnect electrical equipment connected to low voltage (LV) installation wiring (has prerequisites)
View the 60 elective options
BSBINS501Implement information and knowledge management systems
BSBLDR522Manage people performance
BSBOPS203Deliver a service to customers
BSBSTR501Establish innovative work environments
BSBSTR502Facilitate continuous improvement
BSBTWK502Manage team effectiveness
ICTICT214Operate application software packages
ICTNWK426Install and configure client-server applications and services
ICTPRG534Deploy applications to production environments
ICTPRG549Apply intermediate object-oriented language skills
ICTTEN409Commission an electronic system
ICTWEB447Build basic website using development software and ICT tools
MEM234010Design microcontroller applications
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)
UEECO0001Estimate electrotechnology projects
UEECO0002Maintain documentation
UEECO0014Prepare tender submissions for electrotechnology projects (has prerequisites)
UEECO0015Provide quotations for installation or service jobs
UEECO0017Source and purchase material/parts for installation or service jobs
UEECS0004Commission industrial computer systems (has prerequisites)
UEECS0012Design embedded controller control systems
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Get Course maps UEE51020 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3124) 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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