Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

UEE22025 Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start)

Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain

This qualification provides students with an entry-level foundation for a career in the electrical and electrotechnology industries. Learners will develop:

  • Workplace Safety & Industry Awareness
    • Apply WHS regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
    • White Card training: Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
    • Safe work practices in energy sector environments
  • Electrical & Electrotechnology Fundamentals
    • Solve problems in single path electrical circuits
    • Provide solutions and reports on routine electrotechnology problems
    • Use routine equipment, plant and technologies in an energy sector environment
    • Identify and select components, accessories and materials for energy sector work activities
    • Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
    • Fix and secure electrotechnology equipment
  • Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
    • Apply environmentally sustainable procedures in the energy sector
    • Provide basic sustainable energy solutions for residential premises
  • Workplace Skills
    • Carry out preparatory energy sector work activities
    • Conduct routine work in an energy sector environment

This hands-on training introduces students to the tools, systems, and practices used in the electrotechnology industry, giving them realistic pre-apprenticeship experience.

Essential Information

  • Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
  • Mobile phone friendly theory modules
  • Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
  • Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station

Course Overview

This UEE22020 Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start) qualification provides students with an entry-level foundation for a career in the electrical and electrotechnology industries.

Learners will develop:

  • Workplace Safety & Industry Awareness
  • Electrical & Electrotechnology Fundamentals
  • Energy Efficiency & Sustainability
  • Workplace Skills

Duration: Typically 3 weeks full time, Monday to Friday, then every Monday for 5 weeks
Delivery:  Structured training at our fully equipped workshops and campus

Pathways

Career Outcomes

This qualification is a pre-apprenticeship pathway into the electrical and electrotechnology trades. While it does not allow a person to work as an electrician, it provides valuable knowledge and experience to support:

  • Entry into an Electrical Apprenticeship
  • Trade assistant roles in the energy sector
  • Pathways into careers in renewable energy, telecommunications, or instrumentation (with further training)

Study Pathways

Graduates of this course can:

  • Progress directly into a Certificate III Electrotechnology Electrician apprenticeship (UEE30820), the nationally recognised trade qualification for electricians.
  • Continue into higher-level qualifications in electrotechnology, data and communications, or renewable energy systems.
  • Build towards future careers in electrical engineering or energy management with further tertiary study.

The following entry requirements apply to ensure applicants are able to fully engage in the course and have the required learning capacity to meeting the course requirements.

Learners must:

  • be committed to pursue a career in the Electrotechnology industry
  • be aged 15 years or over
  • hold a minimum of a Year 10 School education (or equivalent)
  • have a level of physical fitness to be able to handle tools, equipment and materials, work outside for long periods of time
  • be able to commit to the course duration and time commitment (including extra course duration if required)

12 units of competency:

8 core units
4 elective units

CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace.
UEECD0009 Carry out routine work activities in an energy sector environment
UEECD0021 Identify and select components, accessories and materials for energy sector work activities
UEECD0038 Provide solutions and report on routine electrotechnology problems
UEECD0046 Solve problems in single path circuits
UEECD0052 Use routine equipment/plant/technologies in an energy sector environment
UEERE0021 Provide basic sustainable energy solutions for energy reduction in residential premises
UEECD0008 Carry out preparatory energy sector work activities
UEECD0019 Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components
UEECD0020 Fix and Secure electrotechnology equipment
UEERE0001 Apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector

Our next program commences on  on 22nd June 2026, please call our team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more information and to request an enrolment package

3 weeks full time, Monday to Friday, then every Monday for 5 weeks

Please phone our pre-apprenticeship team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more about fees and subsidies

Essential Information

  • Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
  • Mobile phone friendly theory modules
  • Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
  • Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station