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UEP20122 Certificate II in ESI Generation - Operations Support

UEP20122 is the nationally recognised Certificate II behind electrical or telecommunications trades assistant work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced UEP20118. About 3,675 electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 2 in ESI Generation - Operations Support · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
3,675last month
Electrical or telecommunications trades assistant roles advertised across Australia
Holding close to last year's level
Long-term outlook
Limited data
One structural signal up
Register status
Current
Replaced UEP20118 in 2022
Enrolments
Rising fast
0 enrolled in 2025
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

There is not much independent data on UEP20122 yet. What exists: enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Job ads for electrical or telecommunications trades assistants are holding steady. About 3,675 electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 46,600 job ads, while 5 people were training in the qualification nationally (2023). 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 8999
3,675
Combined monthly online job ads across Electrical Or Telecommunications Trades Assistant, to June 2026

Ten year outlook

Electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 68,591 workers in May 2025, 69,155 by May 2030 (up 0.8%) and 71,498 by May 2035 (up 4.2%).

68,591
workers, May 2025
69,155
workers, May 2030
71,498
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 II in ESI Generation - Operations Support every year. Across Australia, 0 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 0. National data for UEP20122 starts in 2023.

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 II is typically 0.5 to 1 year 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 UEP20122 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 UEP20122 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 Certificate II in ESI Generation - Operations Support is 13 units: 6 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 47 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 13 of them, marked below.

  • UEECD0007Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
  • UEPOPS002Apply environmental and sustainable energy procedures
  • UEPOPS003Apply quality systems to work
  • UEPOPS045Maintain and utilise records
  • UEPOPS122Perform process plant inspections
  • UEPOPS145Undertake local systems operations
View the 47 elective options
  • CPCCCM2007Use explosive power tools (has prerequisites)
  • CPCCLDG3001Licence to perform dogging
  • CPCCLHS3001Licence to operate a personnel and materials hoist
  • CPCCLHS3002Licence to operate a materials hoist
  • CPCCLRG3001Licence to perform rigging basic level (has prerequisites)
  • CPCCLRG3002Licence to perform rigging intermediate level (has prerequisites)
  • CPCCLSF2001Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level
  • CPCCLSF3001Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding intermediate level (has prerequisites)
  • CPCCWHS2001Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry
  • MEM05004Perform routine oxy fuel gas welding (has prerequisites)
  • MEM05007Perform manual heating and thermal cutting (has prerequisites)
  • MEM05012Perform routine manual metal arc welding (has prerequisites)
  • MEM09002Interpret technical drawing (has prerequisites)
  • MEM11011Undertake manual handling (has prerequisites)
  • MEM12023Perform engineering measurements (has prerequisites)
  • MEM12024Perform computations (has prerequisites)
  • MEM13015Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
  • MEM16006Organise and communicate information (has prerequisites)
  • RIIMPO304EConduct wheel loader operations
  • RIIMPO308FConduct tracked dozer operations
  • RIIMPO309FConduct wheeled dozer operations
  • RIIMPO319EConduct backhoe/loader operations
  • TLILIC0003Licence to operate a forklift truck
  • TLILIC0005Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)
  • TLILIC0024Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)
  • TLILIC0040Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity)
  • UEECD0019Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components (has prerequisites)
  • UEPMNT001Carry out routine work activities in an electricity supply industry generation environment
  • UEPOPS005Clean plant and equipment
  • UEPOPS007Conduct chemical batching operations
  • UEPOPS009Conduct minor electrical maintenance
  • UEPOPS010Conduct minor mechanical maintenance
  • UEPOPS016Conduct routine wind turbine maintenance
  • UEPOPS044Liaise with stakeholders
  • UEPOPS046Maintain battery banks and cells
  • UEPOPS069Operate air conditioning plant
  • UEPOPS078Operate and monitor an internal combustion dual fuel reciprocating engine
  • UEPOPS079Operate and monitor an internal combustion single fuel reciprocating engine
  • UEPOPS080Operate and monitor ash and dust disposal plant
  • UEPOPS085Operate and monitor communications system
  • UEPOPS091Operate and monitor dust collection plant
  • UEPOPS097Operate and monitor fuel supply - coal
  • UEPOPS106Operate and monitor site services water systems
  • UEPOPS119Operate waste and contaminated water plant
  • UEPOPS121Perform plant lubrication
  • UEPOPS125Perform tool store duties
  • UEPOPS142Transport plant and equipment
training.gov.au national register, UEP20122 release 2
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Where to study

Where can I study UEP20122?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps UEP20122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8999) 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 2023 collection; 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.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.