UEP40122 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind power generation plant operator work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced UEP40218 and UEP40118. About 55 power generation plant operator jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 23.9% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV 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.
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 20 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
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.
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%).
Enrolments in the Certificate IV in ESI Generation are dropping fast. Across Australia, 45 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 20, down 55.6% in a year. National data for UEP40122 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for UEP40122 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.
The register lists 13 core units for the Certificate IV in ESI Generation, plus 116 elective options. Prerequisites apply to 22 of them, marked below.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps UEP40122 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: register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; 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; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.