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UEP30322 Certificate III in ESI Generation
UEP30322 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in ESI Generation. It prepares you for work as a power generation plant operator. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced UEP30122. Employers posted about 55 power generation plant operator jobs in June 2026, up 23.9% on a year earlier.
Often searched as Cert 3 in ESI Generation · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Online job ads · June 2026
55last month
Power generation plant operator roles advertised across Australia
Up on a year earlier
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced UEP30122 in 2022
Enrolments
Falling fast
Down 66.7% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer
The signals behind the Certificate III in ESI Generation are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and job ads in June 2026 were up 23.9% on a year earlier. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Is the work there?
Employers are posting more power generation plant operator jobs than a year ago. About 55 power generation plant operator jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 23.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 600 job ads, while 5 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 3992
Combined monthly online job ads across Power Generation Plant Operator, to June 2026
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates chemical plant operators, gas or petroleum operators and power generation plant operators as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Chemical Plant Operator, Gas or Petroleum Operator and Power Generation Plant Operator as not in shortage.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Ten year outlook
Power generation plant operator jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 9,539 workers in May 2025, 9,923 by May 2030 (up 4%) and 10,405 by May 2035 (up 9.1%).
9,539
workers, May 2025
9,923
workers, May 2030
10,405
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 ESI Generation are dropping fast. Across Australia, 15 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 5, down 66.7% in a year. National data for UEP30322 starts in 2023.
2019
not yet introduced
2020
not yet introduced
2021
not yet introduced
2022
not yet introduced
10
2023
15
2024
5
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 UEP30322 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 UEP30322 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 III in ESI Generation, plus 101 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 17 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
UEPOPS017Conduct single energy source isolation procedures for permit to work
UEPOPS037Ensure compliance with work health and safety policy and procedures
UEPOPS044Liaise with stakeholders
View all 9 core units
UEPOPS045Maintain and utilise records
UEPOPS122Perform process plant inspections
UEPOPS145Undertake local systems operations
View the 101 elective options
BSBHRM413Support the learning and development of teams and individuals
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Get Course maps UEP30322 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3992) 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: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.
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