Electrician Training Courses in Sydney

What Sydney Electricians Do?

The tasks that electricians perform include

Read and interpret electrical, architectural and mechanical diagrams and drawings to determine job specifications and requirements
Plan and measure the layout of wiring systems
Test, locate and repair electrical failures
Install electrical and electronic appliances
Connect electrical equipment to power supplies

Electrician Jobs in Sydney

Employment areas for electricians in Sydney include: manufacturing, mining, construction, energy and water supply, storage and transport industries, domestic and commercial electronics service, retail organisations or self employment.

Electrician Training in Sydney

Entry Condition	Certificate III	Career Prospects	Qualification
Nil or Industry Employment	Electronics Trade	Electronics tradesperson	Engineering – Higher Engineering Trade Cert IV
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Building Services	Electrical tradesperson (building services)	Certificate IV – Electrotechnology Building Services
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Communications	Electronic communications tradesperson	Electrotechnology Communications Cert IV or Electrical Engineering Diploma
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Computer Systems	Electronics tradesperson(Computer systems)	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Data Communications	Electrical tradesperson (data communications)	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Entertainment and Servicing	Electronics Entertainment and Servicing tradesperson	Electrotechnology Entertainment and Servicing Cert IV or Electrical Engineering Diploma
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Refrigeration and Air Conditioning	Refrigeration and Air Conditioning tradesperson	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Scanning	Electrical / electronic (scanning) tradesperson	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Systems Electrician	Electrical tradesperson: mechanic, fitter/ mechanic	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrical trade – Domestic Appliances Servicing	Domestic appliance service mechanic	Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Cert III or other courses with common modules.
Nil or Industry Employment	Drafting Trade (Electrical)	Draftsperson in: engineering and associated enterprises, manufacturing, contract drawing offices, councils, government departments.	Diploma Level Courses in Electrotechnology
Nil or Industry Employment	Electrotechnology Assembly and servicing	Electrical tradesperson (fitter)	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment.	Electrotechnology Instrumentation	Electrical tradesperson (instrumentation)	Certificate IV in the electrotechnology

Entry Condition	Certificate IV	Career Prospects	Qualification
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment	Electrotechnology Communications	Electrotechnology communications technician	Electrical Engineering Diploma
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment	Electrotechnology Computer Systems	Electrotechnology tradesperson (computer systems).	Diploma Electrotechnology (Computer Systems Engineering Diploma)
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment	Electrotechnology Entertainment and Servicing	Electrotechnology entertainment and servicing technician.	Electrical Engineering Diploma
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment	Electrotechnology Instrumentation	Electrotechnology tradesperson	Diploma in the Electrotechnology
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment	Electrotechnology Refrigeration and Air Conditioning	Electrotechnology Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic	Diploma in the Electrotechnology (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Diploma)
Certificate III or equivalent and industry employment	Electrotechnology Systems Electrician	Electrical tradesperson (mechanic) and electrical tradesperson (fitter / mechanic)	Diploma in the Electrotechnology (Electrical Engineering Diploma or Electronics Engineering Diploma)

Qualified Sydney Electricians

Electrotechnology Electrician

The Electrotechnology Electrician course provides national competencies to enable you to select, install, set up, test, fault find, repair and maintain electrical systems and equipment in building and premises. It includes national Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council requirements for an 'Electrician's licence'.

The Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician qualification meets the requirements for issue of a 'Qualified Supervisors Certificate - Electrician' from the NSW Office of Fair Trading which permits the holder to work unsupervised on low voltage fixed wiring and equipment and to directly supervise others in this work.

Electrical Instrumentation

Electrical Instrumentation course is for people who want to become a Special Class Electrician.

It provides national competencies to enable you to select, install, commmission, fault-find and maintain electrical and instrumentation equipment in buildings and premises and instrumentation systems and core instumentation equipment for process and control. It includes national Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council (ERAC) requirements for an 'Electrician's licence'.

Systems Electrician

Systems Electrician course is for people who want to become a Special Class Electrician.

The course provides national competencies to enable you to select, install, commmission, fault-find and maintain electrical systems and equipment with options, typicaly in explosion protection; electrical machines; electrical inspection; safety auditing; contracting; lifts; and energy supply/distribution.

The course includes national Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council requirements for an 'Electrician's licence'.

Industrial Electronics

Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering course for people working in the field of electrical engineering (industrial electronics).

The qualification provides competencies to design and validate/evaluate control equipment and systems, manage risk, estimate and manage projects and provide technical advice/sales.

Renewable Energy

This qualification is for people working in the field of renewable energy. The qualification provides competencies to select, install, commission, fault find and maintain multiple renewable energy sources and equipment for control of energy use.

Learners must either be in relevant employment or have access to appropriate workplace environments to achieve the completion requirements of this course.

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Servicing

This course is for people seeking to become a refrigeration and air-conditioning technician.

The course provides competencies to enable students to develop skills in high level fault diagnosis and rectification, commissioning and maintenance of refrigeration systems and equipment that apply to commercial food storage and preservation and air-conditioning; and air distribution equipment and special applications. It includes regulatory requirements for purchasing and handling refrigerants.