Key Takeaways:
- Major updates are planned for the UEE, UET, UEP, and UEG training packages in 2025.
- Powering Skills Organisation is driving national consistency and industry alignment.
- Key projects include licensing reviews, new clean energy units, and low-enrolment audits.
- Certificate II pathways and First Nations-focused qualifications are a major priority.
- RTOs should prepare for qualification updates, potential scope changes, and compliance actions.
Powering Skills Organisation has launched a detailed 2025 strategy aimed at reshaping vocational education across Australia’s energy sector. The plan includes major updates to the UEE, UET, UEP, and UEG training packages and covers a wide range of improvements from regulatory alignment to low enrolment reviews.
These projects are designed to future-proof qualifications, reflect current industry expectations, and ensure learners are gaining skills aligned with the clean energy transition. For RTOs, these updates will have a direct impact on scope management, course delivery, and compliance planning.
UEE Training Package Updates for 2025
Leading the transformation, the UEE training package will undergo significant revisions across multiple fronts. Projects will update key qualifications, introduce new content for emerging tech, and address training consistency across jurisdictions.
CERT State and Territory Expansion
To create a unified national training model, this project will document trade roles and training needs across battery storage, wind, and solar. It will consolidate disparate state programs into a cohesive framework.
First Nations Power Security & Bespoke Qualifications
Two complementary projects aim to improve access to energy training for First Nations communities. This includes bespoke qualifications and initiatives to enhance workforce participation and support energy self-sufficiency.
Mapping Licensing and Regulation
This fast-tracked project maps state and territory licensing and regulatory frameworks to corresponding UEE qualifications and units, with the goal of improving clarity and reducing duplication across the UEE training package.
Foundation Skills and School Pathways Review
This project aligns literacy and numeracy expectations with entry-level requirements in the energy sector to strengthen Certificate II pathways, particularly in regions like Tasmania and the Northern Territory where delivery challenges persist.
Low and No Enrolments Review
This review will identify low-enrolment training products within the UEE training package and propose actions including updates, consolidation, or removal to ensure qualifications remain relevant and manageable.
| UEE Qualifications Under Review | Recommended Action |
|---|---|
| UEE40320 Certificate IV in Installation Inspection and Audits | Update |
| UEE42920 Certificate IV in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems | Update |
| UEE30720 Certificate III in Switchgear and Controlgear | Remove or Merge |
| UEE41720 Certificate IV in Rail - Communications and Network Systems | Update |
| UEE50722 Diploma of Renewable Energy Engineering | Update |
| UEE30320 Certificate III in Custom Electronics Installations | Update |
| UEE21020 Certificate II in Fire Alarms Servicing | Remove |
| UEE21220 Certificate II in Antennae Equipment | Remove |
| UEE21420 Certificate II in Remote Area Power Supply Maintenance | Update |
| UEE30120 Certificate III in Business Equipment | Remove |
| UEE40220 Certificate IV in Electrical - Data and Voice Communications | Update |
| UEE40520 Certificate IV in Electrical - Air Conditioning Split Systems | Remove |
| UEE40820 Certificate IV in Electrical - Fire Protection Control Systems | Update |
| UEE41120 Certificate IV in Electrical - Lift Systems | Update |
| UEE42120 Certificate IV in Electrotechnology - Electrical Contracting | Update |
| UEE42820 Certificate IV in Air-conditioning Systems Energy Management and Control | Update |
| UEE50320 Diploma of Electrical and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | Update |
| UEE50920 Diploma of Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering | Remove |
| UEE60620 Advanced Diploma of Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering | Remove |
| UEE62420 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Remove |
| UEE63020 Advanced Diploma of Electrical Systems Engineering | Update |
| UEE62520 Advanced Diploma of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering | Update |
| UEE62320 Advanced Diploma of Electrical Engineering - Coal Mining | Update or Merge |
| UEE61222 Advanced Diploma of Engineering - Explosion protection | Update |
| UEE62020 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Renewable Energy | Update |
| UEE61521 Advanced Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering | Update |
| UEE20920 Certificate II in Electronic Assembly | Update |
| UEE21620 Certificate II in Security Assembly and Set-up | Remove |
| UEE30620 Certificate III in Electrical Machine Repair | Update |
| UEE42720 Certificate IV in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Servicing | Update |
| UEE43322 Certificate IV in Electrical - Renewable Energy | Update |
| UEE42220 Certificate IV in Instrumentation and Control | Update |
| UEE50120 Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering | Update |
| UEE53020 Diploma of Electrical Systems Engineering | Update |
| UEE51020 Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering | Update |
Consolidation of Competency Development Units
To improve usability, this project will streamline overlapping competency development units within the UEE training package, supporting efficient training delivery while retaining high standards and compliance alignment. You can find all units within the UEE training package here.
V2X Accreditation Project
With electric vehicle infrastructure on the rise, this project will explore training for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) applications. A new unit may be developed to prepare workers to safely install and maintain Vehicle-to-Grid and Vehicle-to-Building systems. Learn more about this project here.
UEE Full Training Product Review
This large-scale review will align the UEE training package with future workforce needs, new technologies, and energy policy objectives. It will also minimise future transition issues by reducing outdated or redundant content. You can find the project overview here.
ERAC Essential Performance Capabilities (EPC) Review (Completed)
This review aligns key qualifications in the UEE training package with national licensing expectations by incorporating the latest Essential Performance Capabilities (EPCs) for electricians.
| Superseded Qualifications | Updated Qualifications |
| UEE22020 Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start) | UEE22025 Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start) |
| UEE22120 Certificate II in Sustainable Energy (Career Start) | UEE22125 Certificate II in Sustainable Energy (Career Start) |
| New Imported Units of Competency |
| MEM234010 Design microcontroller applications |
| Deleted Imported Units of Competency |
| CPPFES2043A Prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions |
Consolidation of Competency Development Units (Completed)
This project was meant to streamline overlapping competency development units within the UEE training package, supporting efficient training delivery while retaining high standards and compliance alignment. The updated training products were published on training.gov.au last 30 July. Changes are as follows:
| Updated Qualifications | Changes |
| UEE51020 Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering | Updated from release 3 to 4 |
| UEE51120 Diploma of Engineering Technology – Refrigeration and Air Conditioning | Updated from release 3 to 4 |
| UEE60220 Advanced Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering | Updated from release 2 to 3 |
| UEE61720 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology – Electronics | Updated from release 2 to 3 |
| UEE62122 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology – Electrical | Updated from release 2 to 3 |
| Superseded Qualifications | New Qualifications |
| UEE30120 Certificate III in Business Equipment | UEE30125 Certificate III in Business Equipment |
| UEE30220 Certificate III in Computer Systems Equipment | UEE30225 Certificate III in Computer Systems Equipment |
| UEE30420 Certificate III in Data and Voice Communications | UEE30425 Certificate III in Data and Voice Communications |
| UEE30620 Certificate III in Electrical Machine Repair | UEE30625 Certificate III in Electrical Machine Repair |
| UEE30720 Certificate III in Switchgear and Controlgear | UEE30725 Certificate III in Switchgear and Controlgear |
| UEE31020 Certificate III in Fire Protection Control | UEE31025 Certificate III in Fire Protection Control |
| UEE31220 Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control | UEE31225 Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control |
| UEE31420 Certificate III in Security Equipment | UEE31425 Certificate III in Security Equipment |
| UEE32120 Certificate III in Appliance Service | UEE32125 Certificate III in Appliance Service |
| UEE41020 Certificate IV in Energy Management and Control | UEE41025 Certificate IV in Energy Management and Control |
| UEE43220 Certificate IV in Industrial Automation and Control | UEE43225 Certificate IV in Industrial Automation and Control |
| UEE62320 Advanced Diploma of Electrical Engineering – Coal Mining | UEE62325 Advanced Diploma of Electrical Engineering – Coal Mining |
| Updated Units of Competency | Changes |
| UEECO0023 Participate in electrical work and competency development activities | Updated from release 1 to 2 |
| Superseded Units of Competency | New Units of Competency |
| UEECO0004 Participate in appliance servicing work and competency development activities | UEECO0026 Engage in appliance, business or computer equipment servicing work and competency development |
| UEECO0005 Participate in business equipment work and competency development activities | |
| UEECO0006 Participate in computer equipment work and competency development activities | |
| UEECO0008 Participate in fire protection control work and competency development activities | UEECO0027 Engage in communications, security equipment or fire protection work and competency development |
| UEECO0011 Participate in security equipment work and competency development activities | |
| UEECO0012 Participate in voice and data communications work and competency development activities | |
| UEECO0009 Participate in instrumentation and control work and competency development activities | UEECO0028 Engage in instrumentation, control, machine or switchgear work and competency development |
| UEECO0022 Participate in electrical machine repair work and competency development activities | |
| UEECO0024 Participate in switchgear and control gear work and competency development activities |
| New Imported Units of Competency |
| MEM234010 Design microcontroller applications |
| MEM234014 Design a robotic system |
| MEM30027 Prepare basic programs for programmable logic controllers |
| RIIRIS601E Establish and maintain risk management systems |
| UEPOPS003 Apply quality systems to work |
| UEPOPS047 Maintain quality systems within the team |
| UEPOPS065 Monitor implementation of quality control for production and maintenance |
| Deleted Imported Units of Competency |
| CPPFES2043A Prevent ozone depleting substance and synthetic greenhouse gas emissions |
| MEM234010A Design microcontroller applications |
| MEM234014A Design a robotic system |
| MEM30027A Prepare basic programs for programmable logic controllers |
| MEM30031A Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements |
| MEM30032A Produce basic engineering drawings |
| MEM30033A Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models |
| RIIRIS601D Establish and maintain the risk management system |
| UEPOPS202 Apply quality systems to work |
| UEPOPS337 Maintain quality systems within the team |
| UEPOPS416 Monitor implementation of quality control for production and maintenance |
UET Training Package Updates for 2025
The UET training package will also be restructured through projects focused on safety, remote training access, and low-use qualification analysis. These changes aim to better reflect current practice in electrical supply, distribution, and rail sectors.
UET Rescue and Refresher Units (Completed)
Seven high-risk safety units within the UET training package are being revised to address concerns around inconsistencies in prerequisites and safety procedures. This project concluded in August 2025, and affected the following training products:
| Updated Qualifications | Changes |
| UET30621 Certificate III in ESI – Distribution Overhead | Updated from release 2 to 3 |
| UET60222 Advanced Diploma of ESI – Power Systems | Updated from release 1 to 2 |
| Superseded Units of Competency | New Units of Competency |
| UETDRMP003 Perform cable pit/trench/excavation rescue | UETDRMP014 Perform cable pit/trench/excavation rescue |
| UETDRMP004 Perform elevated work platform controlled descent escape | UETDRMP015 Perform elevated work platform controlled descent escape |
| UETDRMP005 Perform elevated work platform rescue | UETDRMP016 Perform elevated work platform rescue |
| UETDRMP006 Perform pole top rescue | UETDRMP017 Perform pole top rescue |
| UETDRMP007 Perform rescue from a live low voltage panel | UETDRMP018 Perform rescue from a live LV panel |
| UETDRMP008 Perform rescue from switchyard structures | UETDRMP019 Perform rescue from switchyard structures at heights |
| UETDRMP009 Perform tower rescue | UETDRMP020 Perform tower rescue |
Remote and Very Remote Community Utilities
As part of a joint initiative with the UEE sector, this project aims to redevelop two qualifications within the UET training package that support power delivery in regional areas, especially for First Nations communities.
| Affected Qualification | Change Required |
| UET30921 Certificate III in ESI – Very Remote Community Utilities | Update |
| UEE21420 Certificate II in Remote Area Power Supply Maintenance | Update |
HV Rubber Cables Elective Unit Development
This project introduces a new unit focused on the safe installation and maintenance of HV rubber cables, which are increasingly used in energy infrastructure. It will be included as an elective in one existing UET training package qualification.
| Affected Qualification | Change Required |
| UET30821 Certificate III in ESI – Distribution Underground | Update |
Low and No Enrolments Review (Completed)
Several qualifications in the UET training package have seen limited enrolment over the past five years. This project assesses their continued relevance and determines if updates or removal are required.
| UET Qualifications Under Review | Recommended Action |
| UET30921 Certificate III in ESI – Very Remote Community Utilities | Update |
| UET20422 Certificate II in Transmission Line Construction | Retain |
| UET40421 Certificate IV in ESI – Network Systems | Retain |
| UET40522 Certificate IV in ESI – Substations | Retain |
UEP Training Package Updates for 2025
The UEP training package is being reviewed under the Low and No Enrolments initiative. This targeted review will determine whether certain qualifications remain aligned with current workforce demands in the power generation industry.
| UEP Qualifications Under Review | Recommended Action |
| UEP40622 Certificate IV in Wind Power Generation | Update |
| UEP40422 Certificate IV in ESI Generation Maintenance (Fabrication) | Retain |
| UEP20122 Certificate II in ESI Generation – Operations Support | Remove |
| UEP50122 Diploma of ESI Generation | Retain |
UEG Training Package Updates for 2025
In the gas industry, the UEG training package will be evaluated to address enrolment challenges and shifting industry priorities. Several qualifications may be consolidated or updated to improve their relevance and appeal to learners and employers.
| UEG Qualifications Under Review | Recommended Action |
| UEG50122 Diploma of Gas Supply Industry Operations | Retain |
| UEG20122 Certificate II in Gas Supply Industry Operations | Retain |
| UEG30122 Certificate III in Gas Supply Industry Operations | Retain |
| UEG40221 Certificate IV in Gas Supply Industry Operations | Retain |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Powering Skills Organisation and what do they do?
The Powering Skills Organisation is an Australian Jobs and Skills Council responsible for shaping workforce development in the energy, gas, and renewables sectors. It leads training product updates for packages like UEE, UET, UEP, and UEG to ensure qualifications align with industry needs.
What changes are happening to the UEE training package in 2025?
The 2025 update to the UEE training package includes EPC alignment for licensed electricians, Certificate II reform, First Nations qualifications, and a full training product review to support the clean energy transition.
Why is the UET training package being updated?
The UET training package is being reviewed to improve safety training, modernise qualifications with low enrolments, and introduce new units—such as those for high-voltage rubber cable work—to meet industry standards.
What is the Low and No Enrolments Review for UEP and UEG training packages?
The UEP and UEG training packages are undergoing a Low and No Enrolments Review to identify outdated or underused qualifications and ensure training products reflect current workforce needs in the power generation and gas sectors.
How will the 2025 training package updates in the energy sector affect RTOs?
RTOs delivering units from the UEE, UET, UEP, or UEG training packages may need to update their scope, training resources, and delivery strategies in response to the Powering Skills Organisation’s 2025 reforms.
What This Means for RTOs
These 2025 reforms from the Powering Skills Organisation are set to reshape energy training delivery across the country. With comprehensive updates across 4 training packages, RTOs will need to prepare for compliance, resource updates, and potential scope adjustments.
Staying informed through consultation periods and monitoring endorsement timelines will be critical. These changes aren’t just about staying compliant—they’re about equipping students with skills that will power Australia’s energy future.
