TAFE Queensland
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This entry-level Certificate III teaches practical electronics and communications skills including installation, testing, fault-finding and repair of electronic equipment. Designed for aspiring electronics and communications tradespersons, it combines hands-on training with industry-standard equipment and expert instruction.
To enrol as an apprentice or trainee, you must already be employed and indentured with an employer. Your employer must be able to provide necessary human and physical resources. You will complete a Skills Check assessment to evaluate your current abilities in English, Maths, and digital technology (recommended benchmark level 3 in each). You must meet occupational health and safety requirements including wearing safety glasses, fully enclosed non-slip footwear, hair protection if needed, and 100% cotton drill industry-standard clothing. A non-programmable calculator capable of indices, logarithmic and trigonometric functions is required.
The course comprises core units covering work health and safety regulations, WHS risk documentation and control, component fabrication and assembly, direct current circuit problem-solving, and electronics and communications competency development. Students learn to fault-find and repair complex power supplies, repair electronic apparatus through component replacement, and troubleshoot amplifiers, basic amplifier circuits, digital sub-systems, and resonance circuits. Additional core units address single-phase DC power supplies and environmental sustainability in the energy sector. Elective units allow specialisation in areas such as equipment fixing and securing, extra-low voltage wiring and cabling, telecommunications cabling installation, optical fibre installation, wireless communication networks, and low voltage electrical equipment fault location and rectification.
TAFE Queensland is the largest provider of training for Electrotechnology in Queensland with over $20 million invested in world-class training facilities for electrical, refrigeration, instrumentation and telecommunications. Teachers remain embedded in industry, delivering quality training that meets current workplace standards. The provider offers flexible study options including workplace training, block training, day release, mobile training and online delivery to suit employer and apprentice needs.
Upon completion, you will be qualified to work as an Electronics and Communications Tradesperson. Apprenticeship candidates become trade-qualified Electronics and Communications Technicians. Career opportunities include roles in telecommunications, data and voice communications, structured cabling, fibre optic installation, network cabling, fire and security systems, and communications installation. The qualification provides a solid foundation for further study and career advancement in the electrotechnology and communications sectors.