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UET20321 Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control

UET20321 is the nationally recognised Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control. It prepares you for work as an electrical or telecommunications trades assistant. It has been the current version on the national register since 2021, when it replaced UET20319. Employers posted about 3,675 electrical or telecommunications trades assistant jobs in June 2026, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

Often searched as Cert 2 in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control · 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
Weak
Zero structural signals up; enrolments falling
Register status
Current
Replaced UET20319 in 2021
Enrolments
Falling
Down 16.3% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control are weak right now. Enrolments are falling. Weigh both sides.

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 695 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 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

Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate II in ESI - Powerline Vegetation Control than a year ago. Across Australia, 830 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 695, down 16.3% in a year. National data for UET20321 starts in 2021.

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 UET20321 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 UET20321 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 - Powerline Vegetation Control is 8 units: 5 core, plus 3 electives chosen from 15 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 10 of them, marked below.

  • AHCMOM213Operate and maintain chainsaws
  • UETDREL002Comply with environmental requirements
  • UETDREL006Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus as a non-electrical worker
  • UETDRVC001Apply work health and safety requirements for powerline vegetation control
  • UETDRVC009Monitor vegetation control work in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus (has prerequisites)
View the 15 elective options
  • AHCARB322Access trees for inspection
  • AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervision
  • AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipment
  • AHCPCM204Recognise plants
  • AHCPCM205Fell small trees (has prerequisites)
  • FWPHAR2208Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher
  • PUAWHS002Maintain safety at an incident scene (has prerequisites)
  • TLILIC0005Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)
  • UETDRVC002Assess vegetation in an electricity supply industry environment (has prerequisites)
  • UETDRVC004Control vegetation in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus from an elevated work platform (has prerequisites)
  • UETDRVC005Control vegetation in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus from ground level (has prerequisites)
  • UETDRVC006Control vegetation in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus from within the tree (has prerequisites)
  • UETDRVC007Control vegetation using pruning techniques (has prerequisites)
  • UETDRVC010Perform rescue from within a tree in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus (has prerequisites)
  • UETDRVC011Use specialised plant to cut vegetation above ground in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus (has prerequisites)
training.gov.au national register, UET20321 release 3
Where to study

Where can I study UET20321?

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 UET20321 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: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 7 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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