Training snapshot
After a slight decrease in 2018, program enrolments in Electrical Services related qualifications have increased each year to reach a peak of 57,060 in 2021. Program completions have also increased each year since 2017, to reach a peak of 13,710 in 2021. Most enrolments during 2021 were in the Certificate III level (73%) followed by Certificate II (25%), with enrolments in Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician and Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start), making up approximately 70% and 24% of enrolments respectively.
The main intended occupation for those who enrolled in the Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start) was Electrical or Telecommunications Trades Assistant. For those who enrolled in the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician, the sole intended occupation was Electrician (General).
For enrolments during 2021, TAFE institutes provided 69% of training in Electrical Services related qualifications overall, with a further 22% delivered by private training providers. There was some variation to this depending on qualification, with a Certificate III in Security Equipment exclusively delivered by TAFE institutes (100%) and Certificate IV in Hazardous Areas – Electrical mainly delivered by private training providers (92%). Around 93% of subjects delivered by TAFE institutes were Commonwealth and state funded; compared to 70% for private training providers, with domestic fee for service making up most of the remainder (28%).
More than one quarter of students in Electrical Services related qualifications were from New South Wales (28%), followed by Victoria (24%), Queensland (22%) and Western Australia (12%). Similarly, training was mostly delivered in New South Wales (28%), Victoria (24%), Queensland (23%) and Western Australia (13%)
During 2021, there were approximately 13,330 apprenticeship commencements in Electrical Services related qualifications, an increase of almost two thirds since the low of 8,080 recorded in 2013. Approximately 6,700 apprentices completed their qualification during 2021, an increase of almost a quarter from the previous year and close to the peak in 2015 of approximately 6,730.
Most apprentices in 2021 were undertaking the Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician and training towards the intended occupation of Electrician (General). Close to one third of apprenticeship training was reported by New South Wales (30%), followed by 26% in Victoria and 21% in Queensland.
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